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Prepared For Siege, Pom Mahakan Brokers Compromise With City

BANGKOK — A tense showdown Saturday morning between a city demolition crew and a historic community ended peacefully with an agreement to allow workers to demolish only homes whose owners had accepted compensation to leave.

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.
A man carries a cat April 25 out of the wreckage of Pom Mahakan.

From BTS Meltdown to Pigeon Pogroms, This Was Bangkok in 2018

For another year, the only constant to living in Bangkok was change and, possibly, everyone’s love-hate relationship with the capital.

Bangkok’s AI Detection System Targets Illegal Pavement Driving

Chadchart Sittipunt, the governor of Bangkok, announced the installation of a technical system to detect and arrest drivers who drive on pavements and park...

Potent Precipitation Punishes Bangkok

BANGKOK — Don’t feel too bad about being late this morning – you weren’t the only one.

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.

Radical Makeover of Chao Phraya River Delayed



BANGKOK — An ambitious and costly redevelopment project of the capital city’s greatest natural feature has been delayed after only one company was left in the running to get it started.

Junta Takes Another Go at Clearing Vans From Victory Monument

BANGKOK — A renewed bid to untangle the Victory Monument by removing the interprovincial vans will go to trial in September, an officer in charge of the junta effort said Monday.

DTAC Asked to Explain Why it Thinks Customers Are Trillionaires

BANGKOK — One of the three largest telecoms was called upon by regulators Friday to explain what appeared to be some errors on some...

Man Wanted for Rape in Sweden Arrested in Thailand

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Swedish authorities say a 38-year-old man suspected of four rapes last month in Sweden has been arrested in Thailand.

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