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Over 3% of Thais suffering poverty
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/09/2025
» Thailand is still struggling with poverty, with 2.39 million people, or 3.41% of the population, classified as poor in 2023, says research by the Program Management Unit for Area-Based Development (PMU-A).
Groups push for protection of dissident
Post Reporters, Published on 18/10/2024
» More than 30 civil society groups have banded together to demand the government refrain from extraditing Vietnamese refugee Y Quynh Bdap who is now imprisoned in Thailand.
Indians' Airbnb bookings in Thailand soar
Post Reporters, Published on 02/06/2024
» More Indian tourists, especially those of Gen Y and Gen Z, are visiting Thailand. They like Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Phuket and Koh Samui but have started to look at less-known destinations, according to the government spokesman.
PM Srettha, wife worth B1bn and a James Bond car
Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his wife have declared wealth of 1.02 billion baht, including a James Bond Aston Martin DB5, 314 million baht in property and 131.05 million baht in gems and jewellery
PM orders state agencies to buy EVs
Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered state agencies to buy electric vehicles to replace older vehicles, build more charging stations nationwide and make insurance for EVs affordable.
Drowning in debt
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2023
» Household debt has long been a concern for Thailand, impeding consumer spending and hindering economic growth.
Coldplay adds Bangkok concert to extended Asia tour
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 15/06/2023
» Following the sell-out success of their November 2023 Asia/Australia shows, Coldplay is staging a second run of Asia dates for January and February next year, as part of their record-breaking "Music of the Spheres World Tour". The good news is that the dates include a show at Bangkok's Rajamangala National Stadium on Feb 3.
Authorities relent on tourists' school uni craze
Post Reporters, Published on 09/03/2023
» A tempest in a teapot over Chinese tourists wearing Thai school uniforms has ended with authorities conceding that the visitors mean no harm and are probably doing the country a favour by promoting it.
Yongyuth denies affair allegations
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/01/2023
» Former deputy Prime Minister and interior minister Yongyuth Wichaidit on Monday denied claims that he had an affair with a married woman before demanding the Pheu Thai Party dismiss famed lawyer Sitra Biabangkerd -- who made the allegations -- from its ranks.
Pheu Thai hit by 'affair' rumour
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2023
» A Pheu Thai deputy leader has urged party chief Dr Cholnan Srikaew to probe an "inappropriate" relationship by a former deputy prime minister in Yingluck Shinawatra's cabinet, after the story went viral on social media.