Deal Struck For Khaosan Vendors to Submit Alternate Rules
BANGKOK — Khaosan Road vendors will submit their own proposed regulations directly to the government next week after City Hall backed down on enforcing its own week-old rules.
New BTS Trains Coming to Extended Route
BANGKOK — The BTS system may soon get slightly less crowded as dozens of new trains with more capacity set to enter service later this year.
Reporters Reckon With Ethics of Cave Rescue Coverage
BANGKOK — A story with the trappings of a Hollywood film made headlines worldwide last month when 12 young footballers and their coach were...
300 Fewer Shady Spots in Bangkok: City Hall
BANGKOK — Dark streets, underpasses and other unsafe parts of town will be better lit, monitored and cleaned within another week, according to Bangkok’s governor.
BTS Apologizes For Open Door on Moving Train
BANGKOK — Another crowded day on the BTS brought with it a new and more terrifying failure.
Khaosan Goes Quiet After Police Ignore New City Rules
BANGKOK — Making new rules doesn’t mean much when even the police ignore them, as City Hall found out this week.
Thailand to Host 2018 Miss Universe Pageant
BANGKOK — Thailand will host the 2018 Miss Universe beauty pageant, organizers said Tuesday.
Khaosan Vendors to Defy City Hall’s New Rules
BANGKOK — A showdown at City Hall ended Tuesday with neither the man spearheading the reorganization of Khaosan Road nor the 100 vendors who marched in protest ready to budge.
Feeling Spurned, Khaosan Sellers to March on City Hall
BANGKOK — Khaosan Road vendors Monday called for a demonstration tomorrow to protest City Hall’s failure to explain new regulations to be enforced in two days.
Police the Cops Before ‘Choking Us,’ Khaosan Vendors Say
BANGKOK — By 7pm, Saowalak Unkaew sets up her grilled corn cart at one end of Khaosan Road, something she’s done long before the tourism boom turned it into a bustling hive of commerce about 20 years ago.
