‘Ghost Tower’ Haunts Bangkok 20 Years After Financial Crisis
BANGKOK — The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
Bangkok Police, Officials Deny Getting Brothel Freebies
BANGKOK — When officers from the Department of Special Investigation raided a commercial sex venue Friday, they found more than 100 sex workers, some believed to be underage and forced into prostitution.
All Phuket Beaches Closed Until Further Notice
PHUKET — It’s that time of the year when Utane Singsom looks out at the surf and sees trouble.
Virus Shutdowns Ease in Bangkok, But Face Masks Stay On (Photos)
BANGKOK — Before praying and offering incense at the tourist-popular Erawan Shrine, visitors must have their temperatures taken – and the gilded Thai dancers strap on their face shields.
Luxury Villa Raid Busts Israeli Drug Ring on Koh Phangan
KOH PHANGAN — 12 January 2026, Thai police have arrested four Israeli after raiding a luxury villa on the resort island of Koh Phangan...
‘Murder Babes’ Get 34 Years For Dismembering Rival
KHON KAEN — A year after they became objects of repugnance and desire for their salacious tale of sex, drugs and murder, three women and a man were convicted Thursday of murdering and dismembering a young woman.
Thai Named Miss World Runner-Up for First Time
BANGKOK — For the first time in almost 70 years, a Thai was voted runner-up at the Miss World 2018 beauty pageant Saturday night...
Tropical Storm Yagi Triggers Severe Flooding in Northern Thailand
On September 10, heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Yagi, combined with continuous rainfall since September 8, led to flooding in Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province.
Bangkok Pollution Has Always Been Bad – So Have the Solutions: Experts
BANGKOK — The capital’s heavy smog has been a chronic problem for years, and the government is still not doing enough to combat it despite the sudden swell of public concern, experts said Tuesday.
Transit Authority to Look Into BTS Wheelchair Ramp to Nowhere
SAMUT PRAKAN — Less than two weeks after a slew of new BTS stations opened in southeast metro Bangkok, netizens pointed a glaring oversight...
