Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- Phuket News
Phuket re-opening could be postponed
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says plans to re-open Phuket…
- Covid-19 News
Mobile Covid-19 testing unit at condo after resident tests positive
A mobile coronavirus testing unit was parked in front of…
- Northern Thailand News
Man arrested for allegedly trafficking 112 million baht worth of drugs
Police arrested a 50 year old man for allegedly carrying…
- Crime News
2 foreigners arrested for allegedly selling illegal guns, grenades
Police arrested a Singaporean and an Indonesian man for allegedly…
- Bangkok News
Amnesty International says drop the charges pressed on protesters
“This recent slew of arrests of peaceful demonstrators illustrates the…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 case: 600 people facing quarantine
Hundreds may need to go into quarantine after they came…
- Covid-19 News
UPDATE: Local DJ Covid case, 3 pubs closed down for cleaning
UPDATE: 4 more Covid-19 cases today. 3 were new patients…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 case: Negative results for 150 officials
Tests results are negative for all 150 officials who came…
- Crime News
Bangkok cop under fire after releasing inmate
A Bangkok police officer is looking at potential criminal charges…
- Food
Missing airline food? Thai Airways has a solution
What’s the deal with airline food? Some people think it’s…
- Crime News
Woman’s body found floating down Bangkok river
A woman’s body was found floating in the Chao Phraya…
- Bangkok News
Police ordered to keep traffic moving after heavy flooding during Bangkok’s peak
Traffic police in Bangkok are being instructed to keep the…
- Politics News
MP proposes opening casinos in Thailand, legalising online gambling
A Thai politician is pushing for the legalisation of gambling…
- Crime News
PM says probe on Boss case released tomorrow
“It is clearly written, nothing hidden, all the names, their…
- Covid-19 News
British woman in Bangkok quarantine facility tests positive for Covid-19
A British woman, recently returned from the United Kingdom, has…
- Property
4 new luxury hotels set for Bangkok and Pattaya
The future of Thailand tourism looks expensive. 4 luxury hotels…
- Bangkok News
Find an abandoned car in Bangkok, get half the fine
Want to make a couple thousand baht? Find a car…
- Central Thailand News
Sex doll mistaken for dead body
A sex doll in a cardboard box dumped near the…
- Bangkok News
65 year old Bangkok man in apparent suicide at Chao Phraya bridge
A man reportedly jumped to his death from Bangkok’s Krung…
- Bangkok News
Collision results in fire in front of Bangkok’s Anti-Corruption Museum
A collision yesterday between a taxi and a BMW on…
- Tourism News
Expats to be offered travel deals at Bangkok event
Ready to go on a holiday? Expats are being offered…
- Crime News
Bangkok officer under investigation for gambling after video emerges
A Metropolitan Police officer is under investigation for gambling in…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok visa agent arrested for fake extensions
If you’re looking into getting a visa, be careful what…
- Crime News
High rank police officer allegedly caught on video at illegal gambling den
A high ranking police officer is being investigated for allegedly…
- Crime News
Bangkok man arrested for selling e-cigarettes, vaping fluid
A Bangkok man is facing 3 years in prison and/or…
- Bangkok News
Truck driver blames GPS for ending up in klong
A young truck driver in Pathum Thani province, just north…
- Road deaths
Bangkok teacher and student killed in road accident
A teacher and his student were killed in a road…
- Business News
Thailand’s retail and property markets adapt and move online
Tourism, property, retail – 3 sectors of the Thai economy…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok hosts Thailand’s first Andy Warhol exhibition
Bangkok is hosting Thailand’s first exhibition of original art from…
- Crime News
Justice Ministry, DSI seize over half a billion baht in assets from drug traffickers
The Thai-language daily Thai Rath reported yesterday that the Justice…
