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City Hall Fails to Make BTS Accessible 2 Years After Court Ruling

Update: Disabled Activists to File Class-Action Lawsuit Over BTS Access BANGKOK — City Hall has offered yet another vague deadline after the last passed for it...

Special Report: Thai Students Abuse ADHD Drugs to Stay Ahead

Intense pressure to score high has students as young as high school deliberately overdosing with drugs that rob them of social skills and health.

City Hall Wants All Telecom Cables Underground in 2 Years

BANGKOK — City Hall said Thursday it will once again attempt to clear the tangled mess of cables that hang over Bangkok streets, though promising only the undergrounding of communication lines this time.

Evictions Continue as Funds Set for Chao Phraya Promenade

BANGKOK — City Hall continued to clear out riverside homes Thursday after announcing an estimated budget to pay for construction of the Chao Phraya promenade.
Photo: Mark Fischer / Flickr

Chao Phraya and Saen Saep Canal to Get Air-Con Boat Taxis

The operators of tourist boats on the Chao Phraya River announced they will launch air-conditioned commuter boats there and on the Khlong Saen Saep by early 2020.

Nang Loeng Race Track to Close After 102 Years

BANGKOK — All bets will be off when a horse racing venue closes its doors later this year after more than a century.
Photo: Amarin BKK / Facebook

10,000 Illegal Signs Removed: Bangkok Governor

BANGKOK — From every roadside they beckon, green and white signs directing people to destinations large and small. Near every recent condo, sign spinners ply their attention-grabbing craft.
Varisara Bejrakashem, Roengsak Chankasem, and Nima Chandler of Nancy Chandler Graphics. Nima is holding an early version of the Nancy Chandler Map of Bangkok.

Journey’s End for Nancy Chandler’s Bangkok Maps

For almost half a century, a colorful map highlighting secret soi haunts has been a backpack staple of every dedicated visitor to Bangkok. But...

Oi, Rorn! Prayuth Cancels Workout Wednesday Due to Heat

BANGKOK — Drop the dumbbells and takraw balls, as Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha canceled Workout Wednesday this Wednesday for his civil servants at Government House.
One of two ferrets suffering coughing fits.video

Owner of Cafe Where Animals Died Sorry For ‘Lapses’

BANGKOK — The acrid smell is the first thing that registers at Siam Square’s Kitties and Bears Cafe. Animal funk is hard to hide...

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