Baht freefall could hit 38

Economists credit the Thai currency’s movement to a stronger dollar Economists forecast the value of the baht could plunge to 38 to the US dollar this year, mainly attributed to a stronger dollar as the Federal Reserve pursues a hawkish monetary policy…

Don’t ignore factory risks

Nearby residents breathed a sigh of relief after a gas leak at a factory owned by Indorama Ventures Plc in Nahon Pathom on Thursday morning was quickly contained. The leak of two toxic chemicals — diphenyl oxide and biphenyl used as heat transfer fluid…

Lack of rules hits farmers

Community enterprises in Nakhon Phanom have urged the government to compensate them after they invested in growing cannabis plants but were unable to obtain a growing licence due to obscurities in the cannabis law. The decriminalisation of cannabis was…

752 new Covid inpatients, 9 more deaths

The country registered nine more Covid-19 fatalities and 752 new cases admitted to hospitals during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning. This compared with the 15 coronavirus-related fatalities and 806 new case…

Teen angst is back

Stories about the high school King and Queen, cool kids, outcasts, bullies, romance, friendships or even rivalry never get old in teen movies because there will always be a new generation who appreciate coming-of-age stories. Netflix’s latest original …

Impressive artwork adorns renovated centre

published : 23 Sep 2022 at 05:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) With its world-class facilities, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center reopened last week. In addition t…

Modernform banks on brick and mortar

published : 23 Sep 2022 at 05:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) Billing itself as a source of inspiration, Modernform Group has turned a timeworn house on Sukhumvit 49 int…

Sister act

When it comes to a profound culinary matter and taste-buds pleasure, the name chef Chumpol never disappoints. Authoritative to Thailand’s food scene, Chumpol Jangprai, celebrated as a star-studded chef, a cooking instructor, a restaurateur and a TV per…

Wizard of Oz

Top Swiss chef helps take vegetarian fare upscale at Igniv Bangkok published : 23 Sep 2022 at 05:00 newspaper section: [Life](http://search.bangkokpost.com/search/result_advanced?category=news&xNewsSection=Life) Michelin-starred Igniv Bangkok at the St…

A false new world of empty promises

The setting is a house on stilts located in a Myanmar military base in the middle of what until then had been known as the civil war’s black area. The time was April 2012. The scene was Kyauk Kyi in Myanmar’s Bago Region which is basically a free-fire …