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Parties silent on temple corruption
Editorial, Published on 18/01/2026
» The monk scandals that shocked Thailand in 2025 are not the result of moral lapses among clerics. They are the outcome of decades of governance failure. Addressing them requires political solutions. As the country prepares to form a new government in the coming months, there is hope for policy, not religious excuses.
Border explosive clearance steps up
Published on 10/01/2026
» State security forces have stepped up explosive clearance operations in Trat and Buri Ram following Cambodian shelling during the Dec 7–27 conflict last year, amid lingering fears of renewed border clashes.
Syrian government announces ceasefire in Aleppo after deadly clashes
AFP, Published on 09/01/2026
» DAMASCUS - Syria's defence ministry announced a ceasefire in Aleppo on Friday after days of deadly clashes between the army and Kurdish fighters forced thousands of civilians to flee.
Your horoscope for Jan 2-8
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 02/01/2026
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.
Myanmar poll to test region
News, Editorial, Published on 27/12/2025
» Tomorrow, eligible voters in Myanmar will return to the polls in a general election organised by the State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC), the military-appointed body overseeing the process.
It's time to choose peace
Oped, Editorial, Published on 25/12/2025
» More than two weeks after armed clashes were reignited on Dec 7, Thailand and Cambodia have tentatively agreed to return to square one by reviving a key bilateral mechanism -- the General Border Committee (GBC) -- with the aim of seeking a peaceful resolution, or at least a ceasefire.
TIMELINE: Thailand-Cambodia conflict
Reuters, Published on 08/12/2025
» The armed conflict along the disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia continued on Monday after each country accused the other of breaching a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump. Here are key moments in the border conflict:
Tougher line on border needed
Published on 29/11/2025
» An alarm has sounded for the government to closely monitor the tense situation along the Thai–Cambodian border following reports that Thailand plans to repatriate Cambodian prisoners of war, even though Cambodia has yet to comply with all four agreed conditions — namely, the withdrawal of weapons, landmine clearance, suppression of scam syndicates and the resolution of disputed border areas.
Southern scars
Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/10/2025
» Re: "Beneath Tak Bai's calm, scars remain", (Opinion, Oct 15). The Bangkok Post deserves praise for having columnist Kong Rithdee remind the nation of the scars and injustices experienced in the South during the Thaksin regime under Gen Pisal Wattanawongkrit, the Fourth Army regional commander in 2004. He also wrote about notorious cases of impunity and the rise of southern youth in joining secessionist groups.
Nearly 150k households receive relief
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 07/10/2025
» Nearly 150,000 households displaced by clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border have begun receiving relief payments from the government, though many recipients say the amount is simply not enough to cover their losses, especially if fresh clashes erupt.