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Wat Pho: Beyond the Reclining Buddha

Insight Wat Pho app transforms temple visits into interactive experiences

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Thousands of migrants depart Ceuta as EU tightens borders

CEUTA, Spain - Almost all of the tens of thousands of migrants who entered Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in North Africa had left by Saturday, officials said, as some EU countries bolstered their border controls over the sudden influx.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Elon Musk launches X Money

The X platform, formerly Twitter, has moved another step closer to becoming an "everything app" by launching X Money for X Premium and Premium+ subscribers, allowing users to deposit funds, transfer money and pay bills directly within the official application.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Search resumes for climbers missing in Pakistan avalanche

SKARDU, Pakistan - Rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world’s highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

A tale of two tourist incidents

Inviting the fury of the Thai public on a matter that is admittedly done and dusted, I cannot help but feel compelled to at least voice my misgivings over the recent “noisy Italian students” incident, especially how it played out compared with another similar occurrence.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Russian attacks on Kyiv kill nine

KYIV - Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital killed at least nine people and wounded more than two dozen others, local officials said on Saturday, with strikes damaging homes and causing fires across the city.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Missing family of three found buried near Russians

The arrest of two suspects who confessed to killing two Russian siblings in Chon Buri has led to another tragic discovery involving a Thai family of three who had been reported missing two months ago.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Fifa scraps share-sale plan after fierce backlash

Fifa’s plan ⁠to ⁠sell a piece of ​its business empire to outside investors has collapsed following an open ​revolt by football officials worldwide and ‌a major rift among top Fifa executives.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Bhumjaithai raps iLaw over Senate poll probe

The Bhumjaithai Party has accused iLaw of applying double standards in its scrutiny of the 2024 Senate election, saying it had overlooked similar conduct by the Progressive Movement.

Bangkok Post · Aug 1

Court upholds Thailand’s ban on toxic farm chemicals

But businesses to be reimbursed for cost of recalls and disposal

Bangkok Post · Aug 1