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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.
PM stokes local Formula 1 race hopes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/05/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has hinted at good news for Thais in the government's persistent efforts to secure a deal for the country to host a Formula 1 street circuit race.
Private firms to help MotoGP
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 12/04/2025
» Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong shared an update on the renewal of the contract for Thailand to host the MotoGP Grand Prix event, calling for more involvement from the private sector.
Thai govt officials to drive Formula 1 race talks forward
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/11/2024
» The government has vowed to bring a Formula 1 (F1) racing event to Thailand to stimulate economic growth.
Work on Laem Chabang Port 'on time' despite delays
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2024
» The third phase of development at Laem Chabang Port is now about 45% completed, with its key feature, Pier F, slated to open in late 2027 as planned, according to Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri.
F1 boss meets PM to discuss hosting race
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2024
» Formula One (F1) Group CEO Stefano Domenicali has met with Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to discuss the possibility of staging a Grand Prix in Thailand.
Time to put brakes on immigration
News, Max Hastings, Published on 04/01/2024
» No politician can be expected to tell us all of the truth. If they did so, they would lose an election even for town dogcatcher. Nonetheless it doesn't seem too much to suggest, in this season of hope, that 2024 might go significantly better than 2023 if more of our leaders around the world acknowledged realities about some of the troubles that beset us.
Fight to save local journalism
News, Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca, Published on 02/10/2023
» The Washington Post's famous slogan, "Democracy Dies in Darkness", is sadly coming true in many parts of the United States. The digital age has shattered newspapers' business model, turning many communities into "news deserts" with no local journalism. Some 2,500 daily or weekly newspapers have folded since 2005, and there are now fewer than 6,500 left. Every week, two more disappear.
Huge storms wreck about 1,800 houses
News, Nujaree Raekrun and Supapong Chaolan, Published on 18/04/2023
» Around 1,800 houses in ten provinces were damaged after summer storms wreaked havoc across the Northeast and South over the weekend, as authorities continued the search for crew members of stricken trawlers off the coast of Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Time for PM to come clean
News, Postbag, Published on 12/09/2021
» Re: "Heads roll after censure debate," (BP, Sept 10).