Bangkok Informer

The Bangkok Post has a strong editorial on Kitty Creek today, but leaves out a lot of information from a news article on May 26  in the Bangkok Post, and contradicts information from other Bangkok Post articles When taken to court, the department simply waves away the verdict to fix its mistakes. Then it acts [...]

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BP has already blogged on Yingluck’s speech in Mongolia and the insult directed at her (as made clear in this post it was directed at her) by the Thai Rath cartoonist who stated that Yingluck is an evil woman who sells the country, but also implied she is worse than a whore. Then BP blogged criticising Yingluck for filing a criminal defamation complaint [...]

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tourist being taken with a Buddha picture shows the difficulty to deal sometimes with massive tourism. The offensive picture prompted many comments from readers, however not in the way the Bangkok Post probably wanted. AYUTTHAYA- A foreign young woman posing in a picture over a Buddha statue with its missing head became an entire article [...]

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Defending nine-time champions China kicked off their title campaign with a straight-sets 25-9 25-10 25-7 win over unfancied Mongolia in the Chang 16th Asian Junior Women’s Volleyball Championship at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium yesterday. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com – Sports

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The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Justice Ministry’s proposal for the deputy police chief to become the new secretary general of the Office of Narcotics Control Board. Full News here – NationMultimedia.com –

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By Prach Panchakunathorn Thai defence minister, General Sukumpol Suwannatat, removed three army generals from their senior ministerial posts and put them into inactive posts. For details, see a good post by Saksith Saiyasombut here. General Sathian Permthongin, demoted from Defence Ministry's Permanent Secretary (Photo by Naewna) Following the reshuffle, Bangkok Post’s Atiya Achakulwisut has an opinion [...]

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BANGKOK — The mother of Thailand’s first medalist at the London Olympics is so happy she plans to become a nun. Fireworks lit the sky in Pimsiri Sirikaew’s rural hometown Monday after she won a silver medal in the women’s 58-kilogram … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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The first Bangkok Post hit the streets on Aug 1, 1946 _ 66 years ago. The presses have rolled daily since then. During the more than six decades which have passed since we published our first edition, Thailand has changed drastically _ its politics, the … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK — The mother of Thailand’s first medalist at the London Olympics is so happy she plans to become a nun. Fireworks lit up the sky in Pimsiri Sirikaew’s rural hometown Monday after she won a silver medal in the women’s 58-kilogram weightlifting event. Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK — A Thai court Monday sentenced three police officers to death for killing a teenager during a much-criticized drug crackdown by the government eight years ago. The officers were found guilty Monday of killing a 17-year-old student in … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK — A Thai court Monday sentenced three police officers to death for killing a teenager during a much-criticized drug crackdown by the government eight years ago. The officers were found guilty Monday of killing a 17-year-old student in … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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Bangkok Glass FC beat Osotspa M-150 Saraburi 1-0 in the Thai Premier League last night. Sweden’s George Ekeh scored the winning goal for the Galss Rabbits after just five minutes. Glass remain fifth, 15 points behind leaders SCG Muang Thong. At PAT stadium … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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While Bangkok is crazy about Japanese-style desserts, Chiang Mai, the capital of the North, has its own sweet side as well, with many small and unique design bakeries mushrooming all over the city in recent years. Bakeries in Chiang Mai have been popular … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK — Bangkok’s legendary traffic jams may be getting a bit lighter. Or at least less of a joke. A handbook distributed to police and other authorities Friday updates the guidelines for motorcades and other public appearances by Thailand’s … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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BANGKOK — Bangkok’s legendary traffic jams may be getting a bit lighter. Or at least less of a joke. A handbook distributed to police and other authorities Friday updates the guidelines for motorcades and other public appearances by Thailand’s royal … Full News here – Bangkok – Bing News

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