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Who watches the watchmen?
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/01/2018
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will question four people linked to the scandal over luxury watches worn by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon.
Disaster damage
Published on 03/05/2016
» Quito — The number killed from Ecuador’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake has risen to 654 people, the country’s emergency management authority said April 23.
Sub-standard studies
Published on 03/05/2016
» A number of public and private vocational and technical institutions in Bangkok are being probed for providing unauthorised off-campus courses, authorities said.
Animal attraction
Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/04/2016
» Young stars Vorakorn Sirisorn (Kang) and Nutjaree Horvejkul (Cherreen) from the singing competition The Star both made their mark starring in different dramas. Kang was outstanding as Mawin in Tor Fun Kab Mawin (Torfun and Mawin), while Cherreen took on the complicated character of Phanwad, a spoiled child who ends up addicted to drugs and working as a prostitute in Banlang Mek (The Cloud Throne).
Set Fire To The Rain — Adele
Published on 28/11/2013
» The phrase "set fire to the rain" means getting over pain caused to you especially after breakups and demolishing any stress feelings that come with it.
Smile. Thai women volleyball players beat Japan
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/09/2013
» Thai sports fans are smiling today. The Thai women’s volleyball team has beaten Japan, one of the best teams in the world.
Flood-related vocabulary (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/11/2011
» Fully updated with vocabulary from latest flooding reports and links to many flood stories covered previously.
Soon to be 77
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2010
» Instant lesson is a complete lesson, ready for use with your class. Hopefully, it will give you ideas on things you can do with the stories published each day in the Bangkok Post.
Playing the odds in VEGAS
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/06/2010
» There's barely a week to go before returning to Thailand, and I'm pulling out all stops to cram in as much as I can into my time left here in the United States. One of those activities includes a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas.
Breaking News!
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/05/2010
» Back in 1989 I was a journalist working for a daily newspaper in Australia, and one of the very last assignments I had before embarking on my trip to Thailand was one of the toughest. Through a few contacts, and my reputation for being a fair journalist (this was a long time ago, remember), I interviewed a group of paedophiles who met once a week in an anonymous suburban house.