Bangkok Post - April 12, 2025

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April 12, 2025

Faint phone light sparks rescue hope

A faint light — believed to be from a mobile phone — has sparked renewed hope of finding survivors beneath the rubble of the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) skyscraper in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.

1 min

Anutin swats away talk of rift

Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakul played down talk of tensions within the party and coalition yesterday after secretary-general Chaichanok Chidchob voiced opposition to the government-sponsored entertainment complex bill in parliament.

1 min

PM sets 40m tourists goal

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra hopes the kingdom will welcome 40 million visitors this year, matching pre-Covid levels.

2 mins

Xi to visit SE Asia as trade conflict with US widens

Chinese President Xi Jinping will embark on a three-nation South-east Asia tour next week in his first overseas trip this year to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours as trade tensions with the United States escalate.

1 min

BMA prohibits the use of ‘T-steel’ in high-rise projects

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prohibited the use of heat-treated steel or “T-steel” in its high-rise construction projects pending a thorough quality inspection, a source said.

1 min

Police arrest 2 Chinese passengers for theft

Two Chinese passengers have been arrested and charged for stealing cash from other travellers on a flight from Macao to Bangkok, police said yesterday.

1 min

Probe into Thaksin hospital stay ‘on track’

An ethics probe into doctors involved in the hospitalisation of then-inmate Thaksin Shinawatra at the Police General Hospital is proceeding according to the expected timeline, says the Medical Council.

1 min

BMA sets up Songkran safety hub

17 service booths will assist tourists

1 min

Public warned to remain vigilant to drowning risk

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has warned the public to take extra care over the Songkran holidays, given the annual surge in drownings around the time of the water festival.

1 min

NHRC wants guidelines to be set out for online child content

The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) has urged the Ministry of Education to establish clear policies prohibiting teachers and educational personnel from involving children in online content that violates their rights and to develop a concrete action plan to prevent and address such issues.

1 min

Private firms to help MotoGP

Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong shared an update on the renewal of the contract for Thailand to host the MotoGP Grand Prix event, calling for more involvement from the private sector.

1 min

House gives round-up for year to date

Nine bills have been approved by the House since December, while 45 more relating to finance are pending the prime minister's endorsement.

1 min

Thai ties get boost amid tariff woes

Thailand and New Zealand have agreed to strengthen bilateral trade ties in all aspects through existing frameworks amid global trade challenges, which include the United States’ reciprocal tariffs.

1 min

Local gives birth to wrong baby

An Australian woman has given birth to a stranger's baby after a fertility doctor accidentally implanted the wrong embryo, the clinic owner said in its apology letter while blaming the mix-up on “human error”

1 min

Prosecutors charge China ship captain

Taiwan prosecutors yesterday for the first time charged a Chinese ship captain with intentionally damaging undersea cables off the island in February, after a rise in sea cable malfunctions alarmed Taiwan officials amid tensions with China.

2 mins

US transfers 'Mumbai attacker'

A Pakistani-born Canadian businessman accused of helping orchestrate the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, one of India’s deadliest, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday after the US extradited him in the first such transfer in a terrorism case.

1 min

Duterte allies get boost in senatorial poll after arrest

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s allies ranked higher in asurvey on preferred senatorial candidates for the May midterm elections conducted after the ex-leader's arrest last month.

1 min

UN blasts junta for attacks

The United Nations rights office yesterday decried attacks by Myanmar's military despite a ceasefire declared following last month's devastating earthquake, which killed more than 3,600 people.

2 mins

Romanian 'spy' linked to DHL fire

LONDON: A Romanian man has been arrested for assisting a foreign spy service over a fire ata DHL warehouse in Britain last year, London police said on Thursday, with detectives examining if itwas linked to similar incidents across Europe blamed on Russia.

1 min

Charles, Camilla wrap up trip

King Charles II] and Queen Camilla wrapped up a state visit to Italy on Thursday with a visit to Dante’s tomb and world-famous mosaics in Ravenna, the day after a surprise meeting with Pope Francis.

2 mins

Forces take village in Sumy region

Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday its forces had captured the village of Zhuravka in Ukraine's northern border region of Sumy, although Ukrainian officials made no acknowledgement that it had been taken.

1 min

Emirates 'fuelling Darfur genocide'

Sudan told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was violating the Genocide Convention by supporting paramilitary forces in Darfur.

1 min

Nightclub tragedy death toll tops 200

Recovery efforts wrapped up in the capital of the Dominican Republic after a roof collapse at a nightclub during a concert killed at least 221 people, authorities said on Thursday.

