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Disaster management
Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/11/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Borwornsak Uwanno's decision to blame local mismanagement for the Hat Yai floods is a prime example of delivering useful information at the wrong time, as his remark makes the government look like it is hunting for a scapegoat.
Reform clergy with your wallet
Editorial, Published on 03/08/2025
» The recent sex scandal involving high-ranking monks has shaken public faith to the core. But the responses from the clergy, the state, and the public all miss the point. This crisis in Thai Buddhism is not about monks and sex -- it's about monks and money. Address the problem incorrectly, and the sex scandals and temple corruption will never end.
Minister’s death spooks Russian elite
AFP, Published on 11/07/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - The reported suicide of Russia’s transport minister hours after he was dismissed by President Vladimir Putin, sparking speculation he would be arrested on corruption charges, has shaken the country’s elite.
Parliament co-op seeks fraud probe
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/04/2025
» Members of the Parliamentary Official Saving and Credit Cooperative are calling for an independent investigation into a 14-million-baht fraud, raising concerns that more individuals may be involved than the one employee currently under scrutiny.
Wrongfully jailed man sues
News, Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 18/04/2025
» Phuris Saitong, a 23-year-old man from Nakhon Si Thammarat, has vowed to take legal action against the police who he claims falsely imprisoned him for an attempted murder he did not commit.
‘Malignant stupidity’: Economists on Trump’s tariffs
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» PARIS - A wide range of economists are voicing alarm over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz, which has sparked a trade war that experts say could lead to a global recession.
Hungary passes bill against annual Budapest Pride march
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» BUDAPEST - Hungarian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at banning Budapest's annual Pride march, the latest in a series of measures under Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government, which critics say curtail the rights of the EU country's LGBTQ community.
Guru Horoscope for 2025
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 27/12/2024
» As per New Year tradition, Guru By Bangkok Post presents the 2025 horoscope. Let's see what next year has in store!
Bank of Thailand needs to communicate
News, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's decision to meet key figures from Thailand's major commercial banks to discuss the possibility of cutting interest rates last week raised a lot of eyebrows. It was highly unusual for a prime minister to appeal directly to commercial banks to change interest rates, as the nation's financial institutions generally follow the rates prescribed by the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Prosecutors to monitor ‘scapegoat’ probe
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/02/2024
» The attorney-general has set up a panel of prosecutors to oversee a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigation into the case of a man forced to falsely confess to his wife’s murder.