New shuttles bus service tested in capital
A new shuttle bus service connecting Bangkok’s Victory Monument area and key bus terminals such as the Southern Bus Terminal, the Mo Chit Bus Terminal and the Ekkamai Mo Chit Terminal, has been tested after passenger vans were banned in the area. Speaking as chairman of the committee in charge of regulating public transportation vans, […]
Firms in aging Thailand bet on demand surge for robots and diapers
Thai elderly care robot Dinsow can keep track of your medication, video-phone your relatives, exercise with you and entertain you with its karaoke skills. Sound like science fiction? Not anymore. Its manufacturer, CT Asia Robotics, is one of many Thai firms investing heavily in healthcare for the aged in a country where the working-age population […]
Cops Investigating Mass Digital Theft of State Bank ATMs
BANGKOK — Police say they are seeking the perpetrators who stole more than 12 million baht from teller machines owned by the Government Savings Bank by infecting them with computer virus. The attack reportedly took place early this month and forced the state-owned bank to suspend 3,343 of its cash dispensers since Aug. 8, but the […]
BMA approves Thai Cartoon Museum despite budget concerns
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION will proceed with the construction of the Bt200-million Thai Cartoon Museum as part of a mission to forge a bond with Unesco’s World Book Capital programme. The decision to go ahead with the project came despite objections by a special committee scrutinising the budget of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for fiscal […]
MahaNakhon celebrates completion and title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building’ with light show
MahaNakhon, the 77-story skyscraper that is the newest holder of the title of ‘Thailand’s tallest building,’ will host a light show next week to celebrate its completion. MahaNakhon, a mixed-use tower in Chong Nonsi, rises 314 meters into Bangkok’s sky. It has 77 floors and exceeds Baiyok II Tower, the formerly tallest building, by 10 […]
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