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BangkokPost.com launches new AI service
News, Online Reporters, Published on 18/11/2025
» The Bangkok Post and Taboola have launched DeeperDive, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) engine to help provide readers with intuitive insights and news context based on the paper's 79-year history.
F-16 fighter jet needs repairs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» A structural crack has prompted the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to send an F-16 fighter jet for maintenance, according to the RTAF.
The need to address fossil fuels beyond the ICJ
News, Jemilah Mahmood & Adam Farhan, Published on 06/09/2025
» In July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a landmark Advisory Opinion: states may be violating international law by facilitating fossil fuel consumption, subsidising production, and issuing permits that enable expansion of extraction and use.
Dollar at risk of being left behind
News, Jay Pelosky, Published on 04/08/2025
» Europe and Asia could leverage US President Donald Trump's "America First" strategy for their own benefit, eventually spurring the development of regional tripolar FX blocs that could erode the dominance of the US dollar and reshape global markets.
Facebook falls down on job
News, Editorial, Published on 20/01/2025
» In an era where trust underpins our digital ecosystem, the persistence of online scams is eroding the very foundation of the internet and society as we know it. While the reach of popular platforms like Facebook is vast, so too is the scope of their accountability.
Defence Ministry favours Gripen jets over US F-16s
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2025
» The Defence Ministry supports the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) decision to choose the Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets over the F-16 aircraft from the United States, says Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
China takes aim at democracy
News, Adam Nelson and May Butoy, Published on 06/01/2025
» In April 2024, a spokesman for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte suggested that the Philippines and China had entered into an undisclosed "gentleman's agreement" between 2016 and 2022. China would not challenge the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, and the Philippines would send only basic supplies to its personnel and facilities on the Ayungin Shoal. But now, the Philippines is emerging as an essential player in resisting China's strategic ambitions in the region, with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr's administration asserting Philippine maritime claims through naval confrontations and new legislation.
Invest in WHO for outsize returns
News, Gordon Brown, Published on 23/10/2024
» In August, 14 of Africa's poorest countries, alongside international organisations and private companies, pledged over US$45 million (1.5 billion baht) to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) new Investment Round, which aims to raise $7.1 billion in voluntary contributions to close its current funding gap for the next four years, improve primary care, and build a more robust, better-trained health workforce.
Protesting ethically for the planet
News, Peter Singer & Martin Skladany, Published on 05/09/2024
» Climate protesters have disrupted the tennis at Wimbledon, thrown tomato soup at the glass protecting famous paintings, sprayed orange powder on Stonehenge, and blocked traffic. In response, European governments have been cracking down on environmental protesters with detentions and fines, and, in one case, with a five-year prison sentence for advocating civil disobedience in a Zoom call.
Air force to name fighter jet pick this week
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 27/08/2024
» The Royal Thai Air Force will officially announce which fighter jet model it will purchase to refresh its ageing fleet by the end of the week, according to RTAF commander ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul on Monday.