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'We just want to make ends meet'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/07/2021
» The possibility of a lockdown proposal and tougher Covid-19 restrictions in Bangkok is now the talk of the town as Covid-19 infections in the capital surge, with more than 1,000 new cases in recent days.
Lessons from abroad
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 14/06/2021
» For over a month, the Let's Move Out Of Thailand movement has attracted over a million members on Facebook groups where netizens share experiences of living abroad and how to live in various countries. Meanwhile, Twitter as well as Clubhouse users still talk about the idea.
Stigma, fear hamper Covid recovery
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 27/05/2021
» Thailand has been fighting the third wave of Covid-19 since April. Needless to say, everybody wants to see the country conquer the disease as quickly as possible.
Long-overdue end of O-Net exams
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» For the past 15 years, the Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) has been the target of criticism. Introduced to test the academic proficiency of students nationwide in 2005, it has been attacked for its failure to improve their knowledge and skills.
Partnering to support the needy
News, Published on 25/11/2020
» The Bangkok Post Group this month joined hands with CK Power Plc in a campaign to turn old newspapers and magazines into tables, chairs and toys for schools in remote areas across the country.
School pledges scholarships for poor Muslim students
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/10/2020
» Sasanupatham School, a 38-year-old private Islamic school in Prawet district of Bangkok, is committing to provide scholarships to orphaned and underprivileged Muslim youths from Thailand's restive southernmost provinces for a third consecutive year.
Fishermen in Pattani seek help from EU
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2020
» A group of commercial trawler operators from Pattani has asked for European Union (EU) assistance in relieving impacts caused by the government's policies to control Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU).
Local app takes on the big boys
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 20/07/2020
» While most consumers rely on major platforms such as Grab and foodpanda when they want food delivered, residents living in Lat Phrao Soi 101 Bangkok now have "Tam Sang-Tam Song" ("You Order, We Deliver") -- a food delivery initiative designed to foster community spirit and reduce commission fees.
Resorts embrace 'Sor Por Kor' rental plan
News, Published on 22/06/2020
» Resort operators in Wang Nam Khieo district in Nakhon Ratchasima province, a popular holiday spot where several resorts face charges of encroaching upon public forest land, have welcomed Deputy Agricultural Minister Thamanat Prompow's proposal to let them rent Sor Por Kor land plots.
Party's over but it doesn't end in jail
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 25/05/2020
» A rapid increase of arrests in the month after the government declared a state of emergency in late March to fight the Covid-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the already overcrowded prison population.