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Navy backs B434m funding for new tanker
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Royal Thai Navy has approved a budget of 434 million baht to procure a new oil tanker to replace the ageing HTMS Chula, in a bid to lift its maritime logistics capabilities and support domestic shipbuilding.
Thailand to host IMF and World Bank annual meets
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The cabinet has approved a budget of 1.16 billion baht to support Thailand's hosting of the annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.
NESDC yet to study Land Bridge plan
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has not conducted a formal study of the proposed Land Bridge project, its secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan clarified, rejecting claims that the agency had already found the scheme economically unviable.
Solvegroup eyes preventive health sector
Business, Published on 29/04/2026
» Solvegroup, a Thai functional supplement brand, is entering the preventive health segment amid strong growth in Thailand's dietary supplement market.
'Paris of the East' turns 'Concrete Oven'
Oped, Published on 29/04/2026
» If you stand on the banks of the Khlong Saen Saep today, near the glossy high-rises of Wireless Road, you are witnessing a battle for the soul of Bangkok. On one hand, you see the future: concrete embankments and new walkways, part of a government push to connect the city in the vein of European capitals or our neighbour, Singapore. On the other hand, you see the ghosts of the past: fresh stumps of rain trees that stood for decades, severed to make way for the very cement intended to "beautify" the city. It is a paradox that defines modern Bangkok. We are a city desperate to be green, yet addicted to grey.
Donald Trump and his tragedy of errors
Oped, Published on 29/04/2026
» It is true, as Alexander Pope once said, that to err is human. But while everyone is fallible, some humans are more prone to error than others. The history of authoritarian and absolutist political rule is rife with figures whose mistakes proved calamitous not just for themselves but for the societies they ruled.
Higher education ministry touts Thai green innovations
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/04/2026
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) wants to drive Thailand to become a high-income nation by promoting Thai green innovations in the global market.
World Of Coffee 2026 coming to Bitec
Life, Published on 29/04/2026
» Bangkok takes centre stage in the global specialty coffee scene with World Of Coffee Bangkok 2026, which will take place at Bitec Hall 98-99, Bang Na-Trat Road, daily from 10am to 6pm, from May 7-9.
Decoding wartime travel -- bots vs humans
Business, Published on 29/04/2026
» One of the most awkward adjectives to explode onto the travel lexicon in recent months is the word "agentic". It is borrowed from psychology and psychiatry and refers to the capacity of an autonomous bot to examine and evaluate options in order to execute specified goals.
Hungary's PM-elect Magyar offers to meet Ukraine's Zelensky in June
AFP, Published on 28/04/2026
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's incoming prime minister Peter Magyar on Tuesday offered to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to "open a new chapter in bilateral relations" and address a long-running feud over the rights of Ukraine's ethnic Hungarians.