Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- World News
AirAsia X orders 42 new long-haul Airbus jets
PHOTO: AirAsia’s new generation A330neo will be based at Bangkok’s…
- Crime News
Large heroin bust announced in Bangkok
PHOTO: Naew Na The deputy national police has announced the…
- Health
Over 77,000 Bangkok residents living with HIV
Atachai Phunkron gets ready to serve his clients as a…
- Events
Pattaya Cricket Club competes in the Koh Chang Beach Cricket Tournament
Nine members of the PCC toured to Koh Chang to…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok motorcyclist lucky to be alive after water pipe falls right in his path
PHOTOS: Thai Residents and Chaimongkol Khantura A Bangkok motorcyclist is…
- Bangkok News
Plans to ease Arrivals congestion at Bangkok’s airports
PHOTO: Bangkok.com The government has ordered an increase in the…
- Business News
Minister calls for probe on legality of the new Central Village luxury mall at BKK
PHOTO: Under construction at the time and now ready to…
- Property
MS Siam Tower opens on Rama III
The first premium office building at the corner of Rama…
- Bangkok News
Motorbike riders on Bangkok sidewalk told where to go
Internet users in Thailand are cheering a Japanese student, currently…
- Crime News
Scrap metal merchant arrested over stolen rail track pins causing train derailment
PHOTOS: Twitter@pr.railway A scrap metal shop owner has been arrested…
- South Thailand News
Train derails heading south from Bangkok
PHOTO: Chaiwat Satyaem Rail services between Bangkok and southern provinces…
- Tourism News
‘One Night In Bangkok’. The song, 35 years later
PHOTO: Doi Kuro, Bangkok 1980 When ‘One Night In Bangkok’…
- Events
Rehearsals continue for the grand Royal Barge Procession in Bangkok
The next rehearsals for the Royal Barge Procession, the final…
- Bangkok News
Police look at cash rewards for information about illegal motorcycle racing
A representative of the Royal Thai Police Office says they’re…
- Bangkok News
Fire destroys six timber houses in Bangkok
PHOTO: The Nation Six timber houses have burned down in…
- World News
US-China trade war accelerates formation of RCEP trade bloc
The escalation of the trade war between China and the US…
- Transport News
New transport minister backtracks on previous government’s van upgrade policy
The previous government was hellbent on upgrading many of the…
- Thailand News
Chewathai launches seven new property projects in Bangkok despite slowdown
Listed property firm Chewathai says they are revising down their…
- South Thailand News
Thai Police Chief admits difficulties in solving last Friday’s bombings
“Suspects had provided some useful information but are still reluctant…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Flood warnings for six southern provinces, and provinces east of Bangkok
Forecasts for Phuket and Bangkok below… People living in six…
- Road deaths
17 year old killed after school bus careers off road in Chumpon, 18 injured
PHOTO: Facebook/Tongsiasiangtueng Rescue A bus crew has been killed after…
- Events
Bangkok crews practice for the Royal Barge Procession in October, a rare event
The Royal Thai Navy has just finished rehearsing the royal…
- Property
Lower demand but Thailand is still China’s favourite international property market
The Yuan has dropped in value against the Thai baht…
- Transport News
Bangkok authorities roll out voice-guides for vision-impaired at zebra crossings
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says they will install voice-guide…
- Tourism News
New Airbus A220 drops into Bangkok during Asia Pacific tour
Perfectly timed with Boeing’s woes and uncertainty over its 737…
- Crime News
Thai PM condemns the people behind Bangkok’s bomb explosions – UPDATE
PHOTO: Thai Rath Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha has condemned those…
- Crime News
Four bombs go off around Bangkok this morning, two injured
PHOTO: Fourth explosion was near the entrance to a BTS…
- Transport News
Report motorcycles riding on footpaths today for a 1,000 baht reward
PHOTO: Daily News Bangkok motorcyclist, riding on footpaths, will be…
- Bangkok News
Grand Palace motorbike racers being sought by police
SCREENSHOT: Nation TV If there’s one location in Bangkok you…
- Crime News
11 Bangkok students arrested over fatal knife attack
11 students have been arrested after Saturday’s fatal stabbing of…
