National Parks Chief Demolished For Encroaching On National Bribery Areas
BANGKOK – Today the government took the extraordinary step of demolishing the director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) for repeated violations of established bribery…
US Olympics Broadcaster Shatters Record For Hugging, Weeping
NEW YORK – US-based television network NBC broke its own previous Olympic record for broadcasting images of people hugging each other and/or crying yesterday, setting a new world-best mark in…
Business Leaders Applaud Yingluck’s Absence
BANGKOK – The Thailand business community gave its broad approval to the Yingluck government this week for its consistent approach of non-governing.In a press conference co-organized by the Bangkok Business…
Democrats Award Themselves Gold Stars, Plastic Trophies
BANGKOK – After giving the ruling government coalition an “F” for their first year of managing the nation’s affairs, the opposition Democrat Party has awarded its own members with praise…
Bangkokians Celebrate 10th Anniversary Of Ignoring King’s Advice On Royal Motorcades
BANGKOK – Residents of the nation’s capital celebrated yet another milestone in their long-standing relationship with their revered monarch, His Majesty King Bhumipol Adulyadej, whose sound and practical advice on…
Police Launch New EZ-Bribe Card For Motorists
BANGKOK – Drivers in the capital will now enjoy the convenience of paying bribes to police electronically, according to a new system unveiled by the Bangkok Metropolitan Police yesterday.The EZ-Bribe…
NASA Weather Project Deemed Insufficiently Illegal For US-Thai Standards
U-TAPAO, CHONBURI – To the disappointment of both scientists and analysts, a proposed NASA project to conduct weather-surveying missions from Thailand has been rejected by the Thai government for being…
Nation Prepares To Care About Women’s Weightlifting For A Week
BANGKOK – As the London Olympic Games approach, Thais around the country are gearing up for the quadrennial practice of caring intensely about women’s weightlifting as a sporting event for…
