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Alert sounds over surge in flu, RSV, dengue fever cases
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 23/09/2025
» The Public Health Ministry has voiced alarm over a rise in respiratory illnesses as well as a jump in fatalities from increasing influenza and dengue fever cases.
Nursery teacher suspended after CCTV shows child abuse
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 26/05/2025
» A teacher at a child development centre in Chachoengsao has been suspended after CCTV footage shows her pressing a two-year-old boy's head to the floor to make him sleep.
Paris Olympics can help unify a fractured city
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 26/07/2024
» Paris faces the test this week of launching the Olympic Games safely and affordably at a time of war, political polarisation and social unrest. It's not a done deal. Heavy-handed security barriers and Covid-style QR codes are already infuriating residents and tourists trying to navigate a River Seine that's been cleaned at great expense.
Infections could force schools to shut
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/08/2023
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering schools in the capital to follow preventive measures for hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and dengue fever since the viruses have become widespread among school kids.
Riots' deja vu raises the stakes
News, Lionel Laurent, Published on 04/07/2023
» A teenager killed by police in a Paris suburb. A wave of anger that morphs into widespread rioting and opportunistic looting. A tough law-and-order response followed by an appeal for unity and calm -- and a political call for action that fades over time.
The baby bonus just does not work any more
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/05/2023
» I was one of five children -- not seen as a particularly big family in Newfoundland at the time -- and there was one year when we allegedly beat Guatemala to have the highest birth rate in the world. (That's probably not true, but people were proud of it anyway.)
Mask use urged as haze fastens grip
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/03/2023
» A pulmonologist from Siriraj Hospital has suggested people wear masks to protect themselves from dust pollution as the number of patients with respiratory diseases continues to rise, especially among children.
Payout rise for victims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2022
» The Justice Ministry is amending a ministerial regulation to significantly increase compensation payouts in the event of a death or injury in a criminal case, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said yesterday.
Crimes that rocked the nation in 2022
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Songdatchakorn Meewaen, Published on 25/12/2022
» As the New Year approaches, the 'Bangkok Post' takes the opportunity to select five crime stories that both captivated and shocked the nation during the past 12 months.
A political guessing game
News, Published on 12/11/2022
» Signs have already emerged that the next general election could be beset by legal and technical complications that could culminate in an impasse ultimately requiring help yet again from the Constitutional Court.