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Fri, 01 May 2026 15:50:00 +0700
Singapore to ease entry rules for Thai, Chinese workers
Singapore will ease entry rules for Thai and Chinese labourers from January next year as the city-state needs more workers for building construction projects.

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:45:00 +0700
Palang Pracharath denies Bhumjaithai merger talk
A key member of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has dismissed rumours of a merger with the Bhumjaithai Party, insisting the party will press ahead following the withdrawal of former leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon from politics.

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:45:00 +0700
UK police charge London stabbing suspect
LONDON - British police have charged a 45-year-old man with the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Britain’s Jewish community.

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:21:00 +0700
China braces for record Labour Day travel surge as tourism demand remains robust
China is bracing for a record surge in cross-regional travel over the coming Labour Day holiday, as the country's tourism sector continues to see strong demand amid government efforts to boost consumption.

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:18:00 +0700
Parents killed, daughter survives as pickup skids into tree
NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A couple died and their five-year-old daughter survived after their pickup truck skidded off a rain-slicked road and slammed into a roadside tree on the Mittraphap road in Sung Noen district on April 30.

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:53:00 +0700
Thai birth certificate fraud scandal spreads
NAKHON RATCHASIMA - An investigation into fraudulent Thai birth certificates involving Chinese nationals has found 28 more cases — including six twins — as authorities dig deeper to crack down on officials behind the scandal.

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:52:00 +0700
Japanese travellers to China drastically decrease amid diplomatic row
The number of Japanese travellers to China has drastically decreased after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's November remarks on how Japan might respond to a Taiwan emergency caused relations between the two countries to deteriorate, according to touri...

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:45:00 +0700
Afghans celebrate spring in bright red poppy fields
SHIRIN TAGAB, Afghanistan - In the middle of a field filled with bright red poppies, Afghans frolic among the spring flowers in a tradition deeply rooted in the country’s north.

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:20:00 +0700
Delivery rider killed in suspected drunk-driving crash
PATHUM THANI - A motorcycle delivery rider was killed after being struck by a speeding BMW driven by an impaired student near the Rangsit campus of Thammasat University, sparking widespread outrage on social media.

Fri, 01 May 2026 12:20:00 +0700
Your horoscope for May 1-7
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money and relationship from Guru by the Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond.

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