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Minister vows support for local youth football team
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Capt Thamanat Prompow has pledged support for the Mon Thong Wittaya School football team, praising its young players for bringing pride to their school and community and serving as role models for future generations of Thai athletes.
Srettha outlines 'soft power' vision for Thai athletes
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 11/07/2025
» Former prime minister Srettha Thavisin has reaffirmed the Pheu Thai Party's commitment to harnessing sports as a major driver of Thailand's soft power, citing its cultural, commercial, and diplomatic potential.
Unite for safer roads in Thailand
News, Jean Todt & Michaela Friberg-Storey, Published on 20/06/2025
» Thailand has recently taken a decisive step to protect lives on the road: since the beginning of June 2025, authorities have stepped up enforcement of the helmet law for both motorcycle riders and passengers, with fines of up to 2,000 baht per person for non-compliance. By enforcing helmet-wearing laws, the Royal Thai Police is sending a clear message: wearing a helmet is not a suggestion -- it is the law, and laws are meant to be followed. This one, in particular, saves lives.
Mental resilience
News, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/03/2025
» Only a few athletes rise to prominence as swiftly and remarkably as Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul. From a young girl in Ratchaburi to becoming the world's No.1 female golfer, her journey is a testament to talent, resilience and self-belief.
Football legends invited to tour after golf event
News, Post reporters, Published on 27/02/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has invited three former football stars to tour Thailand after participating in the "Reignwood Icons of Football" golf competition.
History-making bronze for Thailand
News, Published on 12/02/2025
» Paul Henri Vieuxtemps made history after winning Thailand's first-ever medal at the Asian Winter Games, securing a bronze medal in the men's freeski slopestyle event in Harbin, China, on Tuesday.
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.
Simone Biles is redefining athletic resilience
News, Lisa Jarvis, Published on 31/07/2024
» With the Olympics underway in Paris, the world has a front seat to something truly magical: the gravity-defying skills of US gymnast Simone Biles. And although I'm, of course, looking forward to watching her attempt the Yurchenko double pike vault -- a jump she is the only woman to even attempt in competition, and which she smashed during practice in Paris last week -- I'm really just glad to see her back in a leotard, beaming while high-fiving her teammates.
Games must be more sustainable
News, David Fickling, Published on 30/07/2024
» What's the biggest event at the Olympic Games?
In defence of Tokyo 2020, the loneliest Olympics
News, Gearoid Reidy, Published on 24/07/2024
» The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were a "suicide mission", warned one of Japan's richest men. "Cursed", said a former prime minister. Even contemplating hosting them in the midst of Covid would be "simply beyond reason", said one sponsor.