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#BangkokPost : Central Asian country a fast-growing market with 220,000 arrivals expected this year. #Thailand #travel #visa #Kazakhstan Full story link is in the first comment.

#BangkokPost : Britain's Prince Harry said it was crucial the travel industry did better by the local communities in vacation destinations or there would be no tourism ... Show more   #video   #PrinceHarry   #Britain   #business   #travel

#BangkokPost : Progress expected on long-delayed first phase from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima. #Thailand #transport #train Full story link is in the first comment.

#BangkokPost : A British man was arrested while begging in front of a convenience store on the well-known tourist destination of Koh Phangan ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #beggar   #KohPhangan

Deputy minister's son gets suspended jail term for drink driving A son of a deputy minister has been sentenced to two months in jail, suspended for two years ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2778720/deputy-ministers-son-gets-suspended-jail-term-for-drink-driving   #BangkokPost   #santiPromphat   #DrinkDriving

Rodtang returns to Impact Arena for Puric fight Rodtang Jitmuangnon is back. The ONE flyweight Muay Thai world champion meets Canadian-Bosnian veteran Denis ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/sports/2778239/rodtang-returns-to-impact-arena-for-puric-fight   #BangkokPost   #mma   #onechampionship

Bitcoin's 'halving': what is it and does it matter? Bitcoin's long-anticipated 'halving' is, depending on where you sit, a vital event that will burnish the ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/business/investment/2778729/bitcoins-halving-what-is-it-and-does-it-matter   #BangkokPost   #bitcoin   #halving

Bad loans set to surge at banks in Q1 The banking sector is poised for higher non-performing loans (NPLs) in the first quarter this year ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2778449/bad-loans-set-to-surge-at-banks-in-q1   #BangkokPost   #Loan

Explosions heard near Iranian airport, reason unknown Iran's Fars news agency said on Friday that explosions were heard near the airport at the country's ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/world/2778622/explosions-heard-near-iranian-airport-reason-unknown   #BangkokPost   #israel   #iran

Suspect in Thai woman’s murder in London 'has fled UK' Victim cancelled planned trip home to Ratchaburi shortly before she was killed ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2778679/suspect-in-thai-womans-murder-in-london-has-fled-uk   #BangkokPost   #KamonnanThiamphanit

#BangkokPost : An Indian man aged 32 has been arrested in Kanchanaburi province for allegedly stabbing a 51-year-old Thai woman 31 times, killing her ... Show more   #Thailand   #crime   #Indian   #knife   #dead   #attack

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#BangkokPost : Boeing's safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a full-blown crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout ... Show more   #video   #Boeing   #transport   #airport   #security   #blast

#BangkokPost : The acting national police chief has suspended deputy chief Surachate Hakparn and four subordinates accused of involvement with an online gambling ... Show more   #Thailand   #gambling   #online   #police

#BangkokPost : Authorities and communities across the United Arab Emirates were clearing debris on Wednesday (April 17) after a torrential downpour killed at least one ... Show more   #video   #Emirates   #flood

#BangkokPost : Legal opinions sought on whether government can use state bank to support digital wallet handout. #business #bank #loan #diesel #digitalwallet #government Full story link ... Show more

#BangkokPost : Oil Fuel Fund Office seeks ways to stabilise pump prices amid volatile global conditions. #business #transport #Oil #diesel #price #Finance #government #tax Full story ... Show more

#BangkokPost : Foundry owner says hazardous material was acquired legally but admits he had no permission to sell it. #Thailand #cadmium #mineral #danger Full story link is in ... Show more

#BangkokPost : When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion destroyed more than 4,000 embryos plus 1 ... Show more   #video   #Israel   #Gaza   #Palestinian   #Health

A Facebook user who went by the name Ex Yuhh shared a video of herself and some friends passing through an area where an ammonia leak occurred in Chon Buri on ... Show more   #Thailand   #BangkokPost

#BangkokPost : There were 287 fatalities and 2,060 injuries in traffic accidents during the government's road safety campaign week for the Songkran festival ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #Songkran   #transport   #accident

