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Thailand is failing its forests
Published on 18/04/2026
» I would be the first to admit that I have been quite single-minded on matters of perceived domestic corruption and mismanagement throughout just over a month of writing here at the Bangkok Post.
Summer storms hit provinces, more likely until Monday
Published on 18/04/2026
» Heavy summer storms hit several Thai provinces on Friday, damaging homes and buildings. Forecasters on Saturday issued another storm warning effective until Monday.
From festivity to fiscal strain
Published on 18/04/2026
» As the festive haze of Songkran dissipates, Thailand has entered a far more sobering phase — one defined not by celebration but by tightening household budgets, rising fuel costs and growing unease over economic stability.
Songkran 2026 shows Thailand at its most colourful online
Published on 18/04/2026
» Songkran 2026 confirmed that Thailand’s New Year festival is no longer just about buckets and water guns, but a full-blown digital spectacle -- now with Unesco-approved cultural credentials to match. Celebrated for the first time as a Unesco-listed form of living heritage, the holiday splashed across social media, showing how tradition, pop culture and a healthy disregard for staying dry can happily coexist both online and on the street.
SEC sets out key market reforms for 2026
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/04/2026
» Amid persistent market volatility and mounting external pressures, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined an ambitious roadmap for the rest of the year, prioritising structural reforms, investor confidence, and proactive risk management.
GH Bank rolls out B4bn mortgage scheme for elderly
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2026
» Government Housing (GH) Bank is moving forward with its housing loan programme for senior citizens, covering both elderly people who wish to buy a home and those who wish to sell their own homes, with total lending of 4 billion baht.
Buriram eye historic breakthrough in ACL Elite
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 18/04/2026
» Buriram United will attempt to write a new chapter in their continental story on Saturday night when they face Shabab Al Ahli of the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite.
World Cup fans to pay $150 for NY stadium train ticket: official
AFP, Published on 18/04/2026
» NEWARK (UNITED STATES) - World Cup fans will have to pay $150 for the 36-mile (58-km) roundtrip train trip between New York and Meadowlands stadium when it hosts eight matches including the final, local officials said Friday.
Chinese economy turns a corner
News, Published on 18/04/2026
» China has turned a corner, finally. Five years after Beijing began cracking down on its bloated property sector, its economy is now on a much more sustainable path anchored in high-quality growth -- and the correction has left far fewer scars than many feared.
First Iranian oil tankers exit Gulf since US blockade
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» Three Iranian oil tankers carrying a total of five million barrels of crude have become the first such loaded vessels to leave the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since a US blockade came into force, the tracking firm Kpler told AFP on Friday.