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After the quake: What we must know when the world shifts
Online Reporters, Published on 15/05/2025
» At the Bangkok Post Knowledge Forum 2025, held on Thursday at Chulalongkorn University under the theme “After the Quake: From Lessons to Prevention — What We Must Know When the World Shifts”, experts gathered to explore how Bangkok can better understand and prepare for the seismic risks it faces.
Thaksin defends entertainment complexes as critic decries ‘sin economy’
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2025
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has defended the government’s entertainment complex bill, pointing out the contentious matter of a casino represents only 10% of each site, while a Democrat Party member is accusing the Pheu Thai-led administration of seeking to establish a “sin economy”.
100 rehab escapees allege abuse in Krabi facility
Online Reporters, Published on 08/06/2024
» Local residents of Koh Siboya in Krabi province were put on high alert following the mass escape of 100 drug addicts from a rehabilitation facility on the island on Friday, with the patients later claiming they were fleeing abuse.
Most favour Abhisit for Democrat leadership: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 13/08/2023
» Most people are of the opinion that Abhisit Vejjajiva, a former prime minister and former leader of the Democrat Party, should be re-elected as party chief, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.
Woman in sex scandal with ex-DPM charged with dowry fraud
Online Reporters, Published on 11/01/2023
» Police have charged a woman, her husband and her parents with fraud involving a dowry and a former deputy prime minister involved in a sex scandal.
Trigger-happy airman's boss accepts discipline
Online Reporters, Published on 15/10/2022
» The commander of the 41st Airborne Division, ACM Wongwiwat Wattanavrangkul, will be subject to disciplinary action as a show of responsibility after a subordinate shot and injured a neighbour in Chiang Mai on Thursday.
Two shot dead at army college, soldier arrested
Online Reporters, Published on 14/09/2022
» A sergeant-major said to be mentally ill shot two colleagues dead and wounded another at the Army War College of the Army Training Command in Bangkok's Dusit district on Wednesday morning.
Royal command appoints 765 officers in annual military reshuffle
Online Reporters, Published on 11/09/2022
» A royal command appointing 765 officers in the annual military reshuffle has been published in the Royal Gazette. The appointments are to take effect from Oct 1.
Snake encounter reported every 15 minutes in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 27/08/2022
» Snakes are a much bigger problem in Bangkok than many people think. Just ask the staff at the 199 emergency hotline. On average, they say, they get a call for assistance with snakes every 15 minutes, with about 60,000 snake removals taking place each year.
First Thai rice shipment delivered using Laos-China railway
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2022
» A first shipment 1,000 tonnes of Thai rice has been delivered using the Lao-Chinese railway to Chongqing, marking a new chapter in exports to China, the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry announced on Thursday.