City Hall Continues ‘Canceled’ River Boardwalk Plan
BANGKOK — City Hall is pushing for construction of concrete walkways along the Chao Phraya River even though the government dropped the controversial idea, opponents of the project said Monday.
Court Upholds 5.7M Baht Ruling Against City Over 2009 Nightclub Fire
BANGKOK — The high court on Monday upheld a lower court’s ruling that City Hall’s negligence contributed to the deaths of 67 people in...
What We Can Expect For King Bhumibol’s Funeral Rites (Updated)
BANGKOK — For the first time in 70 years, Thailand will witness a funeral for a king, an elaborate ceremony that usually lasts for a year.
24 Men Charged Over Assault on Bangkok Temple School
BANGKOK — Multiple charges have now been brought against two dozen men accused of raiding a Bangkok school during university admission tests, police said Tuesday.
Three Years of Excuses Later, BTS Still Not Accessible
BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to commuters with disabilities three years after the courts ordered City Hall to install elevators, and a class-action suit remains in administrative limbo one year after it was filed.
Bangkok Shopping Malls Commemorate Late King’s Death Anniversary
BANGKOK — To say that big shopping malls in Bangkok have managed to space to commemorate the first anniversary of the passing of the late King Rama IX alongside leisurely shopping activities is an understatement.
Ride the Rails to 2 Nights of Art, Music, Meet-Ups in Bangkok (And Chiang...
BANGKOK — Hop on, hop off, grasshopper. By BTS Skytrain, river ferry or tuk-tuk, go exploring at 45 galleries and art spaces next month at the fourth annual Galleries Night.
Suttichai Yoon Steps Down as Editor in Chief of The Nation
BANGKOK — A longtime media personality and co-founder of The Nation newspaper has resigned as chief editor and chairman of the Nation Multimedia Group,...
‘We Needed to Survive,’ Syrians Escape War Unending to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Somewhere in the capital city is a tiny, 30sqm room shared by seven people. Four of them fled their home four years ago after it was flattened by a bomb.
Death of Pakistani Asylum-Seeker Prompts Call for End of Prison-Like Detention
BANGKOK — The death of a Pakistani Christian detainee at an immigration police detention center prompted a human rights organization to issue a statement on Saturday calling for the military government to investigate the death and put an end to indefinite detention of asylum seekers.
