Bangkok Post - April 13, 2025

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April 13, 2025

Holiday bonanza begins

>>The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched the Maha Songkran World Water Festival 2025, inviting Thai and international tourists to celebrate the Thai New Year in a five-day event running until April 15 along Ratchadamnoen Klang Road and Sanam Luang.

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Two more bodies found in SAO ruins

>>The bodies of two more people trapped beneath the wreckage of the collapsed State Audit Office government building in Chatuchak district have been found.

1 min

PM heads to Chiang Mai for Songkran season

»Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will inspect Songkran festivities in Chiang Mai to ensure safety for revellers and promote culture and tourism.

1 min

Govt launches safety campaign for tourists

The Marine Department has opened 39 tourist assistance centres nationwide to ensure safety during the Songkran holiday period while promoting responsible tourism.

1 min

Thousands travel home to the provinces

»The first day of the Songkran 2025 holiday kicked off yesterday, with tens of thousands of people travelling to their home provinces or holiday destinations across the country.

1 min

Passengers abandon their diving boat to escape fiery blaze

Twenty-six people were forced to abandon their diving boat early yesterday after it caught fire 13 nautical miles off Pakarang Beach in Khao Lak of this southern province.

1 min

Govt urges China to ease durian curbs

Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan met Chinese diplomats to discuss easing durian export restrictions ahead of the upcoming fruit season.

1 min

New moves to stamp out illegal condo rentals

State agencies are being urged to work with online accommodation booking platforms to develop a system that allows only properly registered hotels and accommodation providers to accept online bookings.

1 min

NEWS BITES

SAMUT SAKHON: A 26-year-old woman was arrested and over 7,000 counterfeit phone cases seized during a raid at a factory in Samut Sakhon’s Krathum Baen district, police said.

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Australia wants Aukus submarines for deterrence

Australia is buying nuclear-powered submarines as a deterrent, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday, adding that the Aukus treaty that has come under scrutiny amid President Donald Trump's trade policy was also in the United States’ interests.

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S Korea's Yoon Suk-yeol moves back to apartment

>> SEOUL: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol moved back on Friday with his wife and their 11 dogs and cats to their apartment in an upscale district of Seoul, close to the prosecutors’ office where the impeached leader worked before entering politics.

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Bomb explodes outside train office in Greece

A bomb exploded on Friday outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, the company involved in Greece's worst rail disaster, which claimed 57 lives in 2023, police said.

1 min

Unicef slams sexual violence in DR Congo

The UN condemned on Friday the widespread rape of children in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands were reportedly subjected to sexual violence in the first two months of 2025.

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Amnesty calls for release of Tanzania opposition leader

Tanzania must immediately and unconditionally release opposition leader Tundu Lissu, Amnesty International said on Friday, after he was arrested and charged with treason.

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Italy looks to reverse depopulation, lift economy

Italy's high-speed railway is finally pressing into the heart of the underdeveloped south, using European Union funds in the hope that the new network will help reverse years of depopulation and lift the lack-lustre economy.

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Accused CEO killer challenges death penalty push

»NEW YORK: Lawyers for Luigi Mangione, who allegedly gunned down an American healthcare CEO in a brazen attack, have pushed back against the Trump administration's pursuit of the death penalty in the case, court filings showed on Friday.

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Argentina gets $42bn from finance groups

Three international financial institutions announced US$42 billion (1.4 trillion baht) in fresh support for financially troubled Argentina on Friday, as its president said his country’s economy will grow “like never before”.

1 min

Iran delegation set for nuclear talks with US

Iran's top diplomat arrived in Oman yesterday and began laying the groundwork for high-stakes nuclear talks with the United States that are unfolding under the threat of military action.

1 min

Mexico to send water to Texas farmers as US treaty threat grows

Mexico will make an immediate water delivery to farmers in Texas, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday, to help make up its shortfall under a treaty that has strained US relations and prompted tariff threats by President Donald Trump.

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BESSENT EMERGES AS TRUMP’S KEY TRADE NEGOTIATOR

Vaults to front lines of president’s list of advisers in tariff wars.

3 mins

Influencer Andrew Tate accused of rape in UK lawsuit

» Andrew Tate, the online influencer known for his misogynistic views, has been accused of raping two women and threatening one of them with a gun, in a claim filed in Britain's High Court.

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EUROPE SIDELINED IN US-IRAN NUCLEAR TALKS

Washington goes it alone, increasing the risks of failure, critics say. By John Irish

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Killed Gaza medic ‘loved helping people’

Rifaat Radwan’s family describe their sorrow at losing their son, in this AFP report.

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CIVILISATION IS UNDER THREAT IN AMERICA

You might have seen the various data points suggesting that Americans are losing their ability to reason.

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‘Plucky’ wants a seat on that plane

»»Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night.

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PREGNANCY SCAM BITES; HAMMOCK ATTACK; CANINE KILL

A Nonthaburi man is warning netizens of a woman who hatched a pregnancy scam, duping him of 100,000 baht over a four-month relationship.

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Simons lifts Leipzig past Wolfsburg

The Netherlands attacker Xavi Simons scored twice as RB Leipzig held on to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 to move up to the fourth and final Champions League berth in the German Bundesliga table.

1 min

Milan romp, Maignan ‘conscious’ after head clash

AC Milan kept their hopes of European football alive on Friday by sweeping aside Udinese 4-0, as goal-keeper Mike Maignan was stretch-ered off the field following a sickening clash of heads with teammate Alex Jimenez.

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Yamamoto fans nine as Dodgers shut out Cubs

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six scoreless innings and Tommy Edman hit a three-run homer as the Los Angeles Dodgers remained perfect at home this season with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

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Easy FA Cup quarter-finals for Buriram United and Ratchaburi

»»Thai League 1 leaders Buriram United and fellow top-flight club Ratchaburi were handed easier Thai FA Cup quarter-final ties in the tournament's official draw.

1 min

Sorting Liverpool duo's contracts soon would help season - Slot

With Mohamed Salah having signed a contract extension at Liverpool on Friday, manager Arne Slotnow wants to tie up the future of defenders Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold to help the Premier League leaders finish the season strong.

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Rose rolling back the years at Masters in search of title

» AUGUSTA: In a perfect world for Justin Rose, he would have slipped into a Green Jacket long ago, but the Englishman said on Friday, after grabbing the halfway lead at the Masters, that winning one in the twilight of his career would be even sweeter.

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Brilliant Kunlavut in sight of historic Asian crown

Kunlavut Vitidsarn is one win away from claiming his maiden Asian title after reaching the men’s singles final of the US$500,000 (approx 17.3 million baht) Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, yesterday.

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QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS...

WHAT IS ELON MUSK’S IQ?

2 mins

INSIDE MEGHAN'S REAL KITCHEN

THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX SHARES HER HOME LIFE AND RECIPES

1 min

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE TITANIC...

THE STORIED SHIP STEAMS ON WITH YOUNGER GENERATIONS

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