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Taiwan updates security handbook wary of China threat
Published on 12/09/2025
» TAIPEI - Taiwan will issue new security guidelines next week in an updated civil defence handbook that, for the first time, will instruct citizens on what to do if they see enemy soldiers and clarifies that any claims of Taiwan's surrender should be considered false. The handbook represents democratic Taiwan's latest effort to prepare its population for potential emergencies in the face of escalating military pressure from China, which views the island as its own territory.
Heat risks force marathons and race walks to start earlier
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» TOKYO - The marathons and 35km race walks at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo will start half an hour earlier because of health risks posed by unseasonably hot weather, organisers said Thursday.
Typhoons lift Philippines’ jobless rate to three-year high
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/09/2025
» MANILA — A string of typhoons and monsoon rains pushed the Philippines’ jobless rate to a three-year high, highlighting the economic impact of climate change to the Southeast Asian nation that is prone to tropical cyclones.
BMA insists drains 'ready' to handle heavy downpours
News, Published on 09/09/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) insisted the city's drainage systems are capable of handling the increased volume of rainwater, as more heavy rain is expected to drench the capital over the next several days.
'Blood Moon' rises during total lunar eclipse
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» PARIS - Stargazers enjoyed a "Blood Moon" Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.
Thailand braced for heavy rain
News, Published on 08/09/2025
» The Meteorological Department warns that while rainfall will ease on Monday and Tuesday, heavy showers will persist in parts of the North and Northeast, driven by the monsoon trough and moderate south-westerly winds over the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand.
Key Opec+ members boost oil production
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» LONDON — Eight key members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (Opec+) alliance said Sunday they have agreed to again boost oil production, in a strategy analysts saw as a bid to gain a bigger market share of crude sales.
Bangkok MRT station flooded during heavy rain
News, Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2025
» Bangkok commuters experienced flooding on Friday evening as heavy rain affected several areas, including inside the MRT Blue Line station.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Sept 5-11
Guru, Published on 05/09/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution: UN
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» GENEVA - Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday.