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Hundreds wed as same-sex marriage law takes effect
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2025
» Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.
Thaksin under fire for racist comments
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/01/2025
» Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has come under fire over racist remarks he allegedly made during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai.
Disaster damage
Published on 03/05/2016
» Quito — The number killed from Ecuador’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake has risen to 654 people, the country’s emergency management authority said April 23.
Let's get married. It's 12-12-12.
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/12/2012
» Yesterday, December 12, 2012 seemed like a lucky day to get married. Unfortunately, at some district offices, the computers weren't cooperating. There are many photos for the story which is told in really easy English.
referendum
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/07/2012
» an occasion when everyone in a country can vote to make a decision about one particular subject ประชามติ
referendum
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/08/2011
» an occasion when all the people of a country can vote on an important issue ประชามติ, การลงประชามติ
quorum
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/08/2011
» the smallest number of people who must be present at a meeting to allow official decisions to be made องค์ประชุม, จำนวนบุคคลที่กฎหมายกำหนด
disconsolate
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/07/2011
» very unhappy and disappointed เศร้าใจ, หดหู่ใจ
Pronouncing election-related words
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/07/2011
» Learn how to pronounce 15 important election-related words (the American way).
The vocabulary of political conflict
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/12/2010
» The ongoing political conflict has been a daily topic in the Bangkok Post for the past several years and there is a whole set of vocabulary that we have seen again and again.