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Crackdown theatre masks border graft
News, Paskorn Jumlongrach, Published on 06/12/2025
» The thunderous explosion that sent a 12-storey building crashing to the ground in the border backwater of Shwe Kokko at midday on Wednesday sounded like a major accident, if not an earthquake.
EU fines X $140m, risking US pushback
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union has fined X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon MUsk, 120 million euros ($140 million) for breaking its digital rules, in a move that risks a clash with the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Military steps up Sumatra flood relief efforts
Published on 05/12/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and the country’s vice president apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week’s disaster.
Guru's Weekly Buzz: Dec 5-11
Guru, Published on 05/12/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
Europe’s first dolphin sanctuary to open in Italy
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» ROME - The Mediterranean’s first sanctuary for dolphins that have lived in captivity will open off Italy next year, as demand for re-homing rises with the closure of marine parks across Europe.
African penguins ‘starved en masse’ off South Africa
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - Endangered penguins living off South Africa’s coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said on Friday, with some populations dropping by 95% in just eight years.
Egat to pour funds into clean energy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/12/2025
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to spend a huge portion of its budget supporting Thailand's transition to clean energy by investing in clean power generation and electricity transmission projects.
Government learns lessons from Songkhla flood
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/12/2025
» The government has established five sub-committees tasked with improving the country's disaster preparedness in the wake of the floods which struck the country's southern provinces, Deputy Prime Minister Bowornsak Uwanno announced on Thursday.
Flood rethink
News, Published on 05/12/2025
» Re: "Learn the lessons", (PostBag, Dec 2) & "Anutin's credibility shaken by floods", (Opinion, Nov 29).
Chinese executive named suspect in Indonesian radiation case
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2025
» JAKARTA — Indonesian police have named a Chinese director of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a caesium-137 contamination case that ultimately led to radioactive shrimp and sneakers being exported as far as the United States.