Sunny and Searing: Yep, It’s Officially Summer Again
BANGKOK — Stay hydrated and pack a lunch box to avoid roasting under the scorching afternoon sun.
Another 4 Pom Mahakan Homes Demolished
BANGKOK — City Hall moved Monday morning to demolish another four homes in a century-old community behind a historic fort wall in Bangkok where it plans to build a park.
Elevators Unveiled at Four BTS Stations – But Do They Work?
Update: By Friday night, the elevators working at BTS Phrom Phong were working. By Saturday, one was closed again.
BANGKOK — Over two years after...
City Hall to Announce Fate of BRT Bus on Monday
BANGKOK — An overwhelming number of people favored keeping Bangkok’s rapid bus transit system in a recent poll publicized by City Hall on Thursday.
Khaosan, Chinatown Street Markets Permitted to Stay
BANGKOK — To keep some of Bangkok’s traditional appeal, City Hall announced Thursday it would allow street vendors to remain in the Khaosan Road and Chinatown areas.
‘Ghost Tower’ Haunts Bangkok 20 Years After Financial Crisis
BANGKOK — The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
Thai Prisons Fall Short of World Standards, Rights Group Says
BANGKOK — Thailand's prisons fail to meet international standards, with inmates routinely shackled, stuffed into overcrowded cells and forced to work in harsh conditions, an international human rights group said Tuesday.
Japanese Emperor, Empress En Route to Bangkok
TOKYO — The emperor and empress of Japan departed Tuesday for a one-week trip to Vietnam and Thailand.
Flames Scorch Thai-Belgian Bridge, Force Closure
BANGKOK — Traffic was snarled along Rama IV Road on Tuesday morning after the Thai-Belgium Bridge was temporarily closed due to a fire.
Bangkok Youth Cook Their Way to Better Futures, One Spicy Pepper at a Time
BANGKOK — Bam and Boom come from the modest Wachiratham Sathit community in southern Bangkok. They lacked the funds to go beyond middle school and sought a way to continue their studies and do more with their lives.
