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  • Bangkok NewsDrunk police officer crashes car into restaurant in Bangkok, 3 in ICU (video) | Thaiger
    leahThursday, February 9, 2023
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    Drunk police officer crashes car into restaurant in Bangkok, 3 in ICU (video)

    Three people are seriously injured in intensive care after a drunk police officer crashed his car into a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday night. The owner of the “Mala” (Chinese spicy hotpot) restaurant in Bang Khen district said they are scared justice will not be served because the drunk driver is a police officer. At 10.55pm on Monday, officers…

  • Thailand NewsJapanese photographer revives Bangkok nostalgia with film pics
    Petch PetpailinThursday, February 9, 2023
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    Japanese photographer revives Bangkok nostalgia with film pics

    Photographs of Bangkok from the past, captured by Japanese photographer Doi Kuro, have gone viral on Thai social media in response to the return of the Y2K fashion. The images have evoked a sense of nostalgia for those who recall the good old days. The Y2K (Year 2 Kilo) or Year 2000 fashion trend is sweeping across Thailand and teenagers…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok man electrocuted to death charging his phone
    leahWednesday, February 8, 2023
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    Bangkok man electrocuted to death charging his phone

    A young Thai man was found dead in his room in Bangkok this morning clutching a phone on charge. Police say he was electrocuted to death. At 8am, officers at Rat Burana Police Station were informed of a death in a rented room in the Bang Mod subdistrict, Thung Khru district. Police, doctors from Bangkok’s Siriraj Hospital, and rescue workers from…

  • Hot NewsBangkok government invites couples to register marriages in lieu of Valentine’s Day
    Ann CarterWednesday, February 8, 2023
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    Bangkok government invites couples to register marriages in lieu of Valentine’s Day

    Bangkok government has invited all couples, who have been hit by Cupid’s arrow, to register their marriages instead of Valentine’s Day. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced the “Silom of Love @Bangrak” event, which is welcoming couples to commemorate their love. According to ASEAN Now, Chardchart says they can register their marriages at the Bang Rak district office on Valentine’s Day. The office is…

  • Thailand NewsOverworked Thai TV man found dead at work, no one noticed
    Petch PetpailinTuesday, February 7, 2023
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    Overworked Thai TV man found dead at work, no one noticed

    A Thai News Network (TNN) worker died at his office desk at the weekend and no one noticed until the following day. The man’s colleagues reported that he died from overwork, suffered a heart attack, and passed away on duty. The dead man’s colleagues reported that he used to shout at the TNN management… “When will you hire more people?…

  • Tourism NewsChinese tour groups begin landing in Thailand again
    Neill FrondeTuesday, February 7, 2023
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    Chinese tour groups begin landing in Thailand again

    The first direct tour group flights from mainland China to Thailand marked a milestone in the recovery of the Thai tourism industry. One flight landed at Don Mueang International Airport yesterday morning with 40 Chinese tour group members and 90 other travellers. The second landed in the afternoon in Phuket. In total, 13 flights with tour groups from China landed…

  • World NewsBangkok Airways suspends Hat Yai and Da Nang routes until further notice
    leahMonday, February 6, 2023
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    Bangkok Airways suspends Hat Yai and Da Nang routes until further notice

    Regional airline Bangkok Airways based in Thailand announced the temporary suspension of two of its routes “until further notice.” Bangkok Airways will suspend all flights on the domestic Bangkok – Hat Yai route on March 1, 2023. International route Bangkok – Da Nang, in Vietnam, will be suspended from May 1, 2023. The airline did not reveal the reason for…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok road provides dangerous bed for sleepy motorcyclist
    Petch PetpailinMonday, February 6, 2023
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    Bangkok road provides dangerous bed for sleepy motorcyclist

    A Bangkok traffic cop posted a TikTok video of a man who dozed off on his motorcycle in the middle of a dangerous road. The officer emphasized that the man was not under the influence of alcohol, just very, very sleepy. The video on the cop’s TikTok account, Nui Seeaun, shows a man in an olive green coat slumped over…

  • Environment NewsHaze Pollution Forces School Closures in Bangkok
    Tara AbhasakunSaturday, February 4, 2023
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    Haze Pollution Forces School Closures in Bangkok

    Haze pollution is devastating Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, and forced several schools to close yesterday. Schools such as Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Secondary School and Jindabamrung School temporarily closed their doors due to the respiratory impact on students and announced reopening on Monday. The Education Ministry has established coordination centres to monitor the PM2.5 situation and schools can exercise discretion…

  • Thailand NewsThai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out
    Petch PetpailinFriday, February 3, 2023
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    Thai celebrities duped out of 20 million baht in online toy scam, 300 victims speak out

    Leading Thai celebrities were scammed out of over 20 million baht in a massive online toy scam, joining more than 300 other victims. Twenty representatives filed a complaint to the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday. The group of 20 victims were led by 40 year old Phiphitpon Pookkanasood, a famous Thai singer from the band named Jetset’er. Phiphitpon revealed that…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok’s Jodd Fairs market is relocating
    leahFriday, February 3, 2023
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    Bangkok’s Jodd Fairs market is relocating

