Have a Low-Key Loy Krathong Friday or Face Arrest
BANGKOK — Festivities for Friday’s Loy Krathong will be low-key with the usual fireworks, sparklers and sky lanterns prohibited.
Burnt Sandalwood Offerings Scattered in River, Sea (Photos)
BANGKOK — Within hours after King Bhumibol was cremated, the ashes of offerings made nationwide were scattered Friday morning in canal, river and sea.
Flowers For Dad: Bangkok’s Biggest Flower Market Honors King (Photos)
BANGKOK — Thousands of people have poured in to see elaborate floral displays running now through Friday at the city’s biggest fresh flower market.
Virtual Thailand: Enter the Crematorium of King Rama IX
Thailand has been mourning for a year. For the past eight months of the mourning, a sprawling funerary complex has been under construction in...
Jim Thompson Disappearance: Case Solved?
BANGKOK — A new documentary is set to stir fresh debate over one of Asia's most enduring mysteries: What happened to Jim Thompson, Thailand's...
Here Are the Foreign Dignitaries Coming to Royal Funeral
BANGKOK — Dozens of foreign dignitaries, royals and heads of state are due to attend King Rama IX’s cremation next week.
Traveling from more than...
Finished: Royal Crematorium 100% Complete (Photos)
BANGKOK — The final scaffolding has been removed, and these photos just came in of the completely finished funerary complex for the cremation of King Bhumibol one week from now in Bangkok's Sanam Luang.
Welfare Cardholders May Get 800 Baht For Staples
BANGKOK — Bangkok’s low-income residents received their version of junta welfare cards Tuesday just as the Finance Ministry said it might increase their shopping...
Why Was Bangkok Not Warned of Flooding?
BANGKOK — The capital city woke Saturday morning to find itself flooded by what had been the heaviest rains in 30 years. How did no one know what was coming? Or did they? And with a forecast of more rain all week, is more on the way?
52 Arrested in Bangkok Raid Targeting ‘Black People’
BANGKOK — Fifty-two people were arrested early Monday morning in Bangkok in a police raid targeting only black foreign nationals.
A search in 10 areas...
