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Nations pull together for daring rescue bid
News, Published on 08/04/2025
» The devastating earthquake that struck 24 provinces in Thailand, including the capital, left its citizens in shock, especially the incident in which the State Audit Office building collapsed and trapped dozens of workers under debris.
Supporting women as bridge-builders
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 28/03/2025
» How is the situation of women's rights and their role as bridge-builders today, connecting the multilateral and local settings? A recent seminar at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted by its International Studies Center, elaborated upon the situation in a world that is witnessing tumultuous changes.
High-end off-roader gets an EV variant
Life, Published on 20/05/2024
» Hands unyielding on the steering wheel. Foot welded to the accelerator. Round and round I go for two rotations, inner ear out of sync, the world a blur.
Claudia Goldin wins Nobel for work on women in the labour market
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prize in economics was on Monday awarded to American economist Claudia Goldin for her research that has helped understand the role of women in the labour market.
The afterlife of Mitr Chaibancha
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/10/2023
» In an abrupt moment of life's brutal script, Mitr Chaibancha fell to his death from a helicopter ladder on Oct 8, 1970. He was filming Insee Thong (Golden Eagle), playing an anti-communist masked hero, when he slipped from the rung and plunged to the ground in Pattaya. That same evening, his body was transported to Wat Kae Nang Loeng. Thousands of people, unable to believe that Thailand's most famous actor was really, tragically dead, amassed impromptu at the temple and demanded that his corpse be raised from the coffin and shown to the public.
Remote work risks making low-wage jobs worse
News, Published on 10/08/2023
» The popular image of the remote worker is often of a highly educated, laptop-toting professional comfortably situated in a large suburban home or in some Instagrammable Airbnb. The reality is different. Of the roughly 10% of employees who say they always work from home, most are lower-paid workers in support roles -- wearing headsets and logging in from their apartments, probably in the cheaper outskirts of a large city. Their numbers are expected to increase in the years to come.
Pheu Thai eyes economic posts
News, Published on 27/03/2023
» The Pheu Thai Party has vowed to take charge of all ministries that handle economic affairs to carry out its campaign policies if it is elected to lead the government after the next election.
Women in Thai gastronomy
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 08/03/2023
» It's International Women's Day and what better way to celebrate it than to honour the women in an industry that was once a man's domain. Guru By Bangkok Post speaks to women who not only make a toque look good but have turned up the heat in hotel kitchens.
Your horoscope for Nov 25 - Dec 1
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 25/11/2022
» Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond!
Thailand's EEC is an opportunity not to be missed
Oped, Pichai Chuensuksawadi, Published on 18/11/2022
» This is a special year for our region. This month, Southeast Asian capitals play host to three major summits. Cambodia hosted the Asean Summit from Nov 10-13 and the G20 Summit has just been held in Bali, Indonesia. This weekend, Thailand hosts the annual leaders' summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec).