Ratchayothin flyover to be demolished, tunnel to be built
By Coconuts



BANGKOK: -- The State Railway of Thailand decided Saturday it will demolish the bridge that crosses Ratchayothin junction to make way for an extension of the BTS green line.

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Two foreign men taken for questioning over Bangkok blasts
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Two Indians have been taken into custody by police and troops from an apartment in Minburi after they were seen on CCTVs talking to a foreign suspect, police source said.

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Bangkok to hold Car Free Day on 20 Sep

BANGKOK, 7 September 2015 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is holding a Car Free Day activity, as part of a campaign to promote walking and the use of other modes of transportation instead of personal cars, a BMA spokesperson says.

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Police Chief: Details of bomb attack can't be disclosed

BANGKOK, 7 September 2015 (NNT)-The Royal Thai Police Chief said today that legal action would be taken against anyone found to be involved in the Ratchaprasong blast.

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A huge drug haul worth about 300 million baht intercepted in Chumphon



CHUMPHON: -- Chumphon police seized about 100 kilogrammes of Ice worth an estimated 300 million in street price and arrested two suspects at a road block in Pathieu district on Monday.

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Korat Cop Fired for Demanding Free Food, Beating Cashier

By Khaosod English


The Sor Sunthorn restaurant yesterday. One week ago on 31 Aug., a local police officer attack a cashier for reporting him to the police for demanding free meals.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A police officer has been fired from the force and charged with assault after he punched a cashier at a restaurant where he had been demanding free meals.

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Billionaire Naguib Sawiris wants to buy island for refugees

SYDNEY: -- AN EGYPTIAN billionaire has come up with an unconventional solution to Europe’s refugee crisis — and he wants your help to make it work.

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BANGKOK BLAST
Sa Kaew suspect identifies mastermind of Bangkok blasts
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A bomb suspect who was arrested in Sa Kaew has told investigators that the mastermind of the Bangkok bomb attacks left the kingdom one day before the Erawan Shrine blast.

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Good Samaritan gives money reward to bag snatcher
The Nation

Chiang Mai - A good Samaritan, a 50-year-old tuktuk driver, gave the money reward he got for foiling a bag snatching to the snatcher after his arrest.

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BANGKOK BLAST
Somyot orders strengthening of immigration rules

BANGKOK: -- The national police chief on Monday ordered immigration police to intensify screening of foreigners coming and out following confirmed reports that suspects involving in the deadly bomb attack entered the country through Sa Kaew checkpoint.

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