Bangkok Post - May 08, 2025

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May 08, 2025

India, Pakistan clash worsens

India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested frontier yesterday after New Delhi launched deadly missile strikes on its arch-rival, in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed neighbours in two decades.

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Cambodia restricts livestock imports

Cambodia has temporarily banned the import of livestock and related animal products from Thailand to prevent anthrax outbreaks, a news agency says.

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Airlines re-route flights amid Kashmir row

Thai Airways International (THAI) yesterday said it would re-route flights with destinations to Europe and South Asia starting early yesterday morning due to the closure of Pakistani airspace and airports because of the conflict in South Asia.

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'60 senators' to face summons

They are implicated in rigging Senate poll

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5 officials, engineers likely to face charges

SAO PROBE

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Attorney general named

The Public Prosecution Commission yesterday named Deputy Attorney General Itthiporn Kaewtip to succeed Attorney General Phairach Pornsomboonsiri, who will retire at the end of September.

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Rocket fest sparks air traffic concerns

Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri has instructed the Department of Airports (DoA) to closely coordinate with local communities to ensure they comply with aviation safety measures during the upcoming Bun Bang Fai festival.

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Ex-police bigwig nabbed for fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has arrested a former superintendent of a police station in Pathum Thani for embezzlement.

1 min

TLHR calls to reinstate US scholar

Job termination deemed 'illegal'

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Myanmar jet near border not a breach

DEFENCE headline

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Senate to invite PM to explain bill

A special Senate committee studying the government's casino-entertainment complex bill is expected to invite Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to explain the rationale of the bill next week.

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Ministry unveils plans for Bangkok Port

The Ministry of Transport has unveiled its plan to upgrade Bangkok Port in Klong Toey, with a pilot project to be carried out on a 520-rai area.

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PP lashes out at car park project costing B105m

The opposition People's Party (PP) yesterday unveiled new information regarding another costly parliament project to construct a car park building.

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Islamic leader condemns attacks

The Defence Minister and the Chularatchamontri (Sheikhul Islam) have jointly called for peace in the deep South and rejected the use of violence in the name of Islam.

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'Jurassic' seashell fossils found in Surat Thani

Ancient seashell fossils have been discovered in the southern province of Surat Thani, marking Thailand's latest paleontological discovery.

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Struggles at the farm gate

Calls for govt help as prices for key crops plunge, write Sitthipoj Kebui, Assawin Pakkawan and Panumet Tanraksa

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Junta calls new truce after quake

Myanmar’s junta has declared a new post-earthquake truce, days after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of violating with a continued campaign of air strikes.

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Ruling party looks set to win in local council polls

Sri Lanka's leftist government headed for victory at local council elections but with reduced margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, early results showed yesterday.

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Mushroom victim says meal 'tasty'

A woman who died after eating a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms told a doctor it tasted “delicious”, a court heard yesterday, as her Australian host faced triple murder charges.

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Court delays Lee's first hearing

South Korea's high court delayed its first hearing on sentencing leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung over a legal violation until after the upcoming election, enabling him to run for the country's top office.

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Kyiv, Moscow trade air strikes

Russia and Ukraine launched more overnight air attacks on each other's capitals on yesterday, with two people killed as result of the strikes on Kyiv and swarms of drones destroyed on their approach to Moscow.

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Cardinals gather to elect the new pope

Cardinals from across the world were confined in the Sistine Chapel yesterday for a secretive conclave to elect the next head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.

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Aid agencies slam Israel's Gaza plan

Proposal 'insufficient' to meet urgent needs

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Govt, M23 rebels resume talks in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have restarted peace talks in Qatar, according to several sources close to the matter, part of a diplomatic effort to end fighting in Congo’s war-ravaged east.

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Syria leader in Paris for first EU visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa yesterday met France’s Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since overthrowing longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

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US, Yemen's Houthis agree on a ceasefire, Oman says

The United States and Yemen's Houthis have agreed a ceasefire, mediators announced on Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure “freedom of navigation” in the Red Sea where the Iran-backed rebels have attacked shipping for months.

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Carney says US trade talks complex, but sees progress

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said trade negotiations with President Donald Trump were “very complex,” but that a meeting at the White House had yielded some progress.

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Trump jacks up judicial nominations

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he was nominating four Missouri lawyers with experience as prosecutors or working under the state’s Republican attorney general to serve as federal trial court judges in the state.

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Major fentanyl trafficking network busted

US law enforcement officials said on Tuesday that they had taken down one of the largest fentanyl trafficking operations in the country’s history, making 16 arrests and seizing millions of fentanyl pills.

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Merz lands top job after a surprising vote setback

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz was due to travel to Paris and Warsaw yesterday after winning a nail-biting second parliamentary vote to become chancellor following a first-round setback.

