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Accident, Crime, News, Noteworthy
Thai Police crack down on fried bananas
A agility of deep-fried bananas, or kluai-kaek, bought from a hawker at traffic lights could now charge motorists as immensely as 2,000 baht.
City Hall has dogged it is fair shake to see through culminating on both the buyers and the sellers, who roaming out on the system bounty bags of the snack to drivers […]
Flight, Noteworthy, Transport
Extortion in the tax free shops in Thailand
Airport authorities in Thailand checks passengers from the 1 June 2007 for carry-on items with liquid contents such as gel and sprays after the liquid ban took effect yesterday. Passengers are prohibited from carrying on board liquids, except for baby milk and medications, exceeding 100 millilitres. The ban come as a shock to most Thai […]
Bangkok, Crime, Noteworthy
Women sentenced for keeping a slave
A Bangkok businesswoman was yesterday sentenced to seven years in jail for keeping a 13 year old girl from Buri Ram province as a slave. It is the first time in Thai legal history that the anti-slavery law has been enforced, despite widespread slave-like labour in sweat shops and private households.
On top of the seven-year […]
Media, Military, Noteworthy
Youtube.com is blocked in Thailand for the second time
For the second time in one month the goverment has blocked youtube.com. The first time was the 9 of Mars 2007.
YouTube has many controversial videos concerning Thai politics, but a user uploaded a serious attack on His Majesty the King last Sunday, an act some blamed for the possible blocking of YouTube. There is also […]
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