#BangkokPost : The Revenue Department says there are significant challenges this year achieving tax collection targets because of the slowdown in economic activities ... Show more   #business   #revenue   #tax   #Finance

#BangkokPost : This Saturday, join animal lovers at UnionSPACE cafe in Bangkok for a delightful experience. #lifestyle #pets #coffee #puppy #event Full story link is in the ... Show more

#BangkokPost : Tang Contemporary Art presents "Intersection Of Existence", a group exhibition featuring artworks by eight renowned contemporary artists from ... Show more   #lifestyle   #artist   #exposition   #event

#BangkokPost : After a two-week debut in Bangkok in late January before moving to Chiang Mai in March, "Thread Under Threat: Myanmar Women Out Of The 3-Year Coup ... Show more   #lifestyle   #artist   #Myanmar   #ChiangMai   #event

#BangkokPost : Emergency response underway, public warned against consuming food potentially exposed to gas leak. #Thailand #ammonia #Health #environment #ChonBuri Full story link is in ... Show more

#BangkokPost : The Ukrainian military says Russia has ramped up its illegal use of riot control agents on the frontline to try to clear trenches as Moscow begins to ... Show more   #video   #Ukrain   #Russia   #riot

#BangkokPost : The purpose of this article is to educate the public about the real issue of the digital wallet scheme. The issue is not "HOW to get the 500 ... Show more   #opinion   #Thailand   #digitalwallet   #Finance

#BangkokPost : The influencer, who arrived in Siem Riep on Saturday, compared the Songkran celebrations in both countries. #opinion #Thailand #travel #SiemRiep #Cambodia #drama #Songkran ... Show more   #tradition   #culture

#BangkokPost : Aviation bodies project Thailand's passenger numbers to recover by next year, though economic uncertainties and the slow rebound of some supply chains ... Show more   #business   #travel   #transport

#BangkokPost : Thailand has developed a roadmap to become a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of developed countries ... Show more   #business   #government   #private

#BangkokPost : Hydrogen holds promise as a future energy that may suit mobility technology and help reduce air pollutants, says national oil and gas conglomerate PTT ... Show more   #business   #auto   #energy   #Hydrogen   #pollution

#BangkokPost : Electric vehicle sales in Thailand are expected to miss the estimate of 130,000 units this year, says Hyundai Mobility Thailand ... Show more   #business   #auto   #Hyundai   #EVs   #price   #trade   #Finance

#BangkokPost : The cabinet last week offered Thai New Year's gifts to potential homeowners, approving measures that extend the price range of houses eligible for a cut ... Show more   #business   #property   #home   #transfer   #price   #fee   #mortgage   #Finance

#BangkokPost : A forthcoming cabinet reshuffle is likely to be finalised next week even though the changes, largely affecting the ruling Pheu Thai Party ... Show more   #Thailand   #politics   #minister   #PheuThai

#BangkokPost : A Russian man was killed when his motorcycle plunged into a deep roadside ditch in Muang district around sunrise on Wednesday ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #transport   #accident   #dead   #Russian   #motorcycle

#BangkokPost : Italian big bike manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding aims to make Thailand one of its export hubs after opening a new factory in Rayong ... Show more   #business   #auto   #bigbike   #Ducati   #Thailand   #export   #factory

#BangkokPost : Road accidents killed 243 people and injured 1,837 others during the six days of the Songkran festival holiday. #Thailand #travel #Songkran #transport #accident #injured ... Show more

#BangkokPost : Myanmar resistance fighters on Monday raised their own banner at a newly captured army base, saying their fighters had repelled an attempt by junta ... Show more   #video   #warrior   #Myanmar   #Myawaddy   #border   #politics   #security

#BangkokPost : Thai and foreign tourists celebrate the Songkran festival on Silom and Khao San roads in Bangkok on Sunday. (Photos: Nutthawat Wichieanbut and Varuth ... Show more   #Photos   #Thailand   #travel   #Songkran   #Silom   #KhaoSan   www.bangkokpost.com/photo/2776424/songkran-spirit

