Nyheter fra Thailand - levert av Bangkok Post - BREAKING NEWS

Stacks Image 95

Philippines sees up to $6bn of investments in casinos

19. March 2024

MANILA - Foreign and domestic firms are expected to invest much as $6 billion in the Philippines' casino sector in the next five years, the head of its gaming regulator said, bolstering its status among Asia's top gambling destinations as competition increases. Les mer >>>

Singapore politician charged for lying

19. March 2024

SINGAPORE - Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh was charged with two counts under the Parliament Act in connection with a lying scandal involving a former member of parliament. Les mer >>>

Bus crash kills drivers, 44 passengers hurt

19. March 2024

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The two drivers on a long-haul bus were killed and 44 passengers injured when it hit a steel support for a road sign in Muang district early Tuesday morning. Les mer >>>

Japan ends negative rate policy

19. March 2024

TOKYO - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Tuesday decided to end its negative interest rate policy, marking a landmark shift away from its huge stimulus programme. Les mer >>>

Five boats smuggling oil caught off Sattahip

19. March 2024

CHON BURI: Five coastal vessels carrying 400,000 litres of contraband oil were intercepted and seized in the Gulf of Thailand, off Sattahip district in this eastern province, on Tuesday morning. Les mer >>>

Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides

19. March 2024

TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years. Les mer >>>

Hazardous smog cloaks 50 provinces

19. March 2024

Fifty provinces were blanketed with hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust on Tuesday morning and 13 of them, mainly in the North, with seriously harmful levels of pollution. Les mer >>>