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Passenger strikes head on road after cop pulls over motorcycle in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 13/06/2025
» A disturbing incident on Thursday involving a police officer and a motorcycle rider has sparked public debate in Thailand, following the release of dashcam footage showing a young female passenger being thrown from a motorcycle and hitting her head on the road.
Top Thai athletes achievements of 2024: Games glory, historic feats and MotoGP breakthrough
Sports, Post Reporters, Published on 31/12/2024
» From Panipak Wongpatanakit cementing her status as Thailand's most decorated Olympian to Kunlavut Vitidsarn claiming a historic medal at the Paris Games and Somkiat Chantra earning a coveted spot in MotoGP, 2024 proved to be a memorable year for Thai sports.
Crossings chaos
Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/12/2024
» Well done to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) for the excellent resurfacing of many roads in the Suan Luang area by using tarmac to eliminate all the recently installed red pedestrian crossings, white road markings and lane dividers. The ensuing havoc of cars and bikes driving all over the flipping place and pedestrians having no crossing facilities on On Nut 17 (and other sois) as a result of those essential markings being obliterated is marvellous. Congratulations!
China U-turn on night biking craze shows obsession with control
Published on 11/11/2024
» A nighttime biking craze has sparked a backlash from Chinese officials concerned about traffic chaos and caught off guard by a surprise mass-cycle of university students — a demographic with a history of protest.
A coastal gem
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 25/04/2024
» Throughout my work life I have gone on many group tours, but this was my first solo trip to Koh Lan in Chon Buri. About a 90-minute drive from Bangkok, Koh Lan is the perfect destination for anyone wanting an island vacation without having to take a flight south.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: April 5-10
Guru, Published on 05/04/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Drunk policeman kills woman passer-by
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2024
» A drunk policeman ran out of his police flat, kicked over a passing motorcycle and repeatedly stabbed the two riders, killing one of them.
Drunk, mentally ill policeman fatally stabs woman passer-by
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 25/02/2024
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A mentally ill and drunk policeman ran out of his police flat, kicked over a passing motorcycle and repeatedly stabbed the two men riders, killing one of them.
Spooks and kooks on a Japanese island
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» Most Japanese schoolchildren know the kappa as a trickster who looks like a cross between a frog and a turtle with an indented head. If you're not careful, it could drag you into the river to drown. The tengu, identifiable by its bright red face and long nose, lurks in the woods. Beware of the tanuki, a supernatural variation of a raccoon dog, for it may make a fool of you when it crosses your path.
'Princess of the Wall of Death': Indonesian daredevil defies gravity and stereotypes
AFP, Published on 27/05/2022
» JAKARTA - Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan's Barrel, drawing gasps from spectators looking down into the drum.