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Royal motorcade protesters denied bail
Published on 09/09/2025
» The Supreme Court has denied bail for five people sentenced to prison terms ranging from 16 to 21 years for obstructing a royal motorcade during a pro-democracy protest in October 2020.
2002 Bali attack ex-convict now brews coffee to rebuild life
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2025
» EAST JAVA — When bomb maker Umar Patek, convicted in the 2002 Bali attacks in Indonesia that killed 202 people, launched an original coffee brand in June, a crowd turned out to support him.
WTO at 30 after decades of challenges
Oped, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Published on 30/07/2025
» When I sat down to write an article "WTO at 10" for a commemorative book for the occasion in 2005, little did I know of the huge challenges the WTO and the multilateral trading system would have to confront in the following two decades.
The next chapter?
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/06/2025
» How has sexual and gender diversity in Thailand evolved? Following the enactment of the Marriage Equality Bill, Life spoke to new-gen LGBTI on what hurdles still remain to be overcome?
Not so pretty
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/05/2025
» Re: "'White Lotus' boon yet to materialise", (Business, May 10).
Your horoscope for Mar 28 - Apr 3
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 28/03/2025
» 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.
Top five business news stories of 2024: Sealing deals
Business, Published on 25/12/2024
» The outlook for Thai small businesses this year was not prosperous, as the economy continued to grow at a sluggish pace.Some large companies outperformed others, but often they were forced to adjust their structures and increase liquidity through major transactions.Notable deals included the separation of the food and real estate businesses within the Sirivadhanabhakdi family, as well as the year-end investment by CP Axtra, under Charoen Pokphand (CP) group, in the Happitat mall at Forestias, also under the CP umbrella.Several other corporations wrapped up deals in a bid to strengthen their position.
Trump II's intellectual foundations
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 22/11/2024
» It seems counterintuitive and contradictory to think of an intellectual foundation behind United States President-elect Donald J Trump when he is professedly unintellectual, even anti-intellectual. But make no mistake. Mr Trump is merely a phenomenon. Understanding it reveals his worldview and consequent policy prospects. But doing so requires seeing the Trump phenomenon as it is rather than why and how it is detested by countless millions of us. Indeed, the biggest difficulty when analysing Mr Trump and his second administration is the global disdain he elicits.
Several decisions to make
News, Published on 16/11/2024
» National politics has been gripped by three major issues, two of which are interconnected and could be doomed to failure.
Schengen shuffle
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/02/2024
» Re: Govt working on visa-free travel deal-visa free travel deal", (BP, Feb 13).