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  • OPINION

    Oh no, he's put his foot in it again!

    Oped, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/11/2023

    » Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is no stranger to verbal gaffes, which may hurt the feelings of Thais or, worse, inflict political damage. His latest "slip of the tongue" at a meeting of the Pheu Thai Party's executive and MPs over special favours for police promotions is a case in point which could also expose him to legal action.

  • BUSINESS

    Analysing the push for sustainable jet fuel

    Business, Published on 03/05/2023

    » Biodiesel, a mix of diesel and palm oil-derived methyl ester used by cars with internal combustion engines, as well as used cooking oil that previously was deemed useless are now vying to change the aviation industry. The two oils can be processed to make sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, a biofuel for aircraft.

  • THAILAND

    THAI lists 2nd batch of planes for sale

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 14/12/2020

    » WILDLIFE: The scene when a herd of gaurs almost confronted a group of elephants yesterday brought was a moment of drama yesterday for tourists at Khao Phaeng Ma mountain, a famous forest area in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district. However, there was ultimately no conflict between the animals in a scene captured on video by tourists coming down the mountain that day.

  • LIFE

    Stirring national pride

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 09/09/2022

    » Although being a world leader is not Thailand's strong suit. We, Thais, do know how to find memorable ways to roar our name proudly and make sure others keep us alive in their thoughts. According to the Guinness World Records, many Thais have beaten world records in presenting Thai culture creatively and unexpectedly, which has made us proud. Guru has a small complication of what we have archived.

  • OPINION

    Courting reciprocity

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/06/2021

    » Re: "ISPs told to take down 'hoax' sites," (BP, June 3). Our courts have ordered internet service providers to close or remove accounts of eight individuals alleged to have posted "fake news" on websites and social networks.

  • THAILAND

    Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring

    Published on 27/11/2020

    » At eight in the morning, the doorbell rings and a familiar voice announces that my breakfast is ready. Like every morning in the past nine days, I open the door to find no one in sight — just a plastic container of food on a small table.

  • THAILAND

    'Little ghosts' spark virus fears

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2020

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will call an urgent meeting on Wednesday to discuss what to do about 10,000 illegal Thai workers he believes may try to return home from South Korea to escape the Covid-19 epidemic there.

  • BUSINESS

    Touch-me-not travel

    Business, Published on 12/05/2020

    » As travel vaporises in the face of on-off lockdowns, airlines, airports and hotels are pondering the future of hospitality in these fluid and fearful socially distanced times. Professional hosts are examining how to safely distance yet offer hospitable warmth without turning everything into a set from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

  • OPINION

    Unlawful is okay too

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 18/08/2020

    » It has become commonplace to read in Thailand's newspapers that the students must abide by the law, not break the rules, show respect and not cross the line.

  • BUSINESS

    Playing it cool

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 09/09/2019

    » When it comes to sports, skiing and skating are the last activities anyone associates with Southeast Asia. Outside of a few indoor skating rinks in big cities, the only ice you'll find is in drinks. And as for snow, it's non-existent except at the highest reaches of remote and forbidding Hkakabo Razi in northern Myanmar.

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