    Famous night market Jodd Fairs in the Rama 9 area of Bangkok will be relocating to Ratchada at the end of the year. The new night market is expected to open in January 2024. In November 2021, the famous Talat Rot Fai Ratchada (Train Night Market Ratchada) which permanently closed during the Covid-19 pandemic made a comeback under the rebranded…

  • Tourism NewsBangkok’s New Chinatown comes back to life as Chinese tourists flock back
    Tara AbhasakunFriday, February 3, 2023
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    Bangkok’s New Chinatown comes back to life as Chinese tourists flock back

    Bangkok‘s New Chinatown is once again buzzing with life as Chinese tourists flock back to the bustling neighbourhood after a two-year lull due to the pandemic. Stretching from Huai Khwang intersection to Pracha Uthit Road, New Chinatown (not to be confused with the original Chinatown in the Yaowarat area) is a hub of activity with eateries, shops, and street stalls…

  • Thailand NewsWoman reveals unnerving parking lot drama with MP at Parliament
    Petch PetpailinThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Woman reveals unnerving parking lot drama with MP at Parliament

    Anna Songserm, a TikToker from Thailand, recently shared on social media an unnerving experience she had while visiting the Parliament building in Bangkok. After a frantic search for a parking spot, Anna was directed to park her car in a lot that was closed off by a traffic barrier. Upon her return, she found that her car’s tyres had been…

  • Environment NewsUncontrollable landfill site fire in Samut Prakan worsens air quality
    leahThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Uncontrollable landfill site fire in Samut Prakan worsens air quality

    Bangkok, Thailand, has seen the worst air pollution levels of the year so far today. An uncontrollable fire raging for two days straight at a rubbish dump in Samut Prakan province, just south of the capital, has pumped more PM2.5 dust into the air. A fire has plagued a landfill site in the Phraeksa district since Tuesday night in an…

  • Thailand NewsTaxi driver stabs passenger on road in Bangkok
    Petch PetpailinThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Taxi driver stabs passenger on road in Bangkok

    A passenger stabbed by a Bangkok taxi driver appealed to the Thai media to highlight his case after he accused the police of procrastinating over the case despite having enough evidence to arrest the accused. The victim succeeded in his quest and the taxi driver was arrested yesterday. The victim, Pratarn Seesook, contacted the crime news department of the MRG…

  • Thailand NewsCommuters criticise ‘dangerous’ Bangkok Apiwat Station’s lack of lights
    Petch PetpailinThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Commuters criticise ‘dangerous’ Bangkok Apiwat Station’s lack of lights

    Commuters took to social media to criticise officials involved with the construction and opening of the “dangerous” Bangkok Apiwat Central Station. Two weeks after the official opening of the station, formerly known as Bang Sue Grand Station, roads around the station remain dark due to the absence of street lights. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) promised that street lighting…

  • Thailand NewsOpportunist thief arrested for stealing Louis Vuitton bag at Bangkok mall
    Petch PetpailinThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Opportunist thief arrested for stealing Louis Vuitton bag at Bangkok mall

    An opportunist, light-fingered thief was arrested yesterday after she stole a Louis Vuitton handbag from a sexy model while she was trying on clothes at the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Bangkok. The clothes store owner, in Terminal 21 of the Asoke area of Bangkok, filed a complaint at Lumphini Police Station that a customer’s Louis Vuitton handbag was stolen…

  • Environment NewsBangkok is third most polluted city in the world
    leahThursday, February 2, 2023
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    Bangkok is third most polluted city in the world

    Bangkok was ranked the third worst city in the world for air pollution after PM2.5 dust reached unhealthy levels. A heavy blanket of smog encased the capital’s skyscrapers as nationwide agricultural burning and forest fires pumped tiny dust particulates into the air, exacerbated by the city’s chockablock traffic and stone-dry weather. At 10am, Bangkok’s air quality index (AQI) measured 198,…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok public bus condemned by Singaporean tourist
    Petch PetpailinTuesday, January 31, 2023
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    Bangkok public bus condemned by Singaporean tourist

    A Singaporean tourist condemned Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) public buses after the driver of a bus in the capital closed its door and drove off as she was about to climb onboard. A Singaporean woman posted a video on her TikTok account, njwah, complaining about the service of a public bus in Bangkok. She wrote captions in Thai and…

  • Thailand NewsBirmingham to Bangkok: British poker player wins big and moves to Thailand
    leahTuesday, January 31, 2023
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    Birmingham to Bangkok: British poker player wins big and moves to Thailand

    A Brummie lad won £3.6 million (145.5 million baht) playing online poker and is now “having the time of his life” in Thailand. An Englishman, 31 year old Richard Sheils, swapped Birmingham for Bangkok after becoming a professional poker player from his bedroom. Now, Sheils is living a life of partying and trips to the beach. Sheils revealed that he…

