Sidewalk Showdown: City Won’t Budge on Ultimatum to Liberate Siam Footpaths
BANGKOK — Owners of street stalls failed to win a reprieve from City Hall yesterday and have until the end of next month to end their occupation of Siam Square’s sidewalks.
Everything Expats Love (or Not) at 2-Day … Expat Fair!
Bangkok will celebrate its cherished resident aliens with two days of everything they know and love – at least as conceived by the Tourist Authority of Thailand.
Riverside Design Dropped Under Cloud of Plagiarism Charges
BANGKOK — The architectural team behind an already controversial riverside redevelopment project announced Wednesday it would withdraw a design critics said was copied from a famous...
First Temple Bell Tower, Now Mosque Lowers Prayer Call
BANGKOK — Morning in Bangkok, the city awakes to bells of Wat Sai and the calls of Bang Uthit Mosque. But the awakening is...
Singer ‘Q Flure’ Seriously Injured in Thonglor Hit-and-Run
BANGKOK — Suveera "Q" Boonrod, the lead singer of Flure, was hit by a motorbike early this morning. The rider fled the scene and is wanted by police.
Bangkok Planetarium Returns to the Stars in January
BANGKOK — A custom-built fish-eye lens, high-definition, 360-degree visuals and 5.1 surround sound will soon transport audiences into the stars soon at the upgraded Bangkok Planetarium.
Furniture, Tonnes of Waste Blocking Bangkok Drainage (Photos)
BANGKOK — A backhoe was needed to pull a recliner and mattress from a drainage tunnel Friday along with tonnes of debris and waste...
Massive Chao Phraya Redevelopment Gets Start Date
BANGKOK — A controversial plan to remake the Chao Phraya River will break ground in June, city officials announced Monday.
A design submitted by two...
Cops Stumped by Bangkok Underpass Drowning
BANGKOK — Police vowed justice for a woman who drowned in a Bangkok underpass last week despite not being sure what caused it – or who to hold accountable.
Bangkok Wants Canal Colorized, Homeowners Balk
BANGKOK — Another day and another City Hall project, this one to beautify the capital, is met with controversy.
