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Engineer linked to Turkish building collapse arrested in Pattaya
Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 23/04/2026
» PATTAYA - A Turkish engineer linked to the collapse of a building during a deadly earthquake in Adana, Turkey in February 2023 has been arrested at a hotel in this beach city in Chon Buri.
As AI evolves, people debate whether machines deserve feelings and rights
Marija Jevdasina, Published on 23/04/2026
» Humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence are moving from science fiction to daily life, raising ethical and legal questions worldwide. Thai philosopher and artificial intelligence ethics expert tells the Bangkok Post that if machines one day gain self-awareness, they may deserve basic rights and protection. As Thailand and the global technology industry debate robot welfare, morality and law, the prospect of humans and machines sharing a future is no longer theoretical.
‘Dancing in their hands’: Japan’s kabuki wig masters
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» TOKYO - Every actor in kabuki — a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes — relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.
Deportees from US stranded and ‘scared’ in DR Congo
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» KINSHASA - Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.
Trump’s ‘low IQ’ slur and the right’s race obsession
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - When US President Donald Trump this week attacked Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, two of America’s most prominent Black figures, he chose a particularly pejorative insult: “low IQ person”.
Anti-graft body to respond to ‘double standards’ criticism
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2026
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is set to issue a clarification today following criticism that the agency has exercised double standards in its recent rulings.
Platinum Group unveils The Neighbourhood of Platinum, rebranding The Market to PLATINUM POP
Published on 23/04/2026
» The Platinum Group, Thailand’s leading operator of shopping centres, wholesale and retail businesses, hotels and office buildings, has unveiled a major strategic plan to anchor its presence in the high-potential Ratchaprasong – Pratunam – Ratchaprarop district. The initiative aims to create a new landmark under the concept “The Neighbourhood of Platinum”, elevating the area into a central business district (CBD) mega mixed-use ecosystem in the heart of Bangkok.
Tears and smiles at benefit concert for Swiss fire victims
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» LAUSANNE - A benefit concert was held Wednesday in tribute to the victims of a fire on New Year’s Day that killed 41 people in an upscale Swiss ski resort, nearly four months on from the tragedy.
Pope in Equatorial Guinea criticises prison conditions
AFP, Published on 23/04/2026
» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday made a tightly controlled visit to a notorious prison in Equatorial Guinea's biggest city, after launching a rare criticism of living conditions for inmates.
What's up, governor?
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/04/2026
» The countdown to the Bangkok gubernatorial election has begun as incumbent Chadchart Sittipunt is set to complete his four-year term late next month.