PRAIA, Cape Verde – Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said on Sunday,…
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Thailand targets Tier 1 status in US trafficking report
The government has pledged to intensify efforts against human trafficking, with the goal of moving Thailand from Tier 2 —…
Read MorePeople’s Party says ‘no talks’ with Chadchart over city polls
The opposition People’s Party (PP) has played down speculation it has approached incumbent Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt to run under…
Read MoreMost southerners back Land Bridge, lack understanding: Poll
While a majority of people in southern Thailand support the proposed Land Bridge megaproject, more than half say they have…
Read MoreHelicopter crashes near BTS depot in Samut Prakan after engine trouble
A helicopter crashed behind a PTT petrol station near the BTS maintenance depot on Sukhumvit Road in Muang district of…
Read More‘High-risk’ business registrations plunge
The number of companies registering in “high-risk” sectors has declined sharply following efforts to tighten business registration, says the Department…
Read MoreIran says renewed war with US ‘likely’
TEHRAN – A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting with the US was “likely”, hours after…
Read More89 Israeli children found at illegal Koh Phangan school
SURAT THANI – Security officials have raided a school on Koh Phangan that was being run illegally by Thai and…
Read MoreMinister pushes for B5bn cruise terminal on Koh Samui
Deputy Transport Minister Sanphet Bunyamanee says he is pushing for a 5-billion-baht cruise terminal on Koh Samui in the southern…
Read MoreMore arrests made in fake birth certificate scandal
Three civil servants in Nakhon Ratchasima have been arrested for allegedly issuing fake Thai birth certificates and transferring household registrations…
Read MoreKing and Queen attend Swedish royal birthday gala
On the Thursday evening, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand travelled by royal car from the Grand Hôtel…
Read MoreLabour groups demand reform
Labour groups marched to Government House on Friday to mark International Workers’ Day, submitting a nine-point list of demands to…
Read MoreAung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
The legal team for Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader of Myanmar on Sunday after…
Read MoreEx-senator’s son gets 132 years in gambling ring case
The Criminal Court has sentenced the son of a former senator to 132 years and six months in prison in…
Read MoreThai birth certificate fraud scandal spreads
NAKHON RATCHASIMA – An investigation into fraudulent Thai birth certificates involving Chinese nationals has found 28 more cases — including…
Read MoreYour horoscope for May 1-7
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see…
Read MoreExposed: How Chinese scammers register ‘Thai’ children
Chinese scammers have been hiring Thai men to register marriages with their Chinese wives so that their Chinese-born children can…
Read MoreCourt to rule on conscription law challenge on May 12
The Constitutional Court will rule on May 12 on whether Thailand’s decades‑old military conscription law violates constitutional rights, in a…
Read MoreFrom surplus to strain: world rice supply under threat
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages and…
Read MoreChanel sets toes free this summer
Matthieu Blazy’s new creative direction for the house of Chanel blows away the entire sandal, leaving only a short, flat…
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