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2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
Bumper harvests aren't bringing tidy profits
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 02/06/2025
» Mangoes have been selling at Huai Khwang Market for as low as 20 baht per kilogramme recently. Pikul, a vendor, said she cannot remember the last time mangoes were so cheap.
Tackling the global divide over the Ukraine war
News, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 17/03/2025
» At a time of rising geopolitical tensions and deepening global fragmentation, the Ukraine war has proved particularly divisive. From the start, the battle lines were clearly drawn: Russia on one side, Ukraine and the West on the other, and much of the Global South hoping only for the conflict to end. Now, however, alignments are shifting. Whether this will advance efforts to resolve the conflict and strengthen global stability remains to be seen.
Phuket begs for water fix
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 02/05/2024
» Tourism authorities in Phuket are begging the government to deal with the water shortage problem which is contributing to higher costs for hotel operators amid growing numbers of visitors.
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.
Beggars 'not trafficked': IB
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/11/2023
» A group of Chinese beggars who were recently arrested in Bangkok were not trafficked into the country and had unlawfully solicited donations in Malaysia and Singapore before trying their luck in the country, according to the Immigration Bureau (IB) yesterday.
Chinese women beggars probed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/11/2023
» Police are investigating a group of Chinese women in school uniforms with deformed faces and amputated hands who were found begging in Bangkok.
400 police now on hunt for Chaowalit
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/11/2023
» More than 400 police officers and state officials are now looking for escaped prisoner Chaowalit Thongduang, known as "Sia Pang Na Node", who took flight into the Banthad mountain range, national police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol said on Monday.
Social media is just one online habit hurting teens
News, Lisa Jarvis, Published on 28/09/2023
» Last spring, my tween was begging for more independence, starting with being allowed to walk home from school alone. The kilometre-plus walk involves crossing a few busy streets. I was hesitant; she doesn't have a phone, so she had no way to contact me if something went wrong. But we practised a few times (with me trailing her a block behind) to be sure she was confident of the route and talked about what she would do in various scenarios. Then, we allowed her to do something that some parents in our uber-connected era might find truly wild: roam free.
Pita's PM hopes hang on a miracle
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 10/07/2023
» Judgement day for Pita Limjaroenrat's quest to become Thailand's 30th prime minister has been set for July 13, 19 and 20. The event is significant because, if Mr Pita is selected, Thailand may see unprecedented changes in the next four years if the campaign policies promised by the Move Forward Party are implemented, partially if not in their entirety.