Duty Free Giant to Buy Bangkok’s Tallest Building
BANGKOK — A retail juggernaut will take possession of the nation’s tallest skyscraper and put its name on it in a deal valued at over 10 billion baht.
Crown Property to Evict Two Universities: Report
BANGKOK — The Crown Property Bureau declined to confirm reports Wednesday that it was evicting two state universities built on land it owns in Bangkok.
Parties Eye Millions of Young Thais Who’ve Never Voted
BANGKOK — If polls open in February – five years after the last election – it will be the first chance to cast a ballot for millions of new voters.
600 Student Campers Poisoned by Krapao Gai
BANGKOK — Nearly two dozen students were hospitalized with severe food poisoning Tuesday after hundreds were sickened by meals served at a high school camp.
‘Torn Down’ Prayuth Vows to ‘Fight’ in Latest Single
BANGKOK — The junta leader has dropped a new song that seeks to capitalize on a massive hit soap opera.
Higher Retirement Age Floated for Aging Gov’t Workforce
BANGKOK — A plan is in the works to raise the retirement age for government workers to 63 by 2024.
Bus Travel Kills Yet More Migrant Workers
TAK — At least six foreign laborers died when a bus left a mountain road early Monday morning in the northeastern province of Tak.
Activists Wanted Over March on Army HQ Turn Themselves In
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activists turned themselves in to police Monday on charges stemming from their march on army headquarters last month.
Watch ‘Apocalypse Now’ on Scala’s Big Screen
BANGKOK — Questions of whether Charlie does or does not surf and the nature of victory’s smell will boom again from the big screen when one of the most-quoted war films ever shows in Bangkok.
Sober Streets This Songkran? Don’t Count On it.
BANGKOK — Despite talk of broader prohibitions on alcohol, the spirits of Songkran will mostly flow as usual this year, according to the police responsible for enforcing the measures.
