Pitch Imperfect: Khlong Toei Slums Get Funky Football Fields
BANGKOK — Five gray, unpainted apartment buildings line a small road in the Khlong Toei Flats community. On a recent day, under the searing Bangkok sun on a recent day, clouds of dragonflies buzzed and children perched from stairwells, shooting clay balls from guns made of PVC pipe.
Six Tourists Charged As Police Raid Nana Friday Night
BANGKOK — Six African tourist were charged with failure to carry IDs and testing positive in a drug test late Friday night in a raid in Nana.
Couple’s Bloody Feud Leaves Woman Dead in Khlong Toei Market
Police don’t know whose blood was used to write “love you,” but there it was on the wall, not far from where they found Nanksan Sorimipra’s body lying face down Thursday evening.
Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit Street Markets Shut Down
BANGKOK — Instead of staying home like most of her friends, Pornthipa Boonmart on Wednesday when to the spot on Silom Road where she has sold goods to passers-by for over 30 years.
Police Say Foreign Gang Preyed on Victims With Cash at Siam Paragon
Police are seeking a ring of foreign thieves suspected of stalking people as they withdraw cash from shopping mall banks and then burglarizing their vehicles.
‘We’ll Be Back,’ Siam Square Sidewalk Sellers Swear
BANGKOK — Sidewalk vendors outside Siam Square protested briefly Wednesday on the second night they were blocked by municipal officers and officials from setting up their stalls.
Bangkok Expands Flood Warnings to 17 Areas After They Flood
Brace yourselves for – big surprise – even more flooding, especially in northern Bangkok.
9 Places in Bangkok to Avoid Unless You Have a Boat
The capital city wrung itself out Tuesday and prepared for more torrential rain to turn roads into rivers.
Sukhumvit Street Vendors Ordered Off Road Tonight. Will it Be Business as Usual?
BANGKOK — Come tonight, the football jerseys, wooden elephants, cheap electronics, sex toys, Viagra, cheap food, DVDs, velvet paintings, sarongs and everything else that has been sold along the northern side of Sukhumvit Road for decades is supposed to be a thing of the past.
Mystery Phone Call Prompts Ugandan Woman to Leap to Death: Police
Police were questioning a Briton after his companion suddenly jumped to her death from the 16th floor of a condo early Monday morning in southern Bangkok after receiving a distressing phone call.
