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40-baht day pass for two Bangkok rail lines imminent
Read more: 40-baht day pass for two Bangkok rail lines imminentThe Ministry of Transport will seek cabinet approval next week for a 40-baht flat-rate daily pass for the Purple and Red electric train lines.
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Food and whine: Jay Fai in hot water again
Read more: Food and whine: Jay Fai in hot water againThe Michelin-starred Bangkok restaurant Raan Jay Fai has defended its policies in the face of another social-media flap, this time alleging discrimination against Thais.
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Thai army announces right to self-defence after latest landmine explosion
Read more: Thai army announces right to self-defence after latest landmine explosionThe Royal Thai Army has protested against the latest explosion of a Cambodian landmine in a border area of Thailand’s Surin province on Tuesday morning and says it may exercise its right to self-defence.
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Landmine cuts off another Thai soldier’s leg
Read more: Landmine cuts off another Thai soldier’s legA landmine exploded and cut off a paramilitary ranger’s leg during a border patrol near an ancient temple site in Surin province Tuesday morning.
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Trump extends China truce for 90 days, averting tariff hike
Read more: Trump extends China truce for 90 days, averting tariff hikeUS President Donald Trump extended a pause of sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods for another 90 days into early November, stabilising trade ties between the world’s two largest economies.
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China defends censorship of Bangkok art show
Read more: China defends censorship of Bangkok art showBEIJING – China on Monday accused organisers of an art exhibition in Bangkok of distorting its policies on Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong after the show’s co-curator said artworks were removed or altered at Beijing’s request.
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Labour expert warns against importing Sri Lankan workers
Read more: Labour expert warns against importing Sri Lankan workersA plan to bring in unskilled workers from Sri Lanka is not the right solution to the exodus of Cambodian labourers and it will backfire on Thailand in the long run, a prominent labour expert warned on Monday.
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Chinese ships collide while chasing Philippine vessel
Read more: Chinese ships collide while chasing Philippine vesselTwo Chinese ships collided while pursuing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, with one of them sustaining “substantial damage”, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
