PM voices support for demolition of illegal resorts in Phu Tab Boek
Operators of illegal resorts and guest houses in Phu Tab Boek mountainous retreat have one of the two options – either they dismantle the premises themselves or the state will demolish them, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on Wednesday. However, the prime minister indicated that the government might work out some ways to help out […]
GSB’s ATMs are to resume normal services in early September
The Government Savings Bank’s ATM services are expected to resume normal operations to serve customers in early September, the bank’s managing director Mr Chartchai Payuhanavichai said on Saturday. He disclosed that the Scottish company, NCR, which manufactured the ATMs used by the bank, had updated the programme to prevent attacks by Malware virus used […]
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 […]
Government and private agencies meet about decriminalizing marijuana
A new movement by both government and private organizations may lead to the decriminalization of marijuana in the near future for its pain-relief benefits. At a public forum on Monday about the possible decriminalization, four agencies all agreed that marijuana should be pulled from the list of illegal Category 5 drugs. This does not mean […]
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