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Border hospital may close as funds dry up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/03/2026
» A remote border hospital in Tak's Umphang district faces possible closure as a deepening financial crisis leaves it struggling to pay staff and sustain operations.
Teacher accused of sexual assaults on four students
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2026
» Four families have filed complaints with the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women, alleging that their sons, all 12-year-old Grade 6 students, were sexually assaulted by a male teacher.
Report flags poverty and ageing society as threats
Post Reporters, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand is facing a “perfect storm” as a low birth rate, persistent poverty and a rapidly ageing society place mounting pressure on the tax base, welfare system and social structure, says the Equitable Education Fund (EEF).
Democrats roll out 'Thailand Out of Poverty' poll platform
Post Reporters, Published on 23/12/2025
» The Democrat Party has kicked off its election campaign by declaring zero tolerance for poverty, grey capital and corruption.
Over 3% of Thais suffering poverty
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» Thailand is still struggling with poverty, with 2.39 million people, or 3.41% of the population, classified as poor in 2023, says research by the Program Management Unit for Area-Based Development (PMU-A).
Two 'Post' journos honoured by literary peers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2025
» Two journalists from the Bangkok Post received honourable mentions in the short-story category of the Phan Waen Fah Award 2025, a contest that promotes democratic values through literature.
Former Thai PM Yingluck says she can't pay B10bn compensation
Post Reporters, Published on 23/05/2025
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra took to social media on Thursday to defend herself against a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court, which ordered her to pay over 10 billion baht in damages over her administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, despite never being named a defendant in the case.
Forum airs Mekong hydro project fears
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/01/2025
» Concerns were raised at a forum on Wednesday over the likelihood that the Sanakham hydropower project, a run-of-river dam, would have a bad impact on Thai communities downstream.
Thailand's provincial administrations reformed to aid public
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2025
» Thailand's Interior Ministry has reformed provincial administrations across the country by appointing four deputy governors to oversee its initiatives in public welfare, security, social affairs, and social economy.
Drug policies ‘drive mass detention’
Post Reporters, Published on 21/12/2024
» GENEVA - Punitive drug policies have driven mass incarceration and grave human rights violations, says the Global Commission on Drug Policy in a new report.