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Puppies being treated in December after taken out of the Prawet shelter. Photo: Watchdog Thailand / Courtesy

Cats & Dogs Die by Hundreds in Disease-Infested Bangkok Shelter: Rights Group

BANGKOK — Stuffed inside small cages, they stare and whimper at visitors or lie helplessly still. In every group of big dogs and adult cats, or small puppies and kittens, some are collapsed on the ground, short of breath or even dead.
A man carries a cat April 25 out of the wreckage of Pom Mahakan.

From BTS Meltdown to Pigeon Pogroms, This Was Bangkok in 2018

For another year, the only constant to living in Bangkok was change and, possibly, everyone’s love-hate relationship with the capital.

Bangkok Bus Runs Over, Kills Passenger

BANGKOK — Police on Tuesday were looking for the driver of a bus that ran over and killed an elderly female passenger last night...

Bangkok to Have Itself a Smoggy Little Christmas?

BANGKOK — You better not run; you better not hike; you better not breathe, we're telling you why – nasty smog has come to town.
Catriona Gray holds a bouquet designed by Thai florist Phiyawat Meephaithoon, right, upon winning Miss Universe 2018 on Monday.

War of the Orchids: Battle Erupts Over Miss Universe Bouquet

BANGKOK — In the arms of newly crowned Miss Universe was placed a bouquet of orchids meant to bring pride to Thai florists –...

First Bangkok Bus Fare Hike in Years Coming 2019

BANGKOK — Transport authorities have approved a hike in bus fares of at least 1 baht starting next month.
Bangkok's BTS Skystrain in 2010. Original image: Ilya Plekhanov / Wikimedia Commons

Use QR Codes to Pay BTS Fares at These 6 Stations

BANGKOK — Commuters can now use their cleverphones to pay for fares by QR code at six BTS Skytrain stations, the operator announced Thursday.
Cyclists prepare for a mass cycling event December 2015 in Bangkok.

Bangkok Roads to Close Sunday For Cycling Event Rehearsal

BANGKOK — Several major roads in Bangkok will be closed to traffic Sunday for rehearsal of an epic cycling event to be led by His Majesty the King next month, officials said.
Tongkum is led off the truck that brought him from Chai Nat province Tuesday and into Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao Police Station.

Smiling Buffalo Seized by Police, Impounded as Evidence

CHAI NAT – An impoverished farmer in the central province of Chai Nat was in tears Tuesday morning when police arrived to confiscate the...
Left: A "pinto" tiffin carrier. Right: Tourism Minister Weerasak Kowsurat.

Skip Bags, Pack ‘Pinto’ For National Parks: Minister

BANGKOK — Those planning a picnic or camping trip in Thailand’s national parks are being encouraged to bring their food in lunch boxes. Tourism officials...

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