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.
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.
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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.