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2023's most shocking crime stories
News, Published on 28/12/2023
» As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' is taking this opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.
Activists demand update on Thaksin's condition
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/09/2023
» Activists on Monday demanded the Police General Hospital release the latest condition of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to prove if he deserves to stay there instead of in prison.
A kitchen for those in need
News, Published on 05/07/2021
» The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has hit Bangkok hard with infections spreading in several crowded urban communities.
Glory and distinction
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/06/2021
» During the past two decades of the Unesco Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, 14 places in Thailand have received recognition.
Cinema crush prompts warning
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 08/06/2020
» Violators of social distancing measures and other rules deployed to fight the coronavirus outbreak will face immediate legal action, the security chief of the Covid-19-fighting agency warned yesterday after fans mobbed a cinema.
PM dismisses TV show revival
News, Published on 10/08/2019
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has dismissed reports of his weekly talk show, which was on air for five years during his time at the helm of the National Council of Peace and Order (NCPO), making a comeback.
High-rises skirt law to spring up in narrow sois
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2019
» Due to unscrupulous state officials and greedy real estate developers exploiting legal loopholes, many high-rises manage to spring up in narrow sois in Bangkok, posing environmental problems and safety concerns.
City public space drive just a token effort
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 18/10/2018
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) boasted it made three million baht in three months from the fines it imposed on motorcyclists who drove on pavements.
Clearing the path to a walkable city
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 12/05/2018
» Bangkok's pavements are notoriously filthy, bumpy and riddled with obstacles such as potholes, food carts and unused phone booths. It is hard to imagine walking along the city's streets with ease.
A problem of attitude in Pathumwan
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/03/2016
» When I learnt last year that the Pathumwan district office was going to move to my neighbourhood, just across a small street from my home, I was glad. Who wouldn't be? Without the need for travelling to take care of household affairs, life would be a lot easier and more convenient.