Crane Topples Onto Sidewalk at BTS Phra Khanong
BANGKOK — A construction crane came crashing down Sunday onto the sidewalk of Sukhumvit Road.
He Ate Children: The Serial Killer Who Still Terrorizes Thailand Today
Late on a Monday afternoon decades back, 8-year-old Somboon Boonyakan went to buy some vegetables for his family to cook dinner from a local Chinese gardener. He never returned.
Meet Bangkok’s New Governor: Aswin Kwanmuang
BANGKOK — It was 8am when Aswin Kwanmuang got the call telling him to go to the Government House to meet the prime minister. He repeated the words back to the person on the other end of the line, pondering what he had just heard.
Mourners Unfazed by Long Wait To Pay Respects to King
BANGKOK — To describe the lines outside the Grand Palace on Saturday as very long would be an understatement.
Thailand’s Wonderful Ghost Movie Posters (Gallery)
BANGKOK — Thai ghosts uniquely blend traditional beliefs, superstition and Buddhism. For as long as there has been film, this national obsession has made its way onto celluloid in countless horror movies popular at home and abroad.
Tourism Minister Talks Up 5-Year Visas
BANGKOK — A long-discussed plan to offer five-year visas for foreigners was floated again Tuesday by the nation’s top tourism official.
Pattaya Cop Remains Free Week After Alleged Rape
PATTAYA — Wednesday marked the seventh day to pass since a policeman allegedly kidnapped, extorted and raped a bar worker in Pattaya without being arrested.
Free Food Curfew as Trash Floods Sanam Luang
A curfew on free food giveaways at the Sanam Luang begins at 8pm tonight in response to the enormous volume of trash being generated by the tens of thousands of mourners encamped there.
Crude Cluster Bomb Kills 1 in Night Market, Injures Dozens
PATTANI — A homemade cluster bomb exploded Monday evening at a night market in Pattani, killing one and injuring dozens.
The device detonated at 7pm...
Roach-Stuffed Sausage Surprises Student
LAMPANG — A 20-year-old student in Lampang province was shocked when she began preparing her 40-baht Vietnamese pork sausage breakfast Sunday and found an unlisted ingredient – an entire colony of cockroaches.