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Court okays trans troops ban

Rule can take effect despite litigation bid

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Victims of 'predator' doctor reach $750m deal

Columbia University and a New York hospital have reached a $750-million (24.5 billion baht) settlement with hundreds of women sexually assaulted by a former gynaecologist, a lawyer for the victims said on Tuesday.

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Costly inaction on gender parity

As I sat in the gender parity session at the WE’s Annual Meeting in Davos early this year, a familiar frustration washed over me.

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Violence tests peace hopes

The escalating violence in the restive South in recent weeks is abominable.

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India and Pakistan edge closer to war

Yesterday, India launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistani-admin-istered Kashmir, two weeks after a terrorist attack.

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Lifestyles of the rich and miserable in America

There are three broad spirits in which American television portrays the rich: aspiration, judgment and reassurance.

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Bridge-building for ethnic concerns

Recent months have witnessed intense negotiations in Thailand's parliament concerning the proposed new law on the protection and promotion of the livelihood of ethnic groups. Can the various gaps be truly bridged?

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LIV's Johnson gets PGA C’ship invitation

LIV Golf member Dustin Johnson will participate in next week's PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlote, North Carolina, according to the list of participants that was revealed on Tuesday.

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Giants explode for 9 runs in 11th inning

Lee Jung-Hoo belted a two-run homer in the third inning and added an RBI single during a nine-run 11th, lifting the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 14-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

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Zverev slams critics, says 'I was burnt out and beaten'

Defending Rome Open champion Alexander Zverev said he is now on a \"good path\", putting a poor run of form following his defeat in the Australian Open final down to burn-out.

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Swiatek breaks silence, says no regrets over team

Iga Swiatek has failed to win a tournament in almost a year, but the Polish world No.2 has defended her coach and psychologist despite the poor run of results and losing her place at the top of the world rankings in a difficult period.

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Haliburton sinks Cavaliers

Warriors win but star Curry limps off

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Kimi or Andrea? Antonelli answers with his speed

What's in a name? Mercedes Formula One team boss Toto Wolff has his own answer when it comes to addressing 18-year-old rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

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Vardy pays the price in feud

The years-long libel battle between England footballer wife Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney drew to a close on Tuesday with a specialist UK court ordering Vardy to pay some £1.4 million to her rival.

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Argentina’s 1978 World Cup winner Galvan passes away

Luis Galvan, who played in every match in Argentina's 1978 World Cup winning campaign, died on Monday aged 77, the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) announced.

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LA, America to battle for CWC berth

Fifa on Tuesday confirmed it will hold a playoff between Los Angeles FC and Mexican giants America to decide the final berth at next month's Club World Cup following the expulsion of Club Leon.

1 min

World champ Zhao targets more titles

Fresh off becoming the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship, Zhao Xintong is eyeing more titles, hoping his continued success will inspire a new wave of talent in China.

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Alpine replace Doohan with 'sharp' Colapinto

Team principal Oakes quits in shock move

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Coach Choketawee parts ways with Port

Coach Choketawee Promrut has ended his six-year association with Khlong Toey-based Thai League 1 giants Port.

1 min

Man U seek to finish off Athletic in chase for Europa glory

Manchester United are preparing for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Athletic Bilbao knowing only a calamity will prevent a likely showdown with Tottenham later this month.

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Kunlavut, Supanida lead Thai charge

Kunlavut Vitidsarn has been drawn to face China's Lei Lanxi in the first round, while Supanida Katethong will begin her title defence with an all-Thai clash at the BWF Toyota Thailand Open 2025 next week.

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Oil prices unchanged despite fuel tax hike

Officials have managed to keep the retail prices of oil unchanged despite regulators deciding to increase the fuel excise tax by 15%, says Energy Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga.

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Department shrugs off US levy proposal for foreign films

The Tourism Department is unfazed by US President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on films produced outside America, saying such a move is unlikely to affect foreign film shoots in Thailand in the short term, as most productions have already been planned.

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Panel: US tariff could cut exports by B1.4tn

10-year outlook based on 36% levy

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Laem Chabang Port upgrade okayed

The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Committee has approved the Laem Chabang Port Terminal B1 and B2 improvement projects, with a combined investment value of 12.8 billion baht, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of the regional port.

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Analysts see Bitcoin at $100,000 soon

Crypto analysts expect Bitcoin to soar to US$100,000, even if the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) keeps interest rates unchanged at its meeting this week, based on strong institutional buying of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

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BoT expected to cut rates twice more this year

Low inflation provides ample room for the Bank of Thailand to slash interest rates at least two more times this year to deal with the impacts of the trade war, with the next rate cut expected in the third quarter, according to analysts.

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Premier calls for farm price stability

She wants measures to steady crop rates

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SCG targets low-carbon cement with B1bn funding

SCG Cement and Green Solution, a unit of Siam Cement Group, is continuing to develop low-carbon cement, allocating an additional budget of 1 billion baht amid economic challenges that will slow domestic cement consumption.

