Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- Thailand News
Thai Airways to resume flights from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket
After nearly 9 months on the ground due to the…
- Politics News
Court to deliver verdict on PM’s military residence this afternoon
Security is expected to be extremely tight at Bangkok’s Constitutional…
- Thailand Protest News
Protesters switch today’s rally venue, will now take place at Lad Phrao intersection
A planned protest outside the Constitutional Court in Bangkok this…
- Bangkok News
18 Bangkok motorbike taxi drivers get prison for 2019 mass brawl killing a bystander
18 motorbike taxi drivers are sentenced to prison for their…
- Thailand Protest News
Protest planned for courthouse tomorrow as verdict on PM’s residence expected
The Ratsadon (People’s Party) movement is planning a protest outside…
- Thailand Protest News
Pro-democracy protest leaders hear lèse majesté charges
Pro-democracy protest leaders reported to police today to hear lèse…
- Northern Thailand News
Police officer allegedly shoots and kills married couple, injures ex-wife at Isaan restaurant
A police officer was arrested for allegedly firing shots in…
- Crime News
Man arrested for allegedly robbing 500,000 baht from Bangkok bank
Police arrested a man for alleged armed robbery at a…
- Expats
Ban on sales and promotion of alcohol online starts December 7
From December 7 you’ll no longer, officially, be able to…
- Thailand News
Thai protests to continue in full force into December in line with symbolic calendar events
The pro-democracy protests are set to continue well into December,…
- Thailand Protest News
Shooter from Bangkok SCB protest surrenders to police
A man accused of shooting at anti-government protesters at a…
- Crime News
9 arrested for allegedly embezzling more than 2.8 billion baht from Railway Club Cooperative funds
Police arrested 9 people involved in the Railway Club Cooperative,…
- Crime News
Bangkok woman arrested for allegedly stealing 1 million baht
A Bangkok woman was arrested on fraud charges for allegedly…
- Northern Thailand News
State Railway officials sign 5 high-speed rail contracts as part of project linking Thailand and China
Officials from the State Railway of Thailand have signed 5…
- Environment News
Economic concerns put Bangkok’s ban on 10-wheel trucks on hold
Officials in Bangkok have decided to delay a proposed ban…
- Bangkok News
Thai officials approve transfer of 3 Iranians involved in 2012 botched bomb plot in Bangkok
Thai authorities are transferring 3 Iranian inmates to Tehran. The…
- Thailand News
10 passengers injured after Bangkok-Chiang Khong bus crashes into tree
10 people were injured and sent to the hospital after…
- Bangkok News
Thai-American US senator says women need to break through the glass ceiling
Thai-American United States Senator Ladda “Tammy” Duckworth says women –…
- Crime News
Thief makes off with over 500,000 baht in Bangkok bank robbery
A man who robbed a Bangkok branch of the Government…
- Visa Information
Coming back to Thailand? Here are some of the steps you need to know about.
Want to come back to Thailand? Whilst the borders are…
- Thailand News
Ex-Thai Airways official gets fat prison sentence for failing to pay excess baggage fees
You’ll never complain about excess baggage charges after reading this……
- Thailand Protest News
Location of Bangkok rally changed from Crown Property Bureau to Siam Commercial Bank headquarters
Protest leaders from the United Front for Thammasat and Demonstration…
- Thailand News
Protest leaders threaten to escalate if authorities interfere with upcoming rally
Protest leaders of The Ratsadon (People’s Movement) group are threatening…
- Education
The King to give royal land title deeds valued at 10 billion baht to universities
King Vajiralongkorn is set to give royal land title deeds…
- Crime News
The 11.5 tonnes of Ketamine that wasn’t
That huge Ketamine bust in Chachoengsao province last week, some…
- Thailand Protest News
High school students summoned for violating emergency decree after joining banned protest
High school students in Bangkok are being summoned for violating…
- Transport News
Only taxis travelling to and from Bangkok airports can charge for luggage
The Land Transport Department is clarifying the recent news that…
- Thailand Protest News
PM thanks volunteers for graffiti cleanup after huge anti-government protest
Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is thanking pro-government volunteers for their…
- Thailand Protest News
Man wearing pink raincoat wanted on suspicion of firing shots at Bangkok rally
The Metropolitan Police Bureau in Bangkok are hunting a man…
- Crime News
Filipino, Thai woman, arrested in Bangkok for running scam loan company
A woman originally from The Philippines, has been arrested in…
- Thailand Protest News
Bangkok police blame insufficient manpower for failure to control Parliament road clashes
Police in Bangkok have admitted they had insufficient manpower to…
- Thailand Protest News
Police threaten protesters with legal action following Tuesday’s Parliament rally
The Metropolitan Police Bureau is threatening to charge activists involved…
