Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- Covid-19 News
Thammasat University cancels classes for a week, Thai universities urged to ‘go online’
Thammasat University has cancelled all classes for at least one…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 reaching ‘stage 3’ in Thailand
Yesterday The public Health Ministry insisted that the country was…
- Covid-19 News
UPDATE: 11 new Covid-19 cases announced for Thailand – total now 70 people
Thailand now has a total of 70 Covid-19 Coronavirus cases…
- Covid-19 News
“My experiences with Coronavirus in Bangkok”
Today, the owner of Ohana Poké restaurant ‘Mr. Jay’ in…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Airways passengers, flying from ‘at risk’ destinations, now require health certificates
Thai Airways is now demanding passengers, departing on their planes…
- Things To Do
The top 10 most expensive condominiums in Bangkok
Bangkok is never short on luxury condominiums, and one new…
- Crime News
Shots fired in Nontha Buri mall
Police rushed to the Central Plaza mall in Nontha Buri…
- Environment News
Smoke from plantation fires continues to choke central and northern Thailand
Smoke from fires, mostly deliberately lit, continue to choke sections…
- Politics News
Bangkok police on alert at student rallies
Authorities in greater Bangkok are keeping a watchful eye on…
- Property
Bangkok has a surplus of 100,000 new condos as Chinese buyers stay home
Bangkok’s condominium market is facing its biggest challenge in decades…
- Songkran News
Top 10 dos and don’ts for the 2020 Songkran festival
Heading to Thailand for the 2020 Songkran festival? Want to…
- Bangkok News
Schoolboy survives 3rd floor fall from escalator in Bangkok mall
A 12 year old student was seriously injured when he…
- Crime News
1 dead, 1 injured in Bangkok mall shooting, gunman escapes
One woman is dead and a bystander injured after a…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Cooler weather in north, cloud and possible rain in south
The TMD (Thailand Meteorological Department) says that another high-pressure system…
- Covid-19 News
Thai Airways starts to trim back schedules due to loss of demand
Thai Airways is cutting back services to South Korea and…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok shooter granted bail despite drugs
A Bangkok shop owner who set off a panic by…
- Bangkok News
Slurpees, phonecard top-ups, snacks and now you can do your washing
…well, in one store anyway. Maybe more to come. You…
- Environment News
Bangkok halts construction of electric rail and highrises for 3 days
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration today ordered a 3 day…
- Business News
Bangkok food delivery riders demand legal protections
If you’ve got a smartphone, a motorbike and a bit…
- Events
Thailand Inventors Day 2020 celebrates outstanding Thai inventions
Yesterday marked Thailand Inventors’ Day, when the National Research Council…
- Phuket News
Phuket, Bangkok and Chiang Mai hard hit over ‘palpable’ tourism drop
The 2019-nCoV coronavirus, the official name for the Wuhan or…
- Bangkok News
Escaped giraffe found dead in Chachoengsao
A 7 metre giraffe which escaped from a private zoo’s…
- Central Thailand News
Giraffe on the run after escaping from truck
If you spot a giraffe, don’t panic. Two giraffes escaped…
- Environment News
Police announce nationwide crackdown on air pollution
The Royal Thai Police are preparing measures to counter the…
- Bangkok News
A watchful ghost is photographed at a train crash scene west of Bangkok
A picture from a train crash in Nakhon Pathom, west…
- Environment News
Air purifiers installed at Victory Monument whilst southern winds blow the smoke north
The Nation reports that the Rajaprajanukron Foundation, under Royal Patronage,…
- Crime News
More human remains found submerged in metal casket in suspect’s pond
In a story that grows grislier with each new discovery……
- Environment News
SCAM – Thailand’s PM2.5 micron smoke screen
It’s cars, it’s the polluting buses, it’s people burning too…
- Environment News
Celebrities take to social media and point out Government incompetence over air pollution problem
“Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha said it’s hard to enforce laws to…
- Krabi News
Suspected British Coronavirus patient, confirmed NOT to have the virus – UPDATE
It’s now been confirmed that a British man, in critical…
