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An assistant nurse gives Uthai police her account of how she met Apichart Kaewmanee. Photo: Soonthorn Phongpao/Bangkok Post

Thai man picks up woman online, then steals her pick-up truck

By Soonthorn Phongpao

A romance that started with an internet pickup line ended when her new boyfriend stole her real-life pickup truck - on the way to ‘meet his parents’.

16 Oct 2017 - 4:02pm

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Facebook tops brands that give Thai millennials buzz

12 Oct 2017 - 3:40pm

Khun Jocho. Photo: Pitchapong Prasong

Man creates life-sized sculptures of late Thai king’s dogs

10 Oct 2017 - 1:50pm

Pol Lt Gen Poonsap Prasertsak, commander of Provincial Police Region 5, and senior police officers hold a press conference to announce the seizure of 400kg of crystal methamphetamine and the arrest of two suspects in Chiang Mai. Photo: @Police5Thailand Facebook page

Thai Brothers caught with 400kg of crystal meth

4 Oct 2017 - 5:25pm

A monk consecrates a kumarn thong, a popular talisman many people believe has magical protective properties and can bring good fortune. Photo: Bangkok Post

Thai monks ordered not to use social media ‘inappropriately’

2 Oct 2017 - 2:26pm

"We spent 10 million baht (US$300,571) developing the free open tools for those businesses and individuals to create a chatbot within five minutes," said Hedbot founder Kosol Sapprasert. Photo: Bangkok Post

Thai platform lets novices build chatbots

27 Sep 2017 - 12:11pm

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Suspicious mobile phone leads to emergency landing at Thai airport

21 Sep 2017 - 3:46pm

Thongchai Lumveerakul, president of the digital printing group at Metro Systems, which is HP's first reseller of 3D Jet Fusion Printing solutions in Thailand. Photo: Bangkok Post

HP deal delivers 3D printing in Thailand

20 Sep 2017 - 12:24pm

Prapasri Paowal, head of the the Non-Formal and Informal Education Office in tambon Kuan Pring of Trang, gives exam instructions to her oldest student, Grandma Khlong Faikhao. Photo: Methee Muangkaew/Bangkok Post

80-year old Thai primary student aims high

19 Sep 2017 - 2:25pm

Explosive Ordnance Disposal officers inspect the bomb scene and shattered ATM outside the Tesco Lotus branch in Prawet, Bangkok, on Wednesday morning. Photo: Patipat Janthong/Bangkok Post

ATM blown up, money box stolen in Bangkok

13 Sep 2017 - 3:21pm

A nurse holds the hand of her patient as they walk through Faham village on the outskirts of Chiang Mai. Photo: Dario Pignatelli

Thailand seen as haven for luxury complexes for the elderly

12 Sep 2017 - 7:28pm

Photo: Bangkok Post

Three areas tabbed as key to fintech start-up growth

12 Sep 2017 - 12:03pm

Solar panels are seen on the rooftops of Thammasat University, among the organisations that have installed the solar system to generate their own power. Photo: Bangkok Post

Solar future bright in Thailand despite hazy backing

11 Sep 2017 - 1:18pm

A solar panel installed on a commercial building in Nakhon Ratchasima province. New rules will open the door for detached houses, warehouses, factories and offices to sell their leftover solar power. Photo: Bangkok Post

Sales of rooftop solar power to begin in Thailand

7 Sep 2017 - 2:38pm

The Doraemon-themed interior of Nirand Leesuwan's ambulance in Sri Racha. Photo: @PeawYeangTai.Sriracha Facebook account

Thai Doraemon ambulance gives patients a stress-free ride

31 Aug 2017 - 2:11pm

Automated machinery on display at a trade fair in Bangkok. The Thai government wants to develop robotics as part of its Thailand 4.0 policy. Photo: Bangkok Post

Development plan for robotics gets nod in Thailand

30 Aug 2017 - 1:41pm

The Thai government is pushing for public-private partnership to build more homes for low-income earners and the lower-middle class. Photo: Reuters

Thailand pushes public-private partnership for housing scheme

29 Aug 2017 - 7:21pm

A rescuer with one of the pangolins found in the car that crashed on Monday in Surat Thani's Kanchanadit district. Photo: Supapong Chaolan

Road accident in Thailand saves 88 pangolins

28 Aug 2017 - 6:47pm

Coconut waste being composted at a public park in Muang district, Chiang Mai, for later distribution free to communities and local governments. Photo: by Cheewin Sattha

Chiang Mai turning used coconuts into compost

28 Aug 2017 - 6:38pm

The uncovering of this new hotel building, with its unusual design, sparked fears it could be about to fall. Photo: Patipat Janthong/Bangkok Post

‘Leaning’ tower of Bangkok sparks panic

16 Aug 2017 - 5:27pm

Police at Soeng Sang police station listen to an address by their supervisor after observing the national anthem at 8am. Photo: Prasit Tangprasert/Bangkok Post

Thai police say viral mistress memo was a joke

14 Aug 2017 - 6:11pm

The monkey with its huge paunch on May 24, after 20 days on a diet at the Wildlife Conservation Office. Photo: Bangkok Post

Lazy, fat macaque in Thailand for release after strict diet

14 Aug 2017 - 5:51pm

Sacks containing the speed pills found at a house in Tachileik township, opposite Chiang Rai's Mae Sot. Photo: Chinnaphat Chaimol/Bangkok Post

Myanmar police seize 30 million speed pills

9 Aug 2017 - 3:01pm

Photo: Bangkok Post

Thailand removes illicit webpages

8 Aug 2017 - 1:53pm

Photo: Bangkok Post file photo

US$3 million worth of drugs seized in Thailand

25 Jul 2017 - 12:59pm

Nathan Bartling speaks to the press at the State Railway of Thailand's head office in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Benjapol Amornjiansak/Bangkok Post

Thai police to charge ‘My Mate Nate’

18 Jul 2017 - 5:50pm 1

One of the early photos revealing then-monk Luang Pu Nem Kham, flaunting US currency while flying in a private jet. Photo: Facebook

Jet-setting monk being brought back to Thailand

18 Jul 2017 - 2:32pm

Veerapong Saengkhao (right) and his year-old son at Hat Yai police station with five other partygoers after being arrested for drug use at party at a resort early only Thursday. Photo: Assawin Pakkawan

Father arrested in Thailand at drug party with year-old son

13 Jul 2017 - 5:37pm

Ann helps her grandmother at the local food market. Photo: Bangkok Post

Young Thai teen boxes to support her grandmother

12 Jul 2017 - 3:52pm

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