Bangkok
Breaking news and major events from Bangkok, covering politics, business, transport, and social issues.
- Thailand Protest News
Protesters not “tough enough” – Thai security official
Thai security agencies are downplaying this weekend’s anti-government student rally,…
- Visa Information
Long stay tourist visas to Thailand announced today – 90 days, renewable
“Long-stay visitors could begin arriving next month.” The Thai cabinet…
- Thailand Protest News
Protesters continue their plans for weekend rally without anywhere to host it
Negotiations continue between officials at Thammasat University’s Tha Prachan campus,…
- Crime News
Twitter user faces charges from immigration police for false post
Make sure what you post on social media is true.…
- Covid-19 News
148 test negative for Covid-19 in football player case
So far, 148 people who came in contact with the…
- Bangkok News
Global economics report expects Bangkok to have the highest tourist drop
International travel restrictions have crippled Thailand’s tourism industry so much…
- World News
Police arrest 14 Laotian migrants for allegedly crossing the border
Border patrol police arrested 14 Laotian migrants who allegedly crossed…
- Bangkok News
Silom Road tops as the most expensive area to buy land in Bangkok
Silom Road, Bangkok’s nightlife district, is the most expensive area…
- Bangkok News
Bangkok expo planned to fill 1 million job vacancies
Thailand has a lot of job opportunities. About a million.…
- Covid-19 News
Bangkok DJ infected with more contagious, less severe Covid-19 strain
The Bangkok DJ who recently tested positive for Covid-19 was…
- Bangkok News
15 luxury cars destroyed in Bangkok garage fire
A fire that broke out overnight in a Bangkok garage…
- Crime News
Police bust factories: Used medical gloves resold and painkillers sold as herbal medicine
Police busted 2 factories. The first allegedly produced medicine illegally,…
- Crime News
UPDATE: Win motorbike shooter turns himself in
A 55 year old motorbike taxi driver turned himself in…
- Business News
Bangkok airport security staff file lawsuit over pay cuts
“They saw us as security guards and looked down on…
- Central Thailand News
Snake bites teenager using the toilet
An 18 year old university student in Nonthaburi, just west…
- Crime News
UPDATE: Motorbike taxi drivers have an alleged turf-war shootout
Motorbike taxi drivers allegedly had a turf-war shootout in front…
- Bangkok News
Hundreds of taxi drivers gather at Government House to present demands
Hundreds of taxi drivers have held a rally outside Government…
- Road deaths
Holiday weekend road death toll: 59
Road deaths surged during the holiday weekend. 59 people were…
- Crime News
Bangkok taxi driver stabbed, crashes into other cars
A Bangkok man has allegedly jumped into the backseat of…
- Visa Information
Thai Airways offers special international flights this month
Need to leave the country? Just as that visa amnesty…
- Covid-19 News
Trials and tribulations of returning to Thailand in the Covid era – a personal view
A series of articles by David Jackson Sunday morning and…
- Opinion
Splitting atoms in the Big Bang – a day in the Big Mango
OPINION by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com Despite the global pandemic,…
- Phuket News
Phuket re-opening could be postponed
The Tourism Authority of Thailand says plans to re-open Phuket…
- Covid-19 News
Mobile Covid-19 testing unit at condo after resident tests positive
A mobile coronavirus testing unit was parked in front of…
- Crime News
2 foreigners arrested for allegedly selling illegal guns, grenades
Police arrested a Singaporean and an Indonesian man for allegedly…
- Covid-19 News
Thai health authorities track and trace 600+ people linked to 37 year old DJ
More than 600 people are now being traced as a…
- Bangkok News
Amnesty International says drop the charges pressed on protesters
“This recent slew of arrests of peaceful demonstrators illustrates the…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 case: 600 people facing quarantine
Hundreds may need to go into quarantine after they came…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 case: Negative results for 150 officials
Tests results are negative for all 150 officials who came…
- Covid-19 News
Covid-19 case: Restaurant closed, employees in quarantine
A Nonthaburi restaurant is temporarily closed after a former employee…
