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Case lost in translation
News, Editorial, Published on 27/10/2016
» At a glance, the postponement of a court trial for two suspects in connection with the deadly bombing at the Erawan shrine due to the lack of an interpreter sparks suspicion there may be foul play in the case which has been long delayed.
NCPO orders security boost after bomb alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/10/2016
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has ordered security to be stepped up following warnings of possible car bomb attacks later this month.
Three nabbed for trafficking, terror link
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2016
» TAK: Security officers have nabbed three Myanmar nationals in Tak's Mae Sot district for alleged links to human trafficking and the deadly bomb blast at the Erawan shrine last year.
For a ghost of a chance, use your talisman
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/10/2016
» On Wednesday Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha talked for 135 minutes at the Bangkok Post Forum, more than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Monday combined. And this isn't even an election campaign. A good soldier, he's unfazed by the presence of enemies and microphone. From the podium, arms outstretched, the PM touched on a lot of topics: Thai education, the economy, Section 44, Thailand as a "developed" country, the 20-year prophecy, etc. But what struck me like a hammer was when the general mentioned ghosts.
MasterCard: Bangkok edges out London as top destination
Reuters, Published on 22/09/2016
» Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world's most popular travel destination this year, according to an annual ranking by global payments and technology company Mastercard released on Thursday.
Translator trouble deepens delay in Erawan bomb trial
AFP, Published on 15/09/2016
» The trial of two Chinese Uighurs accused of the deadly Erawan shrine bombing was postponed for a second time on Thursday as the court again failed to find a suitable interpreter for the defendants.
Prawit again denies BRN involvement in bombing
Published on 24/08/2016
» The government announced it will once again try to open peace talks with separatists in the deep South, triggering yet another denial from the minister in charge of security that the insurgents were responsible for the Mother's Day bombings.
Prawit rules out BRN attacks link
News, Published on 24/08/2016
» The bomb and arson attacks in seven provinces earlier this month were not the work of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), according to Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Bomb probe in disarray
News, Editorial, Published on 22/08/2016
» It is almost two weeks since the Mother's Day bombings in Prachuap Khiri Khan and six provinces in the South and the investigations are not going well. Many of the errors in the Erawan investigation that drew widespread criticism are being repeated. Diverse agencies of the police, the armed forces and even the intelligence community are giving the impression they are competing to solve the case.
The big issue: Unravelling another bomb plot
Oped, Alan Dawson, Published on 21/08/2016
» The top commanders of the security forces and their multiple junta supervisors marked the first anniversary of the Erawan Shrine killings with a re-enactment of the investigation of that 2015 atrocity, using the Mother's Day attacks in the South as the example.