Bangkok Expats: Meet the Mongolians
Bangkok teems with expats. Japanese manage factories. Americans teach English. But the few dozen Mongolians may be the tip of the spear as direct flights open between the two capitals.
‘I Don’t Know What to Do’ About Smog: Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK — After deploying water cannons and drones to combat unhealthy smog that shows no sign of abating, Bangkok’s governor Thursday called an emergency expert meeting to discuss solutions to the surging pollution, saying “I don’t know what to do.”
5 More Thai Media Agencies Sign Partnership With Xinhua
BANGKOK — Five media agencies in Thailand on Wednesday signed a news sharing agreement with China’s state mouthpiece Xinhua, bringing the number to at least a dozen.
Thai Law: Demystifying the New Property Tax Code
Come Jan. 1, 2020, 25 long and delicate years of work by 13 governments to bridge the economic divide of the Thai population will hit the books.
Midnight Blast at Silom’s ‘DJ Station’ Was Electrical Malfunction
BANGKOK — An explosion that sent revelers scrambling from a popular gay club in the early hours of Wednesday morning was caused by an electrical transformer, according to the club.
Rangsit Uni Unveils Legal Pot Farm and Labs (Photos)
PATHUM THANI — Behind steel doors, the watchful eyes of CCTV cameras, and security guards atop an inconspicuous campus building is one of the...
Songkran Goes Off Wet, Wild and Spirited in Bangkok (Photos)
BANGKOK — If revelers voted with their feet, the usual street scrum of water fighting on Khaosan Road proved a stronger draw than a government-sponsored cultural event nearby in Bangkok's old quarter.
Warut ‘O’ Woratham, Actor and TV Host, Dies at 48
CHIANG MAI — After two nights in intensive care, former actor-television host Warut “O” Woratham died early Tuesday morning. He was 48.
Warut reportedly fell...
British Mastermind in Cannabis Trafficking Case Arrested in Bangkok
Immigration police have arrested one of four British suspects allegedly involved in planning a major cannabis smuggling operation on Koh Samui. This follows the March arrest of 16 individuals and seizure of over 600 kilograms of cannabis
Police ID Briton, South African as Killers of ‘Web Designer’
CHONBURI — A court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for two foreigners accused of gunning down a British businessman in broad daylight earlier this week.
