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...
23 Chinese Rescued from Capsized Speedboat Off Samet
RAYONG — A speedboat carrying Chinese tourists capsized Thursday off Koh Samet, injuring two.
11 Passengers on Thai-China Flights Found With Coronavirus
BEIJING (Xinhua) — China's civil aviation regulator has announced that a Thai Lion Air's Bangkok-Guangzhou flight, as well as a Thai AirAsia X's Bangkok-Tianjin flight, would be suspended after several passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on recent flights.
Mob Demands Woman Accused of Royal Defamation Kneel Before Portrait
SAMUI — For the third time in as many days, a mob gathered to demand punishment for alleged online royal defamation Sunday, this time on Koh Samui, where police forced a public act of contrition from the suspect to satisfy the crowd.
Police: 490 Foreigners Arrested in March to Make Election Safe
BANGKOK — Immigration police said early Friday they had arrested almost 500 foreigners this month as part of an operation to improve election security.
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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...
‘It’s Just a Flu,’ Health Min Insists Coronavirus Under Control
BANGKOK — The government on Monday said it is closely monitoring the coronavirus epidemic in Thailand, where officials have confirmed eight cases of infection so far.
Praewa Completes Community Service, 4 Years After Court Orders It
BANGKOK — The woman from a wealthy family who previously failed to do a community service as a punishment for killing 9 people in a 2010 car crash told the court Tuesday she has finally completed the term.
British ‘Real Hero’ Diver Gets Official Escort to Airport
BANGKOK — One of the British caving experts who helped discover the 13 missing in a Chiang Rai cave quietly left Thailand Wednesday night...
Tourist Shocked by 400-Baht Omelet at Thai Floating Market
RATCHABURI — Thai authorities on Friday inspected a restaurant at the famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market after a tourist’s social media post complaining about...
