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Looking beyond child rearing
News, Published on 05/11/2023
» A decline in birth rates is an issue experienced by countries across the world, and Thailand is no exception. From 1963 to 1983, the average birth rate in Thailand was about 1 million a year. Fast forward to 2022, the total number of newborn babies dropped to 502,107 -- the lowest in 71 years -- while the death rate the same year was 595,965.
Four shining stars of 2023
News, Published on 15/03/2023
» To mark International Women's Day this month, extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have inspired change in their communities through the pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year.
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/11/2022
» More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during a series of nationwide raids from Oct 10 until on Tuesday, in a major security operation aimed at bolstering confidence among the international delegates attending the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19.
25,000 cops to guard Apec summit
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/11/2022
» Security measures are now in place for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, says the national police chief.
Huawei urges collaboration to unleash power of 5G
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/10/2022
» Global tech powerhouse Huawei Technologies is calling for strong collaboration among ICT players to capitalise on the power of 5G to lead a global economic recovery as businesses continue to struggle in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most people 'can't afford to retire'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/09/2022
» Most people need to save at least three million baht to see through their retirement but most elderly are not financially equipped to survive without an income, says a local financial expert.
Making Bangkok more liveable
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 18/04/2022
» Bangkok's urban development strategy needs to be refocused on improving the living conditions for every citizen, experts urged, as findings emerged that most of the city's problems stem from socioeconomic disparity.
Prawit attends launch of big data pilot
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 11/10/2020
» The government has announced a plan to use big data to locate and target the poor in a bid to reduce inequality and provide better, more systematic welfare.
US turns focus to South China Sea
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/07/2020
» Last week, US army chief of staff Gen James McConville visited Thailand to strengthen the 65-year-old military alliance, culminating in the signing of the Strategic Vision Statement. Early this month, China held a five-day naval drill near the contested Paracel Islands. Then the US carried out military exercises in the waterway showing support for the free and open Indo-Pacific, as the South China Sea has been subject to overlapping claims by many countries, including China.
Revised forecast puts Bangkok underwater by 2050
Published on 02/11/2019
» Rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously thought, according to new research, threatening to all but erase some of the world’s great coastal cities including Bangkok.