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Ministry taps public-private projects to ease fiscal strain

The Finance Ministry is fast-tracking public-private partnership (PPP) projects, with total PPP investment expected to exceed 130 billion baht over the next three years.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

2.76m seek welfare eligibility review

About 2.76 million people who failed to qualify for the 2026 state welfare card scheme have appealed for a review of their eligibility, says the Finance Ministry.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Pagad art festival returns to Chiang Rai

The second edition of Pagad Festival: Awakening Chiang Rai's Market Through Art returns to the northern province from July 24 until Aug 2 at Municipal Market 1 (Gad Luang) on Thanalai Road.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

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ONEAM seeks to extend fund as liquidity is squashed

One Asset Management (ONEAM) is seeking approval from unitholders of its ONE LS4-UI fund to extend the fund's liquidation period by up to five years, as an "unprecedented" liquidity squeeze in the secondary market for US life settlement assets has delayed investor repayments.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Subverting international justice

Some institutional failures unfold not through scandal but procedure, with acts of sabotage dressed up in the language of good-faith inquiry and accountability. By the time anyone notices what is happening, the damage has been done.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

The voice of the unheard

A better future awaits in the land of the free. In The Thai Interpreter, Noot, a young girl played by Heen Sasithorn, takes a chance only to find herself trapped in a nightmare. Following a police raid, she struggles to make her voice heard until Ladawan, the film's lead character…

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

A new chapter: The transformation of Kim Eng into Maybank Securities Thailand

For much of this century, Kim Eng was synonymous with Thailand's securities industry. As the country's No.1 brokerage firm for 16 consecutive years, it helped shape a generation of Thai investors and established one of the strongest brands in capital markets.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

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US-Iran strikes: latest developments

DUBAI - US and Iranian strikes extended into Sunday, with Washington saying it was punishing Tehran for the deaths of two US servicemen in Jordan and Gulf states announcing responses to Iranian attacks.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

US launches strikes to 'punish' Iran after troops killed

TEHRAN - The United States carried out airstrikes on Sunday to "punish" Iran after the first US military deaths since open hostilities rekindled the Middle East war.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Council opens ethics probe into patient's death

The Medical Council of Thailand (MCT) has launched an ethics investigation into the treatment of a 31-year-old man who died after an alleged misdiagnosis at a private hospital in Ratchaburi.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Tour de France rivals Pogacar, Vingegaard given night-time doping controls

CHAMPAGNOLE (FRANCE) - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar and his main rival Jonas Vingegaard both confirmed on Sunday that they were visited in the middle of the night by anti-doping controllers, just hours before a crucial mountain stage.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

China roadshow pays off

Thailand has secured more than 70 billion baht in investment commitments from leading Chinese corporations following a high-level roadshow in Chengdu, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Missing disabled daughter may be victim of romance scam

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A 26-year-old woman with an intellectual disability is missing from Baan Thep Nimit in Khon Buri district, tambon Tabaek Ban, and her family believes she was lured away and is appealing for public help to find her.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in escalating air war

KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russia fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 16, in an ever-escalating air war that is taking an increasing civilian toll on both sides.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

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Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Hotel head chef seen assaulting inept intern

PHUKET - A head chef was seen slapping a 20-year-old intern's head, striking her arm with a spatula and forcing her to eat undercooked rice in front of other workers in security camera footage from inside a hotel kitchen in Patong.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Pub fire death toll rises as another succumbs to injuries

The death toll in the Rong Beer Na Ladprao beer hall fire in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, has risen to 34, with another of the hospitalised victims succumbing to injuries.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Admirers mourn tragic death of photographer, wife and 73 cats

"I am not a photographer, I am not an artist, I am just a man watching the world change," Anuchit Sundarakiti once said of himself on his Facebook page.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Japan ranks lowest among 6 nations in survey on expectations of AI use

Japan ranked the lowest among six countries in a private-sector survey of companies about their use of generative intelligence, with only 9% saying they found the technology to have exceeded their expectations.

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Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Woman found buried in 155-year-old temple hall

Workers renovating a 155-year-old hall at Wat That Thong in Bangkok have uncovered a rotting wooden coffin containing a woman's skeleton, buried in the floor immediately before the main Buddha image.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Illegal migrants, contraband diesel, cigarettes seized in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI - Officials arrested 40 illegal migrants and seized 1,600 litres of diesel and 1.5 million contraband cigarettes near the Myanmar border in this western province on Saturday night.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

‘The Odyssey’ (2026) review

It is the same old story. A man tries to find his way home on a decade-long journey after a decade-long war. But then, there is not just what happened but how it is told. Christopher Nolan’s ‘ The Odyssey ’ (2026) depiction of Homer ’s nearly three thousand years…

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Roads partially reopen at Bangkok tunnel leak site

Roads were partially reopened to traffic near Bangkok's Wongwian Yai on Sunday as repairs continued underground to the leaking Purple Line rail tunnel in Klong San district, which earlier caused a subsidence.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Spain and Argentina brace for World Cup final

EAST RUTHERFORD (UNITED STATES) - Lionel Messi's battle-hardened Argentina take on silky Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday as the first 48-team tournament in history reaches a climax in New Jersey.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Chinese leader urges Thailand and Cambodia to settle long-running border dispute

SHANGHAI - Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Thailand and Cambodia to resolve their border dispute after meeting both countries' leaders on the same day.

Bangkok Post · Jul 19

Corrupt officials blamed for businesses illegally run by foreigners

Corrupt government officials were viewed as the main factor allowing foreigners to illegally operate businesses in Thailand, a Nida poll showed on Sunday.

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