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BMTA owns up to bus problems Old, slow and crowded, say riders The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) has admitted its public bus service is experiencing critical vehicle shortages on almost 27 routes, with nearly 90% of commuters having reported le…

Check out the world’s ugliest dog, Mr Happy Facepublished : 26 Jun 2022 at 03:45 PETALUMA, United States: With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world’s…

Unwelcome foreplay A Songkhla jailbird with the words “Sex Love” tattooed on his eyelids has apologised for robbing local women whom he also took to a local motel. Singha Nakhon police last week nabbed Cholthee “Man” Laisamut, 29 or “Man Sex Love” as h…

A man alleged to be involved in the suicide of a minor after having blackmailed her into sending explicit images of herself was released by the Criminal Court Saturday on 50,000-baht bail. Police from the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) too…

In April, the government of Mexico City’s central Cuauhtémoc alcaldía, or borough, mandated that all its rótulos — the hand-painted signs decorating street vendors’ kiosks — be erased. The colourful optical illusions, diverse typographies and fantastic…

The GrabBike motorcycle taxi service launched in Bangkok in May 2017 and has since become increasingly popular among many commuters. Users particularly like the simplicity and convenience provided by the service, especially compared to that of the ubiq…

Several resorts in Kanchanaburi have been raided by police for encroaching on Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) land and forest reserve areas. Col Pongpetch Ketsupa, chief of the operations coordination centre of the Internal Security…

Women have proved to be resilient entrepreneurs with the ability to adapt to challenges as they gain more seats on corporate boards, according to executives of leading organisations. They shared their views in a session entitled “Global and regional me…

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration selects 7 protest sites Measures will ‘help ensure public safety’ City Hall has designated seven sites where people can hold demonstrations in Bangkok under the Public Assembly Act, though rally organisers have to se…

The Interior Ministry has extended the deadline for land and building tax payments for three months to help people and business operators cope with economic hardship. It said taxpayers have until the end of July to pay up, instead of the end of April. …