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Developer, Engineer Behind Collapsed Building Charged

BANGKOK — Police said Saturday they charged engineers responsible for the demolition of a building in Soi Sukhumvit 87 where at least two workers were killed when it collapsed and two remain missing.
A fire Friday morning at a gesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok.

Guesthouse Near Khaosan Catches Fire, Injures 3

BANGKOK — A fire tore Friday morning through a guesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok, injuring three people.

Residents Rally to Save Bangkok Riverside Park

BANGKOK — Community members threatened legal action Tuesday to save one of Bangkok’s most picturesque parks which is located along the Chao Phraya River.

Shophouse Fire Kills 5 in Northeast Bangkok

BANGKOK — A three-story shophouse went up in flames early Wednesday morning in northeastern Bangkok, killing five people inside.

New Law Requires Rabies Shots for All Cats

BANGKOK — Take your kitty to a get rabies shot now or risk being fined 3,000 baht or jailed three months – or both.
Municipal city workers pick up krathongs Nov. 12, 2019 on the Chao Phraya in Bangkok. Photo: Aswin Kwanmuang / Facebook

Bangkokians Float 40% Fewer Krathongs than Last Year

BANGKOK — Bangkokians floated 40 percent fewer krathongs than they did last year, and halved the number of styrofoam krathongs used.

Altruism, Youth Dominate at Grand Palace as Nation Mourns

BANGKOK — Kochapan Khunrattanadilok, an 18-year-old high school senior, was serving southern Chinese ice grass jelly in the afternoon heat to a line of about 20 mourners.

FCCT Cancels Event About Missing 1932 Plaque on Junta ‘Orders’

BANGKOK — A discussion set for Wednesday evening about the disappearance of a plaque commemorating Thailand’s transition to democracy 85 years ago was ordered canceled on the authority of the military regime, according to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand.
Prison guards escort Bahraini football player Hakeem AlAraibi in December from a court in Bangkok. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

Aussie Envoy Mum on His Role in Hakeem Arrest

BANGKOK — The Australian Embassy gave no comment Thursday after the immigration police commander said that Ambassador Allen McKinnon admitted to alerting Thai authorities...

Mourners Continue to Flock to Grand Palace, Offer Condolences into the Night (PHOTOS)

BANGKOK — The encampment of mourners outside the Grand Palace continues to grow as more people arrive to offer their condolences to His Majesty...

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