Lisa on life beyond Blackpink Years before the K-pop ⁠girl group Blackpink was shattering streaming records and ⁠headlining Coachella, 14-year-old Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal was ​flying from Thailand to Korea, alone, to chase her dream of performing onstage. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Govt defends solar sector as China supplies 99.3% of imports The government has defended the domestic solar industry after figures showed China supplied 99.3% of solar-panel imports in the first seven months of 2026. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Thai sprint king Puripol: The fastest man in Asia Puripol Boonson tore up the record books and Asia’s sprinting order on Friday night, blazing to 100-metre gold in 9.90 seconds to crown himself the continent’s fastest man in front of a roaring Nagoya crowd. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

PTT eyes $5bn low-carbon industrial hub National energy conglomerate PTT Plc plans to invest up to US$5 billion by 2035 under its newly launched "I-Spark" initiative, aiming to transform the Map Ta Phut industrial zone in Rayong into a model low-carbon industrial hub. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Court to rule on ballot barcodes Attention is turning to Monday's Constitutional Court ruling on barcodes and QR codes on election ballots, with a former election commissioner outlining four possible outcomes, ranging from no change to a fresh general election. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Retired general’s son sets house ablaze, takes own life The son of a retired army general took his own life after setting fire to his home and shooting at firefighters before police could enter to discover a huge cache of military-grade weapons and explosives at his two-storey property in Bang Phlat district of Bangkok on… read more

Your weekly horoscope for Sept 25-Oct 1 Your spot-on weekly horoscope for work, money and relationships from Guru by Bangkok Post's famously accurate fortune teller. Let's see how you will fare this week and beyond. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Trade deficit balloons for the first 8 months Thailand posted a trade deficit of US$37.8 billion in the first eight months of this year, including an expanded $62.7 billion deficit with China and a $45.5 billion surplus with the US. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Hua Hin ready to clear beach after decades-long dispute Authorities in Hua Hin are stepping up their efforts to clear all houses and buildings encroaching on a public beach to resolve a decades-long dispute, in the face of defiance from some owners. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Thailand slams ‘chaotic’ Asian Games organisation NAGOYA — Thailand is the latest country to speak out about the organisation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, likening it to a “chaotic” game of “musical chairs”. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

Nene's rocky road to stardom Nine years ago, a little girl in Phuket overslept. That single, ordinary mistake would eventually lead her to the global stage — and to becoming one of Thailand's most talked-about young musicians. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more

MP and actor among 34 targeted for forex scam prosecution People’s Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu and actor Rattapoom Tokongsup are among 34 suspects the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is seeking to indict in a high-profile foreign-exchange scam case. Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/rss/data/topstories.xml … read more