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Thanat Chotrat dressed in a ghost costume for Halloween donates blood Wednesday at the Thai Red Cross in Bangkok. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press

Thai Red Cross Wants Bloody-Minded Donors for Halloween

BANGKOK — Thailand's Red Cross Society may not measure its blood supplies by the bucket, but it knows how to throw a Halloween party. Hoping...

Immigration Joins Weibo to Regain Chinese Tourists

BANGKOK — Immigration police took another step Wednesday to reach out to the country’s largest tourist group.
A fire Friday morning at a gesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok.

Guesthouse Near Khaosan Catches Fire, Injures 3

BANGKOK — A fire tore Friday morning through a guesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok, injuring three people.
A motorcycle taxi on a sidewalk in Bangkok. Photo: Thailand Footpath / Facebook

Desperate City Hall Doubles Fine for Undeterred Sidewalk Motorists

BANGKOK — City Hall on Thursday said the number of motorcycle jockeys on sidewalks is almost unchanged even after more than 3 million baht in fines were collected from them in the past three months.

Thaksin’s Son Indicted on Money Laundering Charge

BANGKOK — The son of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted Wednesday on charges of money laundering, as pressure mounts on the ousted leader's political allies.
Traffic at the Mahaisawan Intersection underpass in Bangkok.

Govt Mulls First Bangkok Underground Expressway

BANGKOK — Transport officials Tuesday said they’re considering building the country’s first underground expressway to solve traffic jams in the capital.

Loki & Thor? Rey & Kylo? Thai Fangirls Are Shipping. Hard.

BANGKOK — Loki and Dr. Strange flirt as a jealous Thor tries to intervene in a scene set to banter from a recent Thai rom-com.
Khaosan Road at night. Photo: Bfick / Flickr

City Hall Pledges 88M Baht to Renovate Khaosan

BANGKOK — A Bangkok deputy governor said Sunday he would propose an 88 million baht budget to renovate Khaosan Road and make it more “pleasant” for visitors.
An undated photo of a Mahidol University sign. Photo: Matichon

Mahidol Becomes Top Thai Uni in Times 2019 Global Rankings

BANGKOK — Five Thai universities are among the world’s top 1,000 according to this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Mahidol University ranked the...
Police officers Sunday night at the shooting scene near a shopping mall central Bangkok.

Bangkok Gunfight Kills Tourist Near Mall

BANGKOK — Police on Monday were looking for the shooters who killed a tourist in a street gunfight in central Bangkok.

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