  • Thailand NewsTranswoman complains after being banned by Bangkok bar
    Petch PetpailinMonday, January 30, 2023
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    Transwoman complains after being banned by Bangkok bar

    A Thai transwoman highlighted gender inequality on social media after she was banned from entering a Bangkok nightclub by a security guard for wearing a sexy costume. The transwoman posted a video of the moment she had a row with a security guard at a nightclub in the Rama 9 area of Bangkok on TikTok. In the video, she said……

  • Thailand NewsThai police admit extorting money from Taiwanese actress
    Petch PetpailinMonday, January 30, 2023
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    Thai police admit extorting money from Taiwanese actress

    The compulsive melodrama continues between a Taiwanese actress and the “bastard police” who allegedly extorted 27,000 baht. In the latest episode of the compelling drama, it turns out the Royal Thai Police (RTP), are lying bastards. Late last week the RTP denied extorting money from An Yu-Qing ( 安于晴), also known as Charlene An, but today a Thai squad leader…

  • Chiang Mai NewsChiang Mai ranked No.1 city in Asia on safety index
    Neill FrondeSunday, January 29, 2023
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    Chiang Mai ranked No.1 city in Asia on safety index

    The northern city of Chiang Mai in Thailand has been ranked as the safest city in Southeast Asia and 31st in the world, according to a recent report. The findings were published as the Crime Index and Safety Index by City 2023 by Numbeo, the largest crowd-sourced global database that tracks these statistics. Chiang Mai was ranked first in Southeast…

  • Crime NewsGang of deaf suspects arrested in robberies
    Neill FrondeSunday, January 29, 2023
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    Gang of deaf suspects arrested in robberies

    Authorities made an unusual arrest in Bangkok after a recent wave of robberies when they took four deaf suspects into custody. Police in Bangkok’s Sutthisan district arrested a gang of four deaf individuals for their involvement in a string of burglaries. According to Siam Rath, the police received a report of trespassing from a caretaker of a property in the…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok taxi driver brawls with passenger in the street (video)
    leahFriday, January 27, 2023
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    Bangkok taxi driver brawls with passenger in the street (video)

    A fight broke out between a Bangkok taxi driver and a passenger in the middle of the street last night. The passenger allegedly tried to steal from the driver. In a clip circulating on social media, the cameraman shouts ‘Muay Thai!’ as a taxi driver, wearing a face mask throughout the whole fight, swings at the passenger and pushes him…

  • Tourism NewsDrain collapses beneath Chinese tourist’s feet in Thailand
    leahThursday, January 26, 2023
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    Drain collapses beneath Chinese tourist’s feet in Thailand

    A Chinese tourist was walking on a pavement near the Ancient City in Samut Prakan near Bangkok yesterday when a drain cover collapsed beneath his feet. Luckily, the tourist only sustained minor injuries. The Facebook page ‘Samut Prakan News v2’ posted a photo of the distressed tourist sitting on the side of Sukhumvit Road next to a broken sewage drain…

  • Environment NewsBangkok and six northern provinces to see air quality worsen over weekend
    Ann CarterThursday, January 26, 2023
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    Bangkok and six northern provinces to see air quality worsen over weekend

    Bangkok and six northern provinces in Thailand are expected to see air quality worsen over the weekend, according to Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD). The PCD reported yesterday that air quality across the country ranged from very good down to a health-threatening level at 11 am. The amount of PM2.5 dust particles in the atmosphere also exceeded the standard level…

  • Hot NewsBangkok, Songkhla, Chon Buri provinces to host 2025 Southeast Asian Games
    Ann CarterThursday, January 26, 2023
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    Bangkok, Songkhla, Chon Buri provinces to host 2025 Southeast Asian Games

    Bangkok, Songkhla, and Chon Buri provinces are the new hosts of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. The Sports Authority of Thailand decided at a meeting that was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon yesterday. During the meeting, Nakhon Ratchasima was also chosen to host the 13th ASEAN Para Games in 2026. A budget allocation from the National Sports…

  • Crime NewsThieves steal 27 public defibrillators in Bangkok, Thailand
    leahWednesday, January 25, 2023
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    Thieves steal 27 public defibrillators in Bangkok, Thailand

    Thai news outlet Drama-addict reported that 27 public Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) dotted around the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, have been stolen. In total, 262 AEDs are stationed all around the city to be used to help people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. AEDs are life-saving, yet easy-to-use medical devices that can analyse the heart’s rhythm and, if necessary, deliver an…

  • World NewsPorsche enthusiasts gather in Bangkok for Das Treffen
    Bob ScottWednesday, January 25, 2023
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    Porsche enthusiasts gather in Bangkok for Das Treffen

    Porsche enthusiast Sihabutr ‘Tenn’ Xoomsai, and organiser of the seventh edition of Das Treffen, celebrated the largest gathering of Porsche models in Southeast Asia, in Bangkok, Thailand. Das Treffen, meaning “The Meeting” in German, brings together not only all the generations of Porsche cars but also every generation of sports car enthusiasts. From those who swear by air-cooled models to…