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  • THAILAND

    Same-sex couples fight civil union rights

    News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 16/02/2020

    » Same-sex couples have vowed to fight for their right to civil union after their attempt to seek marriage certificates on Valentine's Day was rejected.

  • THAILAND

    Pushed to the brink of civil war?

    News, Published on 09/03/2021

    » Former protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban, who was recently sentenced to jail for five years for his role in street rallies to oust the elected government led by Yingluck Shinawatra, voiced his concerns about the ongoing political crisis, saying there are masterminds behind the scenes who are pulling the strings to instigate a civil war.

  • BUSINESS

    SEC bides time on Bangkok Airways

    Business, Published on 08/02/2019

    » Billionaire Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the deadline for his civil fine payment for manipulation of Bangkok Airways (BA) shares by seven days.

  • OPINION

    Asean nears its Thucydides trap turning point

    News, Published on 14/10/2019

    » In the whirlwind of the 554 officially listed events which marked the start of the UN General Assembly debates in New York two weeks ago, the concern raised by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres -- that the world is moving towards a Great Fracture -- was understandably lost in the cacophony.

  • OPINION

    Thailand's tale told via 'The Nation'

    News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/06/2019

    » Nearly five decades ago, The Nation newspaper started out as a pro-democracy, anti-military news organisation. It was fiercely independent and invariably hard-hitting vis-à-vis the powers-that-be. An English-language newspaper owned by Thais from the outset, it prided itself for having neither fear nor favour. Its lamentable expiry as a print newspaper today -- an online version will continue -- provides multiple parallels for Thailand's contemporary political history, ongoing polarisation and the changing nature of the business of journalism worldwide.

  • OPINION

    Van axeing is folly

    News, Postbag, Published on 26/09/2018

    » Re: "1/4 of city's public vans to be retired", (BP, Sept 25).

  • THAILAND

    UK's envoy on mission to promote diversity

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 15/04/2024

    » British ambassador to Thailand, Mark Gooding, has expressed delight after the Thai parliament recently passed a same-sex marriage bill, saying there's room for the United Kingdom and Thailand to work together to support gender equality.

  • OPINION

    Diabolical toy pods merit firm ban

    Oped, Published on 11/04/2024

    » The latest news on the rising popularity of "toy pods" -- as well as the Bangkok Post's editorial titled "Save children from toy pods" -- reminded me of commercial determinants of health (CDoH), a topic which was addressed at the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in January.

  • THAILAND

    Hands up for a pay rise

    Published on 12/11/2023

    » Despite being in office for only two months, the Pheu Thai-led government has made progress on several campaign pledges including plans to raise salaries for civil servants and the daily minimum wages for unskilled workers, although the timeframe set for these changes is within four years.

  • THAILAND

    King's second son obtains Thai ID

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/03/2024

    » Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second-eldest son of His Majesty the King, says he is delighted he can now call himself a Thai citizen as he recently obtained his first-ever ID card after living abroad for almost 30 years.

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