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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.
All the world's a stage
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/12/2022
» Global issues such as the Russian-Ukraine war affected countries around the world, and Thailand, as the host of the Apec summit, was no exception.
A big farewell to a fine Thai journalist
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/10/2022
» It was sad to learn of the passing of former Bangkok Post colleague Anussorn Thavisin earlier this week at the age of 79. I had known Anussorn for 50 years and apart from him being a really nice chap with a lovely sense of humour, he was also an accomplished journalist widely admired by everyone in the profession.
Solution obvious
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/06/2022
» Re: "Canadian cyclist struck, killed by pickup", (BP, June 19).
IN LOVING MEMORY of Paul Josef Somm-Schoeb
Published on 15/08/2021
» The person we love is, no longer where he was, but everywhere we are, and remember him. Albert Schweitzer, 1875 – 1965
Russians killed in boat crash
News, Published on 11/02/2020
» PHUKET: Two Russian children were killed and 19 other Russian tourists injured when two speedboats collided near a marina in Muang district at about 7.50am yesterday.
Fifty fascinating years in Wonderland
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/04/2019
» Having first arrived in Thailand a few days before Songkran, each year the festival approaches it sparks memories of those early days in the Kingdom. This year is slightly more significant because earlier this week marked my 50th year in Thailand, or to put it another way, roughly 18,250 days. That sounds decidedly scary. The frightening thing is that I can remember those early days better than the events of last week. The immature youth is now an immature wrinkly.
Police threaten young rappers
News, Published on 27/10/2018
» Controversy over a music video, "Prathet Ku Mee" (What My Country's Got), which has been perceived as an attack on the military government, is heating up after police threatened to take legal action against the artists and the production team.
The day football practice turned into a nightmare
News, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 15/07/2018
» It has been a week since the 12 boys and their assistant coach from Moo Paa Academy football team began making it out safely from the deadly Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.
Eight illegals from Myanmar caught
News, Published on 11/07/2018
» Eight illegals from Myanmar caught