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Menace of toxic waste lingers on
Published on 29/04/2024
» Recent blazes in hazardous waste storage plants in Rayong and Ayutthaya, and smuggling of cadmium tailings from Tak to several provinces in Thailand have raised questions about hazardous waste management.
'Foreigners only' casinos eyed
News, Published on 30/03/2024
» The government has been urged to open the first-ever entertainment-casino complex on Thai soil in Hat Yai to boost tourism, with only foreigners allowed to enter the premises initially.
Study tipped to recommend legalisation of casinos
Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2024
» The House committee on casino legalisation has completed its study, which confirms legalisation is a possibility, and will present it to parliament next week, according to senior Pheu Thai Party figures.
Health ministry wants ban on recreational cannabis by year-end
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2024
» The government wants to ban recreational use of cannabis by the end of this year, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Wednesday, threatening to put thousands of marijuana shops and farms that have sprung up around the country since a decriminalisation drive two years ago out of business.
Scheme not derailed by National Anti-Corruption Commission
News, Published on 10/02/2024
» The government will proceed with its digital wallet scheme despite a warning from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), and it will set up a sub-committee to investigate any risk of corruption, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
Plan to salvage ship axed as US to help
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/01/2024
» The Royal Thai Navy plans to scrap an operation to salvage the HTMS Sukhothai as the US government will provide assistance in finding the remains of the five missing crew and collecting other evidence from the ship during the annual Cobra Gold training event next month.
US warns Thai navy over HTMS 'Sukhothai' salvage
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/01/2024
» The Joint United States Military Advisory Group Thailand (Jusmagthai) has submitted a second warning to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) about salvage operations being carried out on the US-built HTMS Sukhothai, which sunk in the Gulf of Thailand in 2022.
Social, labour issues that dominated news in 2023
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 31/12/2023
» Making a top-five list of the most pressing labour and social issues of the year is no mean feat given that so much has taken place. That said, the Bangkok Post has summarised a handful of the most remarkable stories of 2023 for your reading pleasure.
Release of Thai hostages not yet confirmed: FM
Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2023
» A news report suggesting that 23 Thai workers held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza may soon be released has not been confirmed, Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said on Friday.
Pita tests positive for Covid
Published on 20/06/2023
» Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat says he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will be self-isolating for a few days.