1 min

Siemens exec among six killed in helo crash

Six people including a senior Siemens executive and his family were killed when a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York.

1 min

Hamas commends France’s plan to recognise Palestine

Hamas said on Thursday the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that France could recognise a Palestinian state by June was an “important step’ after Israel’s foreign minister slammed the plan.

2 mins

Iran seeks ‘real, fair’ nuke deal with US

Iran is seeking a “real and fair” agreement with the United States onits nuclear programme, a senior aide to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khame-nei said yesterday, setting the stage for a diplomatic showdown this weekend in Oman.

2 mins

Supreme Court tells govt to ‘facilitate’ migrant’s return

Deportation blamed on ‘admin error’

2 mins

Vietnam eyes crackdown on some China trade

Hanoi is hoping to avoid getting hammered by Trump tariffs, writes Francesco Guarascio

4 mins

Dereliction of duty not OK

Two weeks after an earthquake in Myanmar sent shockwaves through Bangkok, an executive from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has broken his silence and explained just how much the office knows about the contractor of its 2.1-billion-baht building that collapsed into rubble.

2 mins

I just saw the future. It wasn't in the US

I had a choice the other day in Shanghai: Which Tomorrowland to visit? Should I check out the fake, American-designed. Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disneyland, or should I visit the real Tomorrowland — the massive new research centre, roughly the size of 225 football fields, built by Chinese technology giant Huawei? I went to Huawei’s.

6 mins

Americans can't win from trade war by Trump

The world is reeling from US President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day’; when he announced the highest US tariffs in more than a century.

3 mins

Bantams hope for magic touch

Despite having a population approaching half a million the West Yorkshire city of Bradford has underachieved when it comes to football bragging rights. However, Bradford City are hoping this season will see amuch-needed change in fortune, even if it is just a small step.

2 mins

Amorim backs his ‘worst’ goalie Onana

Ruben Amorim defended Andre Onana and said mistakes “can happen” after the Manchester United goalkeeper committed a pair of errors in Thursday's 2-2 draw at Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

2 mins

LNG purchases may ease trade imbalance with US

Energy authorities are working ona plan to buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US to help the government deal with the trade imbalance that led Washington to impose a high tariff on Thai exports.

1 min

SET SHOWING MORE SIGNS OF STABILITY

The Stock Exchange of Thailand continued to decline in March, but the fall was much smaller than in the first two months of the year.

3 mins

Unpacking the Game Industry Act

The draft bill is expected to both regulate and promote a sector that observers expect to boom in the coming years

4 mins

Gold prospers amid trade war havoc and weak dollar

The global gold price is projected to have a resistance level of US$3,360, says local trader Hua Seng Heng, after the safe-haven asset breached $3,200 an ounce for the first time yesterday, fuelled by a weaker dollar and the escalating trade war.

1 min

RISK APPETITE SAPPED BY TRADE WAR WORRIES

RECAP: Stocks in Asian emerging markets slipped yesterday as anxiety over tariff uncertainty and the broader fallout from an escalating US-China trade war prompted a pullback from riskier assets. But there was relief for regional currencies as the US dollar fell below 100 against a basket of major units for the first time since July 2023.

5 mins

'The tsunami is coming': China's global exports are just getting started

A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fuelling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by the Trump tariffs, writes

5 mins

Shein ‘gains UK approval for planned London IPO’

Fast-fashion e-tailer still awaits green light from Chinese regulator — source

3 mins

Can Britain be a ‘sensible and stable’ haven in a trade war?

Britain became a byword for self-inflicted economic harm and instability after Brexit and former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ calamitous tax cuts.

3 mins

Lost & found: Uber drivers find it all

It may surprise some to learn that New York is the most forgetful city when it comes to ride shares. So says Uber, which has released its ninth annual Lost & Found Index — a hilarious, surprising and occasionally weird list of stuff riders left behind in cars last year. (Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, DC were close behind New York in obliviousness.)

3 mins

Rivian R1T review

Large pickups dominate the American car sales charts, so it's little surprise that plenty of firms are pushing to develop electric versions, despite the considerable challenges that come with powering already big, heavy machines with big, heavy batteries.

5 mins

Hyundai Inster gets wild race-ready rework

Korean brand's city car gets a makeover with rally-style bodywork and stripped-out interior, writes Charlie Martin

1 min

Tariffs pause fails to calm Wall Street

S&P 500 falls 3.5%, showing that fears about US economic growth are still alive

4 mins

EU pauses retaliation, braces for what's next

European Union officials announced Thursday that they would delay plans for retaliatory tariffs after President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to hit pause on some of the levies he had placed on Europe and much of the rest of the world.

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