Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- 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
Coronavirus UPDATE: Bangkok NOT being locked down, sobering forecast for US
Across the world the total number of Covid-19 cases has…
- Covid-19 News
No more shutdown announcements in Bangkok, for now
“Bangkok will not announce any further measures or continue to…
- 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
Bangkok City Hall closes more venues, but 3 types allowed to reopen
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA or City Hall as it’s more…
- 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…
- Covid-19 News
Bank employee tests positive for coronavirus
“The employee is now in hospital and his last day…
- Covid-19 News
Minor International pleads with Thai PM for a full lockdown
“I believe that under your strong leadership, the message to…
- Thailand Weather Updates
Hot days for the North, possible thundershowers in the South
Thailand’s Meteorological Department says today that a low pressure system…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok closures – the details and the panic buying
After today’s announcement from the BMA that the closures around…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok closes shopping centres and markets from tomorrow
It’s the lockdown you have when you haven’t really declared…
- Covid-19 News
Army disinfects Bangkok’s Lumphini Boxing Stadium
Bangkok’s legendary Lumphini Boxing Stadium, which became a local epicentre…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok governor issues stern warning over closures
Bangkok’s governor Asawin Kwanmuang is warning business owners that they…
- Covid-19 News
Bars, clubs and cinemas closed, but only in Bangkok and only for 14 days
Such is the speed of the news cycle at the…
- Covid-19 News
30 new cases announced for Thailand – Tuesday
Sunday, 32 cases. Monday 33 cases. Now another 30 confirmed…
- 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
High school students join wave of anti-government protests
Students in some of Bangkok’s most exclusive private high schools…
- Politics News
Bangkok police on alert at student rallies
Authorities in greater Bangkok are keeping a watchful eye on…
- 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
Gunman allegedly shoots and kills ex-wife at mall in Bangkok, another injured
Bangkok police report that a woman was shot and killed…
- Crime News
1 dead, 1 injured in Bangkok mall shooting, gunman escapes
One woman is dead and a bystander injured after a…
