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1932 Revolt Plaque Removal Greeted With Mixed Reactions

BANGKOK — Social media users on Friday reacted differently as they learned that one of the kingdom’s few historical relics of the 1932 Revolution – which marked the end of the country’s absolute monarchy – had been mysteriously removed with no one claiming responsibility.

Thailand’s Early Summer Storm to Continue

BANGKOK — Bangkok is due to see more rain this week, said the Meteorological Department Monday. After Monday morning’s rain caused worsened traffic and a...

Deep Scars Remain Two Years After Bangkok Shrine Bombing

Top: Images show the aftermath at the Erawan Shrine soon after the blast at 6:55pm on Aug. 17, 2015 and recent photos of four...

See 2018’s First ‘Supermoon’ Tonight

BANGKOK — Look at the sky tonight and you might see 2018’s first and biggest moon.
Undated photo of a YoungOne Pilatus PC-12 in Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Faisal Akram / Wikimedia Commons

Indian Air Ambulance Plane Crashes Near Bangkok, Pilot Dies

NEW DELHI — India's external affairs minister says an Indian hospital air ambulance plane with five people on board caught fire and crash landed near Bangkok. The pilot was killed.

Bottom Out: BTS Phaya Thai Escalator Fails

BANGKOK — BTS Skytrain management said late Monday safety inspections will be conducted at every station after a woman narrowly missed falling when an escalator failed.

Avoid Ratchawithi Road While it Gets Ugly Cabling Makeover

BANGKOK — Starting Friday, Ratchawithi Road will be partially closed as authorities begin moving its infamous tangle of overhead cables underground. A few days after...
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River Dwellers Abandon Homes For Concrete Promenade (Photos, Video)

BANGKOK — Malai Rakphuengamarit spent a recent Friday directing her husband and two hired men on where to put pieces of the steel roof and wood structure torn down from her riverside home.

Bangkok Expands Flood Warnings to 17 Areas After They Flood

Brace yourselves for – big surprise – even more flooding, especially in northern Bangkok.

Starved of Funding, BACC Unable to Pay its Bills

BANGKOK — The director of a popular downtown public arts venue said City Hall has made good on its vow to defund the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, or BACC, by refusing to pay its utilities.

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