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The Bangkok Post was at one time well known among expatriates for Bernard Trink's weekly Nite Owl column, which covered the nightlife of Bangkok. Trink's column was published from 1966 (originally in the Bangkok World) until 2004, when it was discontinued. The newspaper has a letters page where expatriate and Thai regulars exchange opinions on ...
Umesh was editor of the Bangkok Post from July 2016 to May 2018. [4] [5] He was forced to resign by the newspaper's board of directors after he refused to curtail criticism of Thailand's military-led government. [4] [6] [7] In 2019, Umesh was a party list candidate for the Thai Raksa Chart Party, which was dissolved by the Constitutional Court ...
A 2014 Bangkok Post article said that Mahidol University lecturer Srisombat Chokprajakchat's survey indicated "more than 41% of Thais nationwide want to keep the death penalty on the books, but only 8% want to scrap capital punishment, with the majority undecided...most of those who favoured execution as a legal punishment felt it was the most effective deterrent against capital crimes ...
One Bangkok Post columnist wrote that republican sentiment has never been stronger in Thailand, [336] while another opined that the 19 September 2020 protest was a critical juncture for the movement, with the protesters needing to broaden their agenda again to wider societal reforms if it were to succeed. [123]
It forbids reportage or opinion pieces that might inflame the populace and cause unrest. The Bangkok Post reports that, under the aegis of the announcement, security forces have intimidated, invited for "attitude adjustment", arrested, and imprisoned a number of recalcitrant media professionals. More cases are pending, mostly in military courts ...
2008 Bangkok gubernatorial election was held on October 5. Incumbent Governor Apirak Kosayothin won the election. October 21 - Thaksin is convicted of corruption over a land deal when he was still in office, and is sentenced to two years.
[17] [25] The People's Party shares its Thai name with four historical parties, most recently in 1998. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Some commentators noted its English name might be an intentional nod to Khana Ratsadon , the group that overthrew absolute monarchy in Thailand , whose name is commonly rendered into English as the People's Party.
Sanon Wangsrangboon (Thai: ศานนท์ หวังสร้างบุญ; RTGS: Sanon Sangsarangbun) is a Thai social entrepreneur and politician, currently serving as a Deputy Governor of Bangkok.