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PM leads cabinet in royal bathing rite for Princess Bajrakitiyabha
2+ hour, 23+ min ago (281+ words) PUBLISHED: 13 Jun 2026 at 11: 24 Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led members of the cabinet and senior Interior Ministry officials to perform the royal bathing rite before the portrait of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati at the Sahathai Samakhom Pavilion in the…...
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1+ hour, 40+ min ago (234+ words) Re: "Thailand's misleading growth story", (Opinion, June 11). Columnist/economist Chartchai Parasuk's exhaustive piece on the country's economic woes, "Thailand's misleading growth story", whilst trying to keep it understandable for the average Joe, still left me somewhat in the dark. He…...
A risky political gamble
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (1653+ words) PUBLISHED: 13 Jun 2026 at 01: 01 Privy councillor row raises questions about the People's Party's strategy, electoral appeal ahead of Bangkok polls'v'Observers say allegations of a shadow influence at City Hall have surfaced too late to affect Chadchart's re-election prospects. The main opposition…...
Bangkok Post - A nation mourns
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (505+ words) HRH Princess Bajrakitiyabha passes away PUBLISHED: 13 Jun 2026 at 04: 32 WRITER: MONGKOL BANGPRAPA and APINYA WIPATAYOTIN Thailand entered a period of national mourning on Thursday following the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati at the age of 47. According to the…...
Chadchart eyes ageing society
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (291+ words) PUBLISHED: 13 Jun 2026 at 06: 45 Former Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has outlined a broad policy agenda aimed at preparing the capital for a rapidly ageing society while continuing efforts to curb PM2. 5 pollution, as he remains the frontrunner in the race for the…...
Bangkok Post - PM pledges reforms to woo investors
8+ hour, 4+ min ago (293+ words) 4-point plan targets long-term growth PUBLISHED: 13 Jun 2026 at 06: 13 Prime Minister Anutin Chanvirakul has pledged regulatory and economic reforms to secure Thailand's position as a long-term investment destination. Mr Anutin said recent engagements with global business leaders have repeatedly underscored "uncertainty…...
Indonesian students decry "wasteful" state spending
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (457+ words) Protesters single out Prabowo's flagship free meals programme as example of failure PUBLISHED: 12 Jun 2026 at 21: 11 JAKARTA - Hundreds of Indonesian students rallied in Jakarta on Friday to protest against the spending priorities of President Prabowo Subianto's government, and to oppose this…...
Bangkok Post - Photo gallery
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (58+ words) Crowds gathered at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok on Friday following an official announcement from the Bureau of the Royal Household confirming the passing of Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati, drawing mourners, media attention, and heightened security to…...
Iran insists on control of Hormuz under any deal with US
16+ hour, 41+ min ago (715+ words) Uranium enrichment also non-negotiable, Tehran says amid reports that draft agreement is nearly done PUBLISHED: 12 Jun 2026 at 21: 30 TEHRAN - Iran insisted on Friday on its right to maintain control over the Strait of Hormuz and enrich uranium under any peace deal…...
All of us are migrants," pope says on last day in Spain
19+ hour, 44+ min ago (523+ words) Human dignity has no passport," Leo XIV says at migrant centre on Tenerife PUBLISHED: 12 Jun 2026 at 17: 45 UPDATED: 12 Jun 2026 at 18: 33 SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain - Pope Leo XIV told migrants at a reception centre on the Spanish island of Tenerife…...