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LIFE

Hyrox brings out all of Bangkok

BitesizeBKK, Published on 26/03/2026

» For three days in late March, BITEC felt charged with a kind of energy Bangkok has become increasingly good at generating: collective, slightly feverish, and impossible to watch from a distance without wanting to lean in. HYROX returned to the city from March 20 to 22, filling the venue with athletes, supporters, first-timers, relay teams, gym friends and curious onlookers, all drawn into the same fast-moving orbit of strain, encouragement and release.

THAILAND

Oil fund defends sudden steep price hikes

Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/03/2026

» The Oil Fuel Fund Office has defended the sharp six‑baht rise in fuel prices across Thailand, saying the increase was driven by soaring global oil prices and the need to maintain the fund’s financial stability.

THAILAND

BIC Wins CSR-DIW Continuous Award for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Published on 26/03/2026

» Bangpa-in Cogeneration Limited (BIC), a subsidiary company of CK Power Public Company Limited (CKP), has received the CSR-DIW Continuous Award 2025 from the Department of Industrial Works, Ministry of Industry, for the fourth consecutive year, reflecting its continued commitment to conducting business responsibly while creating tangible social, community, and environmental benefits. BIC received the award in recognition of its "Khlong Suay Nam Sai: Khlong Sai Community Cares for the Environment” project, carried out in collaboration with the Ban Khlong Sai community with a focus on environmental stewardship. The project involved the installation of solar-powered aeration systems for water treatment, enabling the community to utilize water for both domestic and agriculture purposes. It also promoted a knowledge transfer on renewable energy, as well as the conservation and restoration of natural resources and the environment. On the occasion, Mr Anuwat Sasakul, the operation manager, represented the company in receiving the award from Ms Araya Sailaphet, deputy director-general of the Department of Industrial Works (DIW), at the Royal Jubilee Ballroom, Challenger Hall, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani.

THAILAND

Lao suspect tells police of grisly killing

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/03/2026

» A Lao man who worked as a cook at a hospital in Bangkok has told police that he killed his estranged girlfriend out of jealousy and dismembered her body with a short knife from his kitchen.

BUSINESS

Stricter rules for digital platforms

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/03/2026

» After months of anticipation, Thailand has introduced sweeping new trade competition guidelines to govern multi-sided platforms, aiming to reshape the e-commerce landscape.

THAILAND

Police ban on recruits living with HIV challenged

News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/03/2026

» Civil society groups are urging the Royal Thai Police to repeal a regulation barring people living with HIV from joining the force.

WORLD

Grieving families hail court victory against Instagram, YouTube

AFP, Published on 26/03/2026

» LOS ANGELES - Hearing the news that Instagram and YouTube had been found liable Wednesday for contributing to a young American woman's depression, Lori Schott jumped for joy and wept, as if it were her own daughter who had just won her case.

WORLD

California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction

AFP, Published on 26/03/2026

» LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay $3 million in damages and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards.

BUSINESS

Oil trading spike minutes before post by Trump raises questions

Published on 25/03/2026

» LONDON - Traders bet half a billion dollars on the ‌price of crude only 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations show.

THAILAND

Contractor nabbed for posing as anti-graft fixer

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026

» A construction contractor posing as a well-connected fixer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions of baht from a senior government official by claiming he could influence a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).