Bangkok Informer

In late 2009, BP started to blog on GT200 “bomb detectors” and other similar devices purchased by the Thai army and other government agencies. The GT200 device is a black plastic box with an antenna sticking out which was hawked to the Thai military and other agencies along with a few plastic cards for up [...]

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Young people shopping and hanging out   CHIANG RAI – Walk around a busy shopping mall anywhere in Thailand on a Saturday afternoon and you may think that this is a youthful country. Scores of young people shopping, hanging out; many young couples with children. Where are the old people, you might ask? What if [...]

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The court said the plaintiff had presented convincing evidence, including video clips and a vibrator she said was used to penetrate her.   BANGKOK – A Bangkok Criminal Court has sentenced Private Detective Thanachart, Wiwatthanachart to 50 years in prison and his wife to 10 years as an accomplice for their roles in a sadistic [...]

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If legislation goes through, polluters will face Bt1 million fine, 10-year jail term Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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The Public Debt Management Office estimates that the country will need 50 years to completely repay the Bt2-trillion loan the government plans to take out to finance infrastructure construction for seven years. The huge loan will also raise the country’s public debt level to over 50 per cent of GDP. The Nation Chularat Suteethorn, director-general [...]

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Uniqlo, Japan’s leading fashion apparel retailer, plans to expand its branches in Thailand to 100 by 2021 from six boutiques currently, starting with its first upcountry outlet at the Promenada Resort Mall in Chiang Mai. The Nation “Uniqlo is delighted to open its first store in Chiang Mai with Promenada. We would like to honour [...]

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The aboriginal Amis boy, surnamed Shen and nicknamed “Little Ma,” said the person he was most eager to see was his grandfather, according to Rev. Mana Karunawong, who escorted the child on his return   TAIPEI – A Taiwanese boy whose mother abandoned him in ChiangRai Thailand two years ago yesterday returned to his family’s [...]

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Washington – The Dow Jones index of blue chip stocks went above 14,000 for the first time in five years as new employment figures buoyed the mood on Wall Street. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Breakingnews

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A Criminal court on Thursday sentenced a leader of the2010 demonstrations and adviser to the current government to two years in jail for lese-majesty. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – National

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Today, a 42-year-old man who robbed a Lat Phrao bank has been sentenced to 38 years in prison. Thaneth Chomkrung pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of Kasikorn Bank Lat Phrao 71 Branch, as well as an attempted murder charge. The Bang Kho Laem resident admitted that on Nov. 3 he approached the teller’s counter [...]

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The Trade Competition Act Committee has finally decided to seek legal action against AP Honda Co for alleged unfair sales practices before the statute of limitations on the marathon case expires in April. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Business

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Amazing celebrations to welcome 2013 from Bangkok Thailand Video Rating: 5 / 5

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Holidaymakers flooded back to Bangkok yesterday, returning from trips outside the capital to celebrate the New Year. Inbound traffic on main arteries entering Bangkok was heavy, the reverse of just a few days earlier when outbound traffic came to a standstill. The first five days of this year’s “Seven Dangerous Days” around the New Year [...]

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Thailand now has the best warning system in Southeast Asia, eight years after the Andaman coast was ravaged by a devastating tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004.   PHUKET – According to the National Disaster Warning Centre (NDWC), Thailand now has the best warning system in Southeast Asia, eight years after the Andaman coast was [...]

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Thailand now has the best warning system in Southeast Asia, eight years after the Andaman coast was ravaged by a devastating tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. Full News here – News update

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