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Sick animals packed into cages at a government animal shelter in December at Bangkok's Prawet district. Photo: Watchdog Thailand / Courtesy

Bangkok to Halt Roundups, Take New Approach to Stray Animals

Bangkok’s governor on Tuesday promised new policies to address stray animals in the capital, signaling an end to transporting them to shelters where thousands have died.

Papers Please! BTS Cash Card Users Must Disclose Personal Info

BANGKOK — Starting in nine days, commuters who pay their skytrain fares with top-up cards must give up their ID card numbers, email addresses and phone numbers to the system’s operator.

Report a Moto on Sidewalk and Get Paid Half the Fine

BANGKOK — Those who report motorbikes parking or riding on the sidewalk will get half of the fine if it is paid, City Hall said Sunday.

Storm’s Coming, Expected to Hit North Hard

BANGKOK — Severe summer storms are coming to upper Thailand with the capital in for a good dousing as well this week.
E-waste at the JW Metal Recovery Intergroup Co. Ltd. facility June 13, 2018 in Pathum Thani, accused of illegally importing foreign waste.

As World’s Trash Floods Thailand, Activists Call for Waste Import Ban

BANGKOK — Thailand and its Southeast Asian neighbors are becoming major dumping grounds for the world's plastic garbage and electronic waste. Environmentalists now want to see a ban on waste imports imposed across ASEAN.

Fairies Invade Bangkok to Hide Free Books

BANGKOK — “A Little Prince” was hiding at BTS Siam. A “Cat in the Rain” was discovered at BTS Sala Daeng. Look around yourself and you might find a free, hidden reading gem.

How to Ease Thailand 4.0’s Traffic Torment

Just last month 19-year-old singer Suthida “Image” Chanachaisuwan took to the internet with a series of now deleted tweets expressing her displeasure with the public transportation network in Bangkok – no doubt a common frustration among commuters.

The Jams to End All Jams: Storm Paralyzes Traffic Citywide

BANGKOK — Heavy rain throughout Monday night and Tuesday morning left much of Bangkok congested and flooded, adding to the woes of the rush hour.

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...

Silom Songkran (Supposed to) End Early

BANGKOK — The Songkran party at one of Bangkok’s most-popular spots for watery warfare must come to an end at 8pm, City Hall said Tuesday.

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