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Police arrest Korean drug ringleader
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/01/2024
» A 29-year-old South Korean citizen who is believed to be the ringleader of a major drug trafficking network based in Thailand has been arrested in Bangkok's Ekkamai neighbourhood, according to the police on Thursday.
PM's 'salesman diplomacy' in view
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 05/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, after just four months in office, announced his "salesman diplomacy" strategy during a meeting with Thai ambassadors and consuls-general at Thailand's Foreign Ministry in November last year.
Pattaya eyes 27m visitors this year
News, Published on 03/01/2024
» The local tourism authority in Pattaya is aiming to draw 27 million visitors to the coastal city in 2024.
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.
Telemedicine scheme for Thais abroad
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/12/2023
» The Ministry of Public Health has announced it will provide telemedicine services to about a million Thais living abroad under its universal healthcare scheme, Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew said on Wednesday.
First Thai case of sophisticated new covid strain
Post Reporters, Published on 19/12/2023
» Thailand has its first case of a patient infected with a new Covid-19 strain that is the best yet at catching cells and avoiding antibodies, according to the Centre for Medical Genomics of Ramathibodi Hospital.
PM plugs Land Bridge in Japan
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/12/2023
» The government is considering granting a 50-year concession to the bid winner of the one-trillion baht Land Bridge megaproject, which is expected to begin turning a profit within 24 years.
Chiang Mai University scholar to make history by joining South Pole project
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/12/2023
» A Chiang Mai University researcher will become the first Thai to join 350 other researchers from 14 countries this month in a project called "IceCube Upgrade" at the South Pole -- a key frontier of scientific exploration.
Call to rethink 'soft power'
Published on 17/12/2023
» The government should reconsider whether its current path towards promoting soft power to strengthen the economy is on the right track, a recent seminar was told.
Renowned journalist John McBeth dies at 79
News, Published on 08/12/2023
» New Zealand-born John McBeth, one of Asia's preeminent journalists with a record of scrupulous and ground-breaking reporting, has died after a short illness in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was 79.