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Homeless targeted by mule account brokers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/09/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has stepped up efforts to prevent homeless people from being lured into opening "mule accounts" following reports that brokers are paying 500–5,000 baht to use their identities.
Don Muang to get new hospital
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/09/2025
» A new 200-bed hospital in Don Muang district is in the preparatory stage as part of broader efforts to improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups in northern Bangkok.
Fraud sweep causes fallout
Oped, Editorial, Published on 18/09/2025
» In principle, any government deserves praise for efforts to tackle online fraud and mule accounts. However, the latest attempt by the Bank of Thailand (BoT), the cyber police under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, the police, and commercial banks has drawn condemnation, rather than praise.
Patients lost in temple scandal
Editorial, Published on 14/09/2025
» For the patients at Wat Phra Bat Namphu, the scandal around its former abbot has revived an old fear: being abandoned all over again.
SEAMEO SEPS Seeks to Sustain Meaningful Benefits of School Feeding Programs
Published on 10/09/2025
» Thanks to a regional project, seven Southeast Asian schools have made positive and potentially sustainable impacts on their students via school breakfast or lunch initiatives.
Taliban asked to lift female aid worker restrictions
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2025
» ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has asked Taliban authorities to lift restrictions on Afghan female aid workers, allowing them to travel without male guardians and help women struggling to access care after a powerful earthquake killed 2,200 people in eastern Afghanistan.
Pope declares 'God's influencer' first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Tens of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, an Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the faith online.
'God's Influencer' to become first millennial saint
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» VATICAN CITY - An Italian teenager dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online will become the first millennial saint Sunday at a canonisation attended by thousands of pilgrims.
Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people.
The Mall Group Launches M Card Pet Club
Published on 02/09/2025
» Bangkok, September 1, 2025 — The Mall Group is reinforcing its vision to expand M Card into a complete lifestyle ecosystem that connects every dimension of modern living. Capitalising on Thailand’s fast-growing pet economy, the company has introduced “M Card Pet Club”, a new feature tailored for the country’s rising number of “pet parents”—now one of the largest and most influential household segments.