1 min

Agency cuts outlook for ad spending

Estimate reduced to 2.2% from 4.5%

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Consulting in the Al era

Consultants undertaking a journey from being AI users to creators. By Juhi McClelland

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THAIFEX-Anuga set for B98bn of orders

The food and beverage show THAIFEX-Anuga Asia 2025 is expected to generate purchase orders exceeding 98 billion baht this month.

1 min

SC retains targets amid struggling market

Situation to aid 5 leading developers

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NT told to resolve raft of access charge disputes

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has instructed the board and management of state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) to urgently seek solutions to network access charge disputes between NT and private telecom operators.

1 min

China's 'tobacco town' thrives

Visitors mill around a bright red hilltop pagoda in southwestern China, gazing down at a sprawling cigarette factory whose deadly output has put an otherwise unremarkable city on the map.

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China injects ‘tactical' monetary stimulus

Move taken ahead of US trade meeting

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Demand for Toyota's hybrids expected to boost its earnings

Robust demand for hybrids is expected to underpin steady profits at Toyota when the world's top automaker reports annual earnings today, although investors will be on high alert for any sign of a looming impact from US tariffs.

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Singapore's UOB pauses 2025 guidance due to tariffs

Singapore's United Overseas Bank, or UOB, will resume giving 2025 guidance when the impact of US tariffs becomes clearer, it said yesterday after posting a stable first-quarter net profit that missed expectations.

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Methane emissions near record in 2024: IEA

Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday, warning of a surge in massive leaks from oil and gas facilities.

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Vietnam ships more Chinese goods to US

Vietnam's imports from China and exports to the United States both reached a post-pandemic record in April, amid talks with Washington to reduce Hanoi’s trade surplus and a crackdown on Chinese goods being shipped to the US via its territory.

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China's holiday spending up; services slow

May day spending lags pre-Covid levels

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TikTok tells advertisers: We're here to stay

\"TikTok is here — we are here,\" Khartoon Weiss, the company's vice president of global business solutions, told a packed warehouse of advertisers Tuesday in Manhattan.

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Musk 'tried to keep lid on issues' at Texas mansion

TECHNOLOGY

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CEOs celebrate Buffett as he calls an end to record run

Historic run included 5,500,000% growth

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Chinese imports in US hit a two-decade low

The share of US imports from China in the first quarter of the year fell to its lowest point in over 20 years, as the high tariffs President Donald Trump has put on Chinese goods clamped down on trade.

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US, China plan trade talks this week

Two nations' officials to meet in Geneva

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India attempts to block sale of Buddhist religious relics

The jewels are delicate, some just millimetres in length, arranged in intricate patterns of circles and lines.

2 mins

Barbie maker Mattel plans to raise prices because of tariffs

Less than a week ago, US President Donald Trump suggested that children may have to make do with fewer toys this year.

1 min

THE LAND BETWEEN

Discovering amazing wildlife along the Panama Canal

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Suntaraporn's legacy lives on in charity concert

The legendary Suntaraporn Band will return with timeless musical memories during “A Tribute To Suntaraporn’s Legacy Charity Concert 2”, which will take place at the Main Hall of Thailand Cultural Centre, Ratchadaphisek Road, on May 18 at 2pm.

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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page sued

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page is being sued in California by the composer of Dazed And Confused, one of the British rock band’s biggest hits.

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Toronto festival head says Trump tariffs would hurt films

Hollywood has always been “an international industry’, that would suffer creatively if cross-border work was curbed, the head of North America’s largest film festival said.

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New Attenborough film showcases destruction, hope in planet's oceans

British naturalist David Attenborough says there is hope for the future of the planet's oceans in a new film that premiered on Tuesday that sets out both the scale of damage caused by human activities and the oceans’ capacity for recovery.

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HOUSEKEEPERS ACCUSE SMOKEY ROBINSON OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

Four anonymous housekeepers sued legendary Motown singer and song-writer Smokey Robinson on Tuesday for US$50 million (1.6 billion baht), alleging that he sexually assaulted them for years while his wife covered up the abuse and contributed to a hostile work environment.

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SEQUESTERING IN STYLE

A new hotel says it's 'carbon positive'. Is that hype or reality?

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SEQUESTERING IN STYLE

A new hotel says it's 'carbon positive'. Is that hype or reality?

4 mins

'God is in the details'

Embracing boredom in art and life

4 mins

ABBA FEVER GRIPS BANGKOK

The RBSO delivers two successful symphonic tributes to an iconic band

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ABBA FEVER GRIPS BANGKOK

The RBSO delivers two successful symphonic tributes to an iconic band

3 mins

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on winning a Pulitzer for Purpose

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was getting ready for his first Met Gala on Monday afternoon when he got the news — his latest play Purpose, which is now on Broadway, won this year's Pulitzer Prize for drama.

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