PAD guards face drugs, weapons rap POST REPORTERS Power deal protest About 350 people rally outside the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand office in Nonthaburi’s Bang Kruai district, protesting against four multi-billion-baht power plant projects in Chachoengsao, Saraburi, Ayutthaya and ... Read more.
PAD denies connection to men caught with bombs The anti-government People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters denied the two men arrested by police on Sunday with homemade bombs were working as its volunteer guards, claiming that it was instead an attempt to discredit the activist group,... Read more.
Ministry Processing 10,000 Applications For Individual Taxi Licences, Says Noh KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) — The Entreprenuer Development and Cooperatives Ministry is processing about 10,000 applications for individual taxi licences which it received since the offer was made on July 15 unti... Read more.
Singapore investors decry Lehman bonds By Alex Kennedy, AP SINGAPORE –– Hundreds of distraught Singaporean investors flooded a park to express their anguish at losses from structured notes issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. that they say were sold to them by banks as safe investments. Among... Read more.
English service cabs to hit roads in Taipei County CNA TAIPEI, Taiwan –– Taxis with English-speaking drivers are expected to soon hit the stree ts in Taipei County, northern Taiwan, as part of the county government’s efforts to build a foreigner-friendly environment in the local transportation... Read more.
TAXI DRIVERS DEMAND NEW FARE TARIFF AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Licensed taxi drivers are demanding a revised fare structure and are defending their strike at Suvarnabhumi airport last Thursday. Legal taxi driver Pathaweee Meerat said the continuing presence of illegal operators at both Suvarnabhumi and D... Read more.
TB tests for cabbies to control its spread APIRADEE TREERUTKUARKUL Health authorities are enhancing measures to curb the spread of tuberculosis among taxi drivers as they are considered highly susceptible to the disease. The 100,000 or so cabbies in Bangkok and its surrounding areas, including Suvar... Read more.
New clamps on taxi gangs at city airport AoT told to crack down on unregistered cabs AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK Caretaker transport minister Santi Promphat says he will take action against officials who allow unregistered taxis to operate at Suvarnabhumi airport. Last Friday, a group of registered taxi d... Read more.
DIGITIZING MANAGEMENT Parental care is critical PING NA THALANG Way back in October of 2001, I wrote an article on the danger of the impact of computer games on young children. That article, however, focused mainly on how a hyper-realistic gaming experience can influence childrens’ social live... Read more.
COMPUTING OUT OF THE BOX Showing humanity MICHAEL C. BARNES I recently went on a business trip to South Africa. After spending a week visiting customers, I decided to spend the final day in South Africa going to the apartheid museum. My taxi driver introduced himself as Tony. I noticed that Tony was... Read more.
