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New visa schemes launched to promote tourism
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2024
» Travellers to Thailand for vacations or brief business trips from 93 countries, including Austria, China, South Korea, Canada and Germany, are no longer required to get a visa and can stay in the country for 60 days. Aiming to boost tourism, this exemption can be renewed at an immigration office for an extra 30 days.
In defence of Tokyo 2020, the loneliest Olympics
News, Published on 24/07/2024
» The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were a "suicide mission", warned one of Japan's richest men. "Cursed", said a former prime minister. Even contemplating hosting them in the midst of Covid would be "simply beyond reason", said one sponsor.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: July 19-25
Guru, Published on 19/07/2024
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Locals resist Bangkok tunnel option
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 14/07/2024
» Residents have opposed the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat)'s proposal to construct an underground route to replace a controversial section of the N1 Expressway development after a 17-month initial feasibility study.
Jobs for the elderly
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/07/2024
» The recent story about a 61-year-old man who sought a job through the Mirror Foundation, an NGO that helps the homeless and unemployed, suggests there is a need for state agencies to streamline their policies regarding the employment of the elderly.
Central Embassy gets a doughnut makeover
Life, Published on 08/07/2024
» Contemporary Korean artist Jae Yong-kim has turned Central Embassy into "A Glazing Gallery" featuring thousands of doughnut decorations, until Aug 31.
Food meets art at 'The World In One Bite 2024'
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/07/2024
» The shopping/dining destination in Phloen Chit becomes an international food festival, featuring more than 100 booths serving various types of cuisines and diets.
Embrace 5G-A: Pioneering a New Experience Era
Published on 03/07/2024
» Li Peng, Senior Vice President and President of ICT Sales and Services at Huawei, on 2 July 2024, delivered a keynote speech entitled "Embracing 5G-A and Moving Towards a New Era of Experience Management" during the 2024 MWC Shanghai. He believes that with the joint efforts of leading global operators and partners, networks, services, and ecosystems have paved the way for large-scale commercial use of 5G-A. The industry needs to seize the opportunity of the "supply and demand leap," accelerate capability aggregation and model innovation, and move towards a new era of experience management.
Slow upgrade hampers Phuket
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 03/07/2024
» Slow infrastructure development in Phuket, which is unable to cope with rapid urbanisation and severe floods caused by heavy rainfall, is damaging its reputation as the government has not allocated budget or upgraded public facilities as promised.
A country full of Eastern promise
Roger Crutchley, Published on 30/06/2024
» Watching the current Euro football championships has served as a reminder that the official name of the country known to most of us as Turkey, is now Turkiye, pronounced "Turkiya". This name was approved by the UN in 2022. The change was believed to have been made partly to disassociate the country from the large bird of the same name and other negative interpretations of the word "turkey". You can understand why Turks could be irritated by silly newspaper football headlines such as "England roast Turkey".