#BangkokPost : A fire broke out on a sightseeing boat while it cruised along the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya on Tuesday but all passengers and crew members are safe ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #boat   #Ayutthaya   #fire

#BangkokPost : Songkran festivities across Thailand continue to draw in both local and foreign tourists, all eager to partake in the joyful water-splashing celebration ... Show more   #opinion   #Thailand   #Songkran   #travel   #government

#BangkokPost : Two foreigners died in the capital from Sunday night to early Monday morning. One drowned in a canal in an apparent attempt to retrieve a water gun ... Show more   #Thailand   #accident   #travel

#BangkokPost : City Hall will give Bangkok’s pavements a facelift, in a pilot project to be carried out on 16 roads with a combined pavement length of up to 86 ... Show more   #Thailand   #transport

#BangkokPost : Police have arrested three foreigners — from Canada, Russia and Myanmar — on the southern tourist islands of Koh Phangan and Phuket for working ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #Canada   #Russia   #Myanmar   #Phuket

Guru by Bangkok Post : Songkran in Silom Silom is known for a particularly colourful (and muscly) celebration of Songkran every year. Thais and tourists send off Thai New Year ... Show more

#BangkokPost : An attacker who fatally knifed several people in a Sydney mall was shot dead by police in Sydney's beachside suburb of Bondi on Saturday, police said ... Show more   #video   #crime   #injuring   #dead   #knifed   #attacker   #Sydney

#BangkokPost : Paroled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he hopes his sister Yingluck Shinawatra can return to the country this year ... Show more   #Thailand   #politics   #Thaksin   #Yingluck

#BangkokPost : A fire hit Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange on Tuesday (April 16), one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings ... Show more   #video   #fire   #business   #stockexchange   #Denmark   #stockmarket

#BangkokPost : More Thai males will join the army voluntarily during the conscription season this year compared to last year, an assistant army spokesperson announced ... Show more   #Thailand   #army   #enlist   #security

#BangkokPost : The Board of Investment (BoI) expects foreign investors to set up a big plant in Thailand to produce battery cells for electric vehicles (EVs) within ... Show more   #business   #auto   #Investors   #EVs   #factory   #batterycells

#BangkokPost : Authorities are ramping up their crackdown on foreign criminals who arrive in the guise of tourists and use Thailand as their base for committing crimes ... Show more   #Thailand   #travel   #crime

PTT Public Company Limited's international market analysis team forecasts that ICE Brent crude oil prices in Q2 2024 will hover between $80 to $90 per barrel ... Show more   www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2774256/oil-prices-surge-amid-geopolitical-tensions

#BangkokPost : The magic of animation will unfold before your eyes during "Immersive Disney Animation", which will stop in Bangkok for almost two months at ... Show more   #lifestyle   #animation   #show   #Disney   #event

#BangkokPost : Siam Society is holding a two-day study trip to explore ancient forests and vibrant nature in Rayong and Chon Buri, from May 24-25 ... Show more   #lifestyle   #travel   #environment   #Rayong   #ChonBuri   #event

#BangkokPost : Emmy award-winning and global comedy sensation Vir Das will be in town for a night of laughter at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha, 7th floor of Siam Square One ... Show more   #lifestyle   #VirDas   #talkshow   #comedian   #Emmyaward   #event

#BangkokPost : Governments have tried to move Bangkok Port in Klong Toey to Laem Chabang deep-sea port in Chon Buri province many times ... Show more   #opinion   #Thailand   #business   #export   #KlongToey   #ChonBuri

#BangkokPost : If everything goes as planned, Thailand and the EU could sign a free trade agreement by mid-next year, in what is another example of the European ... Show more   #opinion   #Thailand   #business   #export   #Europe

#BangkokPost : Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's "Supreme Leader", is embarrassed and humiliated by the complete failure of his drone and missile attack on Israel ... Show more   #opinion   #Iran   #Israel   #drone   #attack   #JoeBiden

