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THAILAND

Regular trade resumes at Sinkhorn checkpoint in Prachuap Khiri Khan

Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 18/04/2026

» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - Thai authorities have lifted temporary trade restrictions at the Singkhorn border checkpoint, fully restoring cross-border trade with Myanmar in a bid to revitalise the local economy following an easing of recent clashes.

WORLD

Turkey accuses Israel of land-grab ambitions

AFP, Published on 18/04/2026

» ANTALYA, Turkey - Turkey’s top diplomat on Saturday accused Israel of creating an international “illusion” and using security concerns as a pretext to seize “more land”, in the latest flare‑up in escalating tensions between the two regional powers.

SPORTS

Rodtang’s legal war with ONE Championship is a fight nobody wins

Nick Atkin, Published on 18/04/2026

» Nobody wins if Rodtang Jitmuangnon and ONE Championship allow this dispute to burn all the way to the ground.

OPINION

Thailand is failing its forests

Vanich Kittichai, Published on 18/04/2026

» I would be the first to admit that I have been quite single-minded on matters of perceived domestic corruption and mismanagement throughout just over a month of writing here at the Bangkok Post.

THAILAND

Summer storms hit provinces, more likely until Monday

Prasit Tangprasert, Pattanapong Sipiachai, Manit Sanubboon and Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2026

» Heavy summer storms hit several Thai provinces on Friday, damaging homes and buildings. Forecasters on Saturday issued another storm warning effective until Monday.

THAILAND

From festivity to fiscal strain

Published on 18/04/2026

» As the festive haze of Songkran dissipates, Thailand has entered a far more sobering phase — one defined not by celebration but by tightening household budgets, rising fuel costs and growing unease over economic stability.

LIFE

Songkran 2026 shows Thailand at its most colourful online

Published on 18/04/2026

» Songkran 2026 confirmed that Thailand’s New Year festival is no longer just about buckets and water guns, but a full-blown digital spectacle -- now with Unesco-approved cultural credentials to match. Celebrated for the first time as a Unesco-listed form of living heritage, the holiday splashed across social media, showing how tradition, pop culture and a healthy disregard for staying dry can happily coexist both online and on the street.

BUSINESS

Heatwave boon for beverage makers

Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/04/2026

» Hotter and drier weather than usual, as the global climate shifts towards El Niño, is benefiting Thai beverage makers, even as they face cost pressures from prolonged geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, analysts say.

OPINION

Universities face age shift

News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2026

» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) is not a coveted portfolio in politics. Political parties have treated this portfolio as a consolation prize and often appoint new politicians to look after the country's higher education affairs.

LIFE

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".