Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok alcohol sales ban extended to April 30
The ban on alcohol sales in Bangkok will be extended…
- Environment News
Air pollution in Bangkok falls to lowest level in 2020
Bangkok recorded the lowest air quality index in 2020 today,…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok temple ordered to stop handouts due to huge queues
Local authorities in Bangkok have ordered local temple Wat Don…
- Covid-19 News
CP Group delivers first 100,000 masks from its new factory
Thailand’s largest private company and one of the world’s largest…
- Covid-19 News
TAT and Michelin Guide team up to deliver thanks to healthcare workers
The Tourism Authority of Thailand and the local Michelin Guide…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Tuesday, April 14
Thailand Covid-19 cases rise to 34 (Tuesday), 1 more death…
- Covid-19 News
Mass-testing vs contact tracing in Thailand
Yesterday, the Thai government announced that contact tracing (identification of…
- Environment News
Bangkok temple develops hygienic face mask from recycled plastics
During the nationwide closure of temples and festivities during the…
- Covid-19 News
31 Thai returnees from Russia quarantined, 3 hospitalised with fever
34 Thai nationals who have been stranded at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo…
- Covid-19 News
Government calling on nurses to enlist for special Covid-19 taskforce
According to the Thailand Nursing Midwifery Council, it is predicted…
- Covid-19 News
Facebook sues Bangkok man for ‘cloaking’ software
Facebook is suing a Bangkok resident for developing and marketing…
- Covid-19 News
Newborns get extra protection with mini-face shields
Bangkok health care professionals have come up with protective face…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 re-infection rates increase
A 38 year old woman from Chaiyaphum contracted the Covid-19…
- Covid-19 News
Over 100 arrested in Bangkok for illegal gambling
Too close and too many people. Over 100 have been…
- Covid-19 News
Foreigners in Thailand worried about their security
Ever had the feeling you’re not wanted at the moment?…
- Covid-19 News
New coronavirus cases in Thailand fall to 38, 1 more death
“The lower number of daily new cases and the slower…
- Covid-19 News
Officer who allowed 152 returnees to leave airport without quarantine has been ‘recalled’
152 Thais who arrived home from the US on Friday…
- Covid-19 News
UPDATE: PM vows to track down the errant passengers. Chaos at Suvarnabhumi – VIDEO
UPDATE: PM orders yesterday’s BKK arrivals to report to state…
- Covid-19 News
British businessman jumps to his death in Bangkok
A British businessman is dead in an apparent suicide this…
- Covid-19 News
Passengers on 2 Thai Airways flights from London test positive for coronavirus
Authorities in Nonthaburi province, just outside Bangkok, have announced that…
- Covid-19 News
Thailand confirms 104 new coronavirus cases (Thursday)
Thailand now has at total of 1,875 Covid-19 coronavirus cases,…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok Airways cancels all domestic flights from April 7
Bangkok Airways has announced today that they will cancel all…
- Covid-19 News
Urgent repatriation notice for Swiss and German citizens as immigration rules tighten
An urgent repatriation notice has been issued for Swiss and…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok police arrest 6 Vietnamese in mask hoarding sting
Immigration police yesterday arrested 6 Vietnamese nationals in a sting…
- Covid-19 News
No more shutdown announcements in Bangkok, for now
“Bangkok will not announce any further measures or continue to…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok monks now sporting bespoke facemasks
Monks (well, some of them, anyway) in the nation’s capital…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today – Monday, March 30
136 more virus cases confirmed in Thailand as outbreak spreads…
- Covid-19 News
Red hazardous waste bins spring up in Bangkok for used masks, tissue
Used face masks and tissue paper are now classified as…
- Covid-19 News
Blue Flag grocery vehicles deployed in greater Bangkok to encourage staying home
With the state of emergency requiring people to stay home…
- Covid-19 News
Military checkpoints set up to monitor domestic travel
Under the state of emergency which went into effect around…
