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Ekniti backs sin tax changes - Bangkok Post
Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas speaks to reporters at Government House on June 18. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has backed a proposal to end earmarked taxes for four organisations and redirect more than 14 billion baht a year to the natio...
Queen makes first solo flight in Gripen fighter jet - Bangkok Post
Her Majesty the Queen in a JAS 39 C Gripen jet at Wing 7 in Surat Thani on Thursday. (Photos: Bureau of the Royal Household) Her Majesty the Queen made her first solo flight in a Gripen fighter jet in Surat Thani on Thursday.
Single checkpoint plan gains ground - Bangkok Post
Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow gives a press interview at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sept 8. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut) Thailand and Laos have discussed introducing a single inspection checkpoint for customs and immigration procedures to streamline cro...
THAI opens compensation site for flood-hit passengers - Bangkok Post
Passengers wait to claim their baggage as thousands of suitcases wait to be handled and collected at Suvarnabhumi airport after floods in late September caused flight delays and staff shortages for Thai Airways International. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut) Thai Airways Internatio...
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250,000 rally in Madrid demanding state pension guarantees - Bangkok Post
More than 200,000 took part in a Madrid rally to demand pension protection MADRID - Authorities said 250,00 people marched through central Madrid on Saturday demanding protection for the Spanish state pension scheme, one of the hot topics in a parliamentary election next month.
Public input sought in southern peace talks - Bangkok Post
Public input sought in southern peace talks Bangkok Post
Yemen's Houthis renew warning against using Riyadh airport - Bangkok Post
Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid Airport after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct 8 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (Photo: Social Media via Reuters) Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Sunday rene...
Missing Russian siblings’ motorcycle found buried - Bangkok Post
Parts of the motorcycle belonging to the missing Russian siblings were unearthed in a forest in tambon Huay Yai in Pattaya on Wednesday. (Photo: Amporn Sangkaew) PATTAYA - The disassembled motorcycle belonging to two Russian siblings missing since Sunday was found buried in a for...
Flooding in Bangkok and 20 provinces - Bangkok Post
Rocks and mud left behind by runoff in Kathu district, Phuket, after torrential rain on Sunday and into Monday morning. (photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran) Flooding persisted in parts of Bangkok and in 20 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, but water levels were declining, the De...
Pentagon, Lockheed announce agreement for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years - Bangkok Post
The F-35, a joint project between the United States and a number of allies, is one of the world's most advanced military aircraft. (Photo: AFP) WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on Thursday announced a 10-year agreement for the production of 850 F-35 w...
Russell Brand gives evidence in rape trial - Bangkok Post
British comedian and actor Russell Brand arrives at the Southwark Crown Court in London, where he is on trial for rape, on Oct 27, 2026. (Photo: AFP) LONDON - British comedian and actor Russell Brand told his rape trial on Wednesday that he believed consent was “fundamental” to s...
Netanyahu bloc leads after half of Israeli votes counted but no majority - Bangkok Post
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures to his supporters at the election night rally after the first exit polls were announced, in Jerusalem JERUSALEM - The camp of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was ahead of his rival's opposition bloc but still short of a majori...
Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after election defeat - Bangkok Post
Flavio Bolsonaro steps off a plane after arriving at Opa-Locka Executive Airport near Miami, Florida on Oct 28, 2026. (Photo: AFP) OPA-LOCKA, Florida - Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro arrived in Florida by private plane on Wednesday, after def...
Clean-up starts as Serbian students movement prepares to govern - Bangkok Post
Belgrade residents paint over politically charged graffiti during a clean-up campaign in the Serbian capital on October 28, 2026, days after a student-backed list won the country's snap parliamentary elections. The campaign, backed by the student-led movement, aims to remove graf...
Flood victims in Phuket to get payouts - Bangkok Post
Mud and rocks were left after a run-off in Phuket earlier this month. (Photo: Achadthaya Chuenniran) Residents whose homes were damaged by flash floods and landslides in Phuket can qualify for disaster insurance compensation even if flooding lasted less than seven days, Deputy In...
3 Bangkok eateries get Chinese Restaurant Awards - Bangkok Post
The Chinese Restaurant Awards (CRA) today announces the final results of its 2026 Asia Awards, naming the Elite 25 Asia, Essential 25 Asia, three Chinese-inspired award-winning restaurants and five individual honourees.