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Chinese envoy urged to understand Thai sensitivities

Foreign minister Sihasak, commenting on recent airport fracas, says mutual understanding the goal

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July

NEW DELHI — Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

South Korea revives rail project that could link to North

SEOUL - South Korea will restart work on a railway section that could eventually link to the city of Wonsan in North Korea, the Unification Ministry said on Wednesday, reviving a project halted for a decade despite ​frozen relations with Pyongyang.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Thai July headline CPI rises 1.95%, lower than forecast

Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.95% ​in July from ‌a year earlier, following a 2.42% annual increase in the previous month, the Ministry of Commerce reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

New releases for your streaming pleasure: Aug 5-11

Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Cooling mist offers relief to elderly residents amid Seoul heatwave

Elderly residents of a low-income Seoul neighborhood sought relief in cooling mist systems and water-spraying trucks on Tuesday (August 4) as South Korea's record-breaking heatwave continued to grip the capital. Cho Sang-yeon, a 57-year-old resident sitting outside a store, said he had never experienced the heat as much as this…

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

Amur tiger released in Kazakhstan under reintroduction project

A female Amur tiger named Umit sprinted out of her cage into the wilds of the Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve in Kazakhstan and disappeared in the tall grass. Her release is part of a long-developed reintroduction project to restore the extinct Caspian tiger to Central Asia, according to Kazakh Ecology Minister…

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

UK mansion where 'listeners' spied on Nazi generals becomes museum

ENFIELD — Upstairs, Nazi generals enjoyed wine and lounged in elegant rooms. Downstairs in the basement, a team of covert listeners followed their chatter, gleaning vital insights into Germany's war plans.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

High bills, cheap panels drive a Philippine solar surge

MANILA - Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East war.

Bangkok Post · Aug 5

India's exam worriers become democracy warriors

A reckoning has just played out on the streets of New Delhi and other major Indian cities. Tens of thousands of young Indians rose up against an education system that is failing them, ultimately securing the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan -- a powerful symbolic victory. But the message…

Bangkok Post · Aug 5