Woman raped relives 2001 nightmare
Not only does Bangkok Post open today with the rape and murder of Kaem, but in a second article, also on the front page, a victim from 2001 speaks. The rape of the 13-year-old girl has opened old wounds, she writes in an open letter.
News from Thailand – July 9, 2014
Today in News from Thailand:
• Pattaya: Frenchman (29) kills son and commits suicide
• Devastation in rice warehouse Nakhon Si Thammarat
• Railway boss does not want to resign after murder
Death penalty! The death penalty for killer Kaem
Death penalty! There are calls for the harshest punishment for the suspect who raped and murdered 13-year-old Nong Kaem on the night train to Bangkok on Saturday night. Bangkok Post devotes almost the entire front page to it.
Large-scale search for missing girl (13)
Did a drama unfold on Saturday night on the overnight train from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Bangkok? Police forces along the line and the railways have launched a large-scale search for 13-year-old Kaem, who is missing. Bangkok Post today opens the newspaper with the missing person.
From May 22, trains and buses in Bangkok will continue to run as normal. The directors of the Bangkok Railways and Bus Company expect that most workers will not heed the strike call from the government unions and the protest movement.
Major renovation of railway to southern Thailand
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has announced that next month the Southern Railway will undergo a major renovation.
News from Thailand – October 26, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Work on the Sila Art-Chiang Mai railway will take a month longer
• Guru: Mae Nak is the scariest ghost
• Amnesty proposal: Red MPs back down
News from Thailand – October 5, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Monogram on table linen taken from Louis Vuitton?
• Man chops up his best friend
• Consumers pessimistic about economy
News from Thailand – September 24, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Thai Nippon is not yet able to produce a luminous condom
• Freight train derailed in Nakhon Ratchasima
• Courtroom opened for tourists at Suvarnabhumi
News from Thailand – September 18, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Special court room open at Suvarnabhumi
• Sex education in schools must be improved
• Railway boss links his fate to repair
News from Thailand – September 17, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Train derailed at Hua Lamphong station (Bangkok)
• Opposition continues to say No to reconciliation forum Yingluck
• Thailand can be corruption-free in 40 years, thinks ACT chairman
Thai railways are plagued by lack of money and quarrels
Until September 13 this year, 114 trains derailed against 89 in 2012. The rail network is heavily outdated and finances to maintain it properly are lacking. Successive governments placed greater value on road transport.
News from Thailand – September 15, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• THAI does not want to sell depreciated Airbus to Saudi prince
• Rubber farmers resume roadblocks
• Four eastern provinces warned of severe weather
News from Thailand – September 14, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Ig Nobel Prize for Thai doctors who restored penile amputation
• Suvarnabhumi airport manager promises improvement
• Railways invoke divine help against derailments
Another train derailed; number 14 this year
Two days after a train derailed in Long (Phrae), a train derailed again, this time yesterday morning at Talat Phlu station in Thon Buri (Bangkok).
Power outage on Hua Lamphong; two train accidents: one fatality
Is there a curse on Thai railways? Yesterday morning, train traffic at Hua Lamphong station was halted for two hours due to a malfunction and two accidents took place elsewhere in the country. In one, a railway official was killed.
Thailand is deeply in debt
Thailand will borrow 7 trillion baht over the next 2 years for investments in the country's infrastructure. Economists and opposition are deeply concerned about the debt burden.