Thailand Among 4 Countries Hoping to Host 2023 Asian Cup
KUALA LUMPUR — Indonesia is bidding to host the 2023 Asian Cup despite being under a FIFA-imposed ban from international competition because of government interference in the running of the national football federation.
40-Degree Plus Songkran Expected
By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK — The mercury is predicted to peak at 39C in parts of the capital today. If that is not hot enough for you, don’t worry, during Songkran Bangkok and large swathes of the country are expected to experience temperatures that fly into the forties.
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK — The mercury is predicted to peak at 39C in parts of the capital today. If that is not hot enough for you, don’t worry, during Songkran Bangkok and large swathes of the country are expected to experience temperatures that fly into the forties.
Kalasin is the Richest Place on Earth, Interior Ministry Site Claims
BANGKOK — Government databases are being discussed online again since last night. This time, however, rather than leaking personal data or being breached by hackers they were being mocked by netizens for tables and charts showing statistics that simply didn’t make sense.
Kalasin is the Richest Place on Earth, Interior Ministry Site Claims
BANGKOK — Government databases are being discussed online again since last night. This time, however, rather than leaking personal data or being breached by hackers they were being mocked by netizens for tables and charts showing statistics that simply didn’t make sense.
Canada Joins Growing Call to Repeal Police Powers Granted to Soldiers
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Canadian Embassy in Bangkok said it is concerned by National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Order 13/2016 which grants expanded policing powers to the Thai military, saying the order threatens to undermine the rule of law and due process and increases the potential for human rights abuses in Thailand.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Canadian Embassy in Bangkok said it is concerned by National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Order 13/2016 which grants expanded policing powers to the Thai military, saying the order threatens to undermine the rule of law and due process and increases the potential for human rights abuses in Thailand.
Forget the Drought, National Water Fight is on
BANGKOK — Drought? What drought? Bring out the water guns!
Forget the Drought, National Water Fight is on
BANGKOK — Drought? What drought? Bring out the water guns!
Thailand may be going through its driest period in 20 years. But the country's military government wants visitors from around the globe to know that the biggest water fight in the world is still on.
Thailand may be going through its driest period in 20 years. But the country's military government wants visitors from around the globe to know that the biggest water fight in the world is still on.
‘Sexist’ Songkran Safety Posters Removed by Police
CHIANG MAI — Posters campaigning for safe driving during the Songkran holidays issued by Chiang Mai police were taken away on Sunday after receiving criticism for being sexist.
Court Reinstates Anti-Junta Thammasat Historian Somsak
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Central Administrative Court today ruled that the dismissal of exiled Thammasat University history professor Somsak Jeamteerasakul by his employer was unlawful, thus reinstating Somsak’s status as a lecturer at Thammasat.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — The Central Administrative Court today ruled that the dismissal of exiled Thammasat University history professor Somsak Jeamteerasakul by his employer was unlawful, thus reinstating Somsak’s status as a lecturer at Thammasat.
Anne Frank’s Diary Opera Comes to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Selections from the diary of a young victim of the Holocaust will come to life in a one woman show in Bangkok.
