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21. news | 03 May 2013
Sukhumbhand denies BTS malfeasance
SKYTRAIN
By King-oua Laohong, Newspaper section: News
» Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra on Thursday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge malfeasance charges related to the skytrain extension contract.
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22. news | 28 May 2013
Indonesian governor's Metallica guitar confiscated
By AFP
» The Indonesian government will confiscate a Metallica guitar that was a gift to the heavy metal-loving governor of the capital Jakarta due to concerns about corruption, an official said Tuesday.
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23. news | 07 May 2013
Indonesian governor surrenders Metallica guitar
By AFP
» The heavy metal-loving governor of Indonesian capital Jakarta has surrendered a guitar that was a gift from US band Metallica to anti-corruption authorities, an official said Tuesday.
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24. news | 04 Jun 2013
China ex-vice governor in graft probe: state media
By AFP
» A former provincial vice governor is under investigation for alleged disciplinary violations, state media reported Tuesday, in the latest instance of a high-level clampdown on corruption.
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25. learning | 21 Feb 2013
"Seeing is believing?" — Don't believe it
Easy English news
» Altered photos of Thai superstars apparently supporting Phue Thai’s Pongsapat Pongcharoen for Bangkok governor have been appearing on the web. Democrat Sirichoke Sopha believes he has found the culprit who posted the pho...
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26. news | 11 May 2013
Zoning plan comes under fire
CITY LIFE
By Supoj Wancharoen, Newspaper section: News
» A new city zoning plan soon to come into force has former Bangkok governor candidates up in arms and threatening to take City Hall to court.
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27. opinion | 04 May 2013
Postbag: Why don't Thais read?
POSTBAG
Newspaper section: News
» As Unesco has designated Bangkok World Book Capital for 2013, Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra hopes to encourage Thais to read more books, 10-15 a year against five books per annum according to 2003 figures. De...
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28. learning | 30 Nov 2011
Floods: Duel of the sluicegates
About the law
» Rogue red shirt police major takes law into own hands with locals, back & forth sluicegate duel: half meter up, half meter down, Bangkok governor says stop ...
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29. lifestyle | 20 Jun 2013
Courting tourists
INTERVIEW
By Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Newspaper section: Life
» Tourism and Sports Minister Somsak Pureesrisak comes across as a man of conviction. The 61-year-old has come a long way since embarking on a political career which began at the Interior Ministry in 1977. He was deputy g...
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30. business | 26 Apr 2013
The japanese are coming (Sort Of)
BY INVITATION
By Paul Donovan, Newspaper section: Business
» The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has a new governor and a new policy. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda plans to print money. Actually the BoJ has always printed money but now plans an explosive printing of money. If it prints money in an...
