The Bunnag clan from the inside
Published by The Bangkok Post Bunnag may be the best-known surname in Thailand because of the size of the clan, its historical role, and the name’s blessed two-syllable brevity. The resounding title of this book suggests a grand tale of…
Computer shortage looming
Published by The Bangkok Post Computer shortage looming Dearth seen from May to June, says Advice Thailand’s computer market risks a shortage by the middle of this year while slower demand can be expected because of the sluggish economy, according…
When marriage equality is an issue of freedom
Published by The Bangkok Post The cabinet early this week finally shot down a draft of the marriage equality bill that was proposed by the Move Forward Party (MFP). The doomed destiny of this progressive pro-gender equality draft bill is…
Managing Covid drugs
Published by The Bangkok Post Record Covid cases and ongoing reports of sluggish management of Covid medicine stock might derail the government’s ambitious plans to list Covid-19 as endemic on July 1. Yesterday, an all-time record of 27,560 confirmed new…
Digital art festival showcases local talent
Published by The Bangkok Post Digital art festival showcases local talentpublished : 1 Apr 2022 at 04:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) Recognising the country’s art scene and digital economy, Siam Piwat and Iconsiam have joined forces with Baandam Museum, Kasikorn X…
Cambodian police deny reports of Thais being held against their will in the country
Cambodian authorities Friday denied media reports that Thai citizens are being held against their will in Cambodia by criminal gangs, but Malaysian police said human trafficking syndicates were running rampant across the entire Southeast Asian region.C…
Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance: East Asia and the Pacific – Early Recovery, Risk Reduction, and Resilience, Fiscal Year (FY) 2021
Many countries across the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region face recurrent extreme weather events and natural hazards—such as earthquakes, floods, tropical storms, and volcanic eruptions—that can lead to sudden-onset disasters. In Fiscal Year (FY)…
PromptPay-PayNow Awarded “Initiative of the Year” for 2022
Ms. Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, Assistant Governor of the Payment Systems Policy and Financial Technology Group, Bank of Thailand (BOT), announced that on 31 March 2022, the BOT and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) were jointly awarded the “…
Loss-ridden insurance providers get licenses revoked after massive COVID claims
Thailand’s Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has revoked the business licenses of two financially-troubled Thai insurance companies, Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance, effective today (Friday), following a massive amount of COVID-19 claim…
Academic Service Bureau presents to the Savings Bank Committee the “Omsin’s Youths’ Conservation of Locality” (Squared)
March 31, 2022 – The Academic Service Bureau of Khon Kaen University and the National Savings Bank held an event for presentations of the guidelines for community organization development (by 5 sub-projects) to the Savings Bank Committee. The event was…