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Issa Compass: The startup that wants to open Bangkok to the world
Published on 20/04/2026
» Bangkok has always had a hold on people. You arrive for a few weeks and find yourself renegotiating your return flight. The food, the energy, the cost of living that actually makes sense. It adds up to something that's hard to name and harder to leave.
Senior monk reprimanded for 'improper' Songkran fun
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/04/2026
» KHON KAEN – The assistant abbot of a temple in Muang district has been given a written reprimand after images circulated online showing him joining in Songkran festivities, splashing water and applying powder to a man’s face.
Volunteer slain, bomb targets Ranger patrol in far South
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 20/04/2026
» YALA - One defence volunteer was killed and seven rangers suffered minor injuries in two separate attacks on Monday in the restive southern region, according to police reports.
Norathip's gaffe shows mistrust still rife
Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 20/04/2026
» A campaign is being aggressively launched on the social media to save Lt-Gen Norathip Poynok, commander of the southern-based Fourth Army Region, from being transferred out of the region as demanded by the federation of private religious schools in the Deep South, known as the Pondok and Tadika schools.
Nine killed when family pickup crashes off mountain road
Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2026
» NAN - Nine people were killed and five left injured when a pickup truck carrying 21 relatives home from a fishing trip crashed off a steep mountain road in Pua district of this northern province.
Two women killed, two men injured by townhouse fire
Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2026
» Two people died, one a 70-year-old German woman, and two German men suffered injuries when a fire destroyed a townhouse in Bangkok’s Bang Na district in the early hours of Sunday.
Drivers welcome aid, chafe at rules
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 18/04/2026
» Crowds of transport operators packed the registration centre in Bangkok as fuel aid opened, expressing relief but also concern over strict conditions amid surging diesel costs.
The morning after Bangkok's biggest Songkran yet
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 18/04/2026
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand projected 30.3 billion baht in Songkran revenue this year, up 6% from 2025 and released the number with the kind of confidence that comes from having done the work. The production at Benchakitti Park, the coordinated Silom closure, the S2O headliners on Ratchadaphisek, the international press coverage -- none of it was accidental. Bangkok did not stumble into becoming one of the world's most-watched festival destinations. It applied for the job and this year the application was approved at scale.
Digital silence
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/04/2026
» An art exhibition team observed that in the past, prior to advanced technology, people had good interpersonal communication skills. Today, with digital platforms, people do not need to engage in long explanations. Curated by Supanuth Fungthanakul, the exhibition "Talap g-rab" explores how the communications and relationships between ride-hailing drivers and users have changed due to "super apps".
It's all self-inflicted
Postbag, Published on 18/04/2026
» Re: "Trump 'not a big fan' of Leo" (World, April 14).