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Bangladesh PM to cruise to win in polls shunned by rivals
Published on 07/01/2024
» Bangladesh began voting in elections with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term after the main opposition party refused to contest, raising questions about the legitimacy of the polls.
Monorail train wheel hits taxi
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/01/2024
» A wheel fell off a Yellow Line monorail train and hit a taxi in Samut Prakan on Tuesday evening. No casualties were reported.
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.
Seoul stages drills against surprise attack
Published on 27/12/2023
» SEOUL - More than 1,000 South Korean military, police and emergency personnel joined rare defence drills on Wednesday that simulated an attack by North Korea on Seoul, to counter fears the city is in striking distance of Pyongyang’s weapons and covert attack.
W.Africa leaders meet as region struggles with coups
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» ABUJA: West African leaders meet on Sunday for talks with the region in deepening crisis, after four countries fell under military rule and with risks growing from Sahel jihadist conflicts.
QR codes, shut metros: Police outline Paris Olympics security
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» PARIS - The Paris police chief has outlined drastic security measures for next year's summer Olympics, sparking an outcry from politicians Wednesday who said they were an attack on civic freedoms.
NBTC, police roll out SIM crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/11/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the Royal Thai Police, has begun aggressively trying to trace 41,398 phone numbers reported as under suspicion of being used in relation to an offence or by mule SIM cards.
Police still hunting shooter in Klong Toey teacher, student killings
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/11/2023
» Police are still hunting for the shooter and his partner who killed a teacher and a technical college student in Klong Toey after finding evidence that they are part of a crime network using revenge as its mission.
Road rage gunshot kills passing motorcyclist
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2023
» A passing motorcyclist was killed by a gunshot from an angry pickup driver who fired at the driver of a six-wheel truck in Samut Prakan district on Monday night.
How two little piggies saved their bacon
Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/11/2023
» Following last week's gripping yarn concerning the rescue of Fiona, the loneliest sheep in the world, it seems only fair to report on another tale featuring animals in distress. My thanks to reader Paul Drew for alerting me to the saga of two pigs, Butch and Sundance, who became known in England as the Tamworth Two, belonging to the breed of that name.