Surrogacy needs care
Published by The Bangkok Post Commercial surrogacy in Thailand is illegal. Thai surrogate mothers can only be permitted if they are biologically related to the child. In the past, Thailand did not have any law regulating reproductive agreements and Thailand…
Top banks set lower NPL targets for 2022
Published by The Bangkok Post Top banks set lower NPL targets for 2022 Uneven economic recovery expected Four local banks unveiled their financial goals for this year, with all setting lower non-performing loan (NPL) targets in line with the economic…
Virus cases rising again
Published by The Bangkok Post Authorities are stepping up disease control measures once again, as the nation braces for a possible new surge in Covid-19 cases following a recent spike of infections across several parts of the country. The soaring…
Renegades bring House debate to life
Published by The Bangkok Post Mustachioed MP of Uttaradit province Saranwut Saranket does not look like a typical Thai politician. He looks more like a Wild West cowboy, albeit without a gun slung on his waist or a horse. He…
Run classes in minority tongues
Published by The Bangkok Post ‘Run to the mountain!” shouted the shaman. Nat tensed up as he recalled the most horrifying day of his life. Despite his initial shock, Nat, along with his father and others, clawed their way up…
Indigenous rights deserve a break
Published by The Bangkok Post Exactly a year ago this month, a group of indigenous Karen forest dwellers left their resettlement village in Kaeng Krachan National Park to go back to Bang Kloy Bon and Jai Paen Din, their ancestral…
Panel urges Green Line concession extension be dropped
Published by The Bangkok Post The House committee on transport on Saturday held a seminar addressing the proposed Green Line railway extension, during which a consensus emerged that the cabinet should not approve the plan’s 30-year concession. Sophon Zaram, chairman…
Plan approved to seek funding from Loan Act to cover medical services provided to the Thai public
The board of Thailand’s National Health Security Office (NHSO) has approved a proposal to seek 51.1 billion baht in funding from the government’s one trillion baht Loan Executive Decree to cover medical expenses, including expenses for COVID-19 screeni…
Tropical Butterflies Spread as Monarchs Dwindle in East Asia
Sparked by global warming and other forms of climate change, tropical butterflies are starting to arrive in Hong Kong and Taiwan in greater numbers, while temperate-zone species like the monarch appear to be dwindling in the region, conservationists to…
Thai Marine Department approves oil pipeline repair plan
Thailand’s Marine Department has finally granted permission for Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) to start repairing the ruptured submarine oil pipeline at the offshore mooring platform off Rayong province.The decision, after several days’ delay, was …