#BangkokPost : Rever Leasing, an auto loan unit under Rever Automotive Co, the sole distributor of BYD electric vehicles, is poised to commence operations next month ... Show more   #business   #auto   #EVs   #BYD   #loan   #Finance   #market   www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/2777384/rever-leasing-aims-to-lead-ev-loan-market

#BangkokPost : Amendment of the land and building tax law is meant to enhance both the efficiency of collection and levy an appropriate rate ... Show more   #business   #property   #tax   #land   #building   #Finance

#BangkokPost : Foreign ownership quotas for condos should be increased in certain areas to stimulate the economy. #business #property #condo #foreigner #trade Full story link is in ... Show more

#BangkokPost : Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, has turned to the stage to cope with ... Show more   #video   #tragedy   #SouthKorea   #Sewol   #ferry

Iran has launched attack on Israel in retaliation for embassy strike.

#BangkokPost : The director of Beijing's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Xia Baolong, said Hong Kong should "tightly hold" onto the bottom line of ... Show more   #video   #HongKong   #China   #security

#BangkokPost : Georgian lawmakers came to blows in parliament on Monday (April 15) as ruling party legislators looked set to advance a controversial bill on ... Show more   #video   #Georgian   #attack   #parliament   #politics

#BangkokPost : Nineteen provinces in the North and the Northeast were shrouded with slightly unsafe levels of fine dust but no “red” levels of air pollution were ... Show more   #Thailand   #Health   #PM25   #dust

#BangkokPost : A bakery in Gaza City has started operating for the first time in six months with aid from the World Food Programme (WFP) ... Show more   #video   #Gaza   #food   #security

#BangkokPost : Visitors build ceremonial stupas out of sand after paying their respect to the Reclining Buddha to mark the Thai New Year at Wat Pho in Bangkok on ... Show more   #video   #Thailand   #travel   #WatPho   www.bangkokpost.com/video/travel-and-lifestyle

#BangkokPost : North Korea marked the 112th birth anniversary of the state's founder and the current leader's grandfather Kim Il Sung with massive dance party and ... Show more   #video   #NorthKorea   #KimIlSung   #grandfather   #state

#BangkokPost : Political activists are using the Songkran holiday to urge returnees to convince family and friends in their home provinces to seek seats in the Senate ... Show more   #Thailand   #politics   #Songkran

#BangkokPost : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday (April 14) his country would achieve victory, after its military said it shot down almost all ... Show more   #video   #Israeli   #Iran   #security   #attack   #weapons

#BangkokPost : Two law enforcement officers were shot dead on Sunday (April 14) in the town of Salina, in Onondaga County New York, local media reported ... Show more   #video   #crime   #dead   #NewYork

#BangkokPost : In an effort to quash the public health scare that followed the discovery of illegal cadmium tailings that were illegally transported from Tak to ... Show more   #opinion   #Thailand   #Health   #cadmium   #cancer   #Srettha   #toxic   www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/2776649/cadmium-plan-lacking

#BangkokPost : Driven by the growth potential of Asean economies, large local banks are likely to see significant opportunities to expand their regional business and ... Show more   #business   #bank   #Finance   #loan

#BangkokPost : Chinese firms expressed interest in investing in electric vehicle (EV) supply chain and energy businesses in Smart Park Industrial Estate in Rayong ... Show more   #business   #government   #auto   #cancer   #energy   #EVs

#BangkokPost : The Industry Ministry and local agencies in Tak have jointly inspected the readiness of disposal pits before cadmium tailings are relocated there from ... Show more   #Thailand   #Health   #cadmium   #cancer   #security

#BangkokPost : The Ministry of Commerce has instructed state agencies to come up with measures to deal with a possible spike in energy prices if the conflict between ... Show more   #Thailand   #energy   #prices   #oil   #Iran   #Israel

#BangkokPost : The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) is asking for a concerted push to help protect Thai youths from the negative health consequences posed by ... Show more   #Thailand   #Health   #cigarettes   #youth

#BangkokPost : Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Monday reiterated his confidence the government is moving in the right direction with the 500-billion-baht digital ... Show more   #business   #Srettha   #digitalwallet   #Finance