LIVE BLOG: Series of Bombs, Suspected Arson Rage Through Bangkok
BANGKOK — A series of bombs scattered across Bangkok have given the city a rude awakening Friday morning.
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Thailand’s Last Gorilla Lives in Decrepit Zoo Atop a Mall
On the top floor of a decrepit mall in western Bangkok, the last gorilla in Thailand and her friends will live out their days, with rats and roaches as companions.
City Hall To Double Fines For Motorcyclists on Sidewalks
BANGKOK — A hefty 11.1 million baht in fines was collected from individuals riding motorbikes on sidewalks, City Hall said on Tuesday.
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Free Test Rides on MRT Blue Line Through Chinatown Begin Next Week
Update: Two new stations further down the extension, MRT Bang Phai and MRT Bang Wa, will be opened on Aug. 24. MRT Bang Wa...
Beige or Nothing: Old Town Buildings Must Be Same Color, Gov’t Says
BANGKOK — New buildings around the historic area of Rattanakosin Island must be painted beige with tiled dark grey roofs, according to a new ministerial directive announced Friday.
Concrete Panel Falls from BTS Ari Onto Bus Stop Below
BANGKOK — A piece of concrete panelling fell from BTS Ari station Wednesday morning, luckily injuring none.
Condo Calls Cops on Chinese Opera for Being ‘Too Loud’
BANGKOK — Unable to bear the melodic wailing of Chinese opera, condo residents called the police on a performance at a city center shrine Tuesday night.
Vendors Balk at Khaosan Road’s Call to Ban Plastic, Styrofoam
BANGKOK — Can Khaosan Road kick its single-use plastic habit?
In an effort to reduce waste, vendors along Khaosan Road are being encouraged to phase...
As World’s Trash Floods Thailand, Activists Call for Waste Import Ban
BANGKOK — Thailand and its Southeast Asian neighbors are becoming major dumping grounds for the world's plastic garbage and electronic waste. Environmentalists now want to see a ban on waste imports imposed across ASEAN.
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, Is Fighting Single-use Plastic
BANGKOK — Through the power of petitioning, one 11-year-old girl is doing more to save Thailand’s environment than perhaps most of the country combined.
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