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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.

BANGKOK — It’s Friday evening and the commute home is more exhausting than the actual work week. Slogging toward an overpass, a random car creeps from behind and swoops in up ahead, extending the traffic infinity war even longer.

BANGKOK — It’s sad when three cups of Mama spell dinner, but sadder when all three lack noodles.

BANGKOK — A government official said Wednesday it’s looking to allow law enforcement to confiscate the cryptocurrency of those involved in serious crimes.

BANGKOK — The gig economy is boiling over in the streets, where drivers are chasing each other down for a beating and passengers subjected to outrageous harassment.

BANGKOK — They’ve gone after Magic Skin’s “slimming” powders, Lyn’s killer diet pills and now actress Bella Ranee’s “Be Curve” food supplements. But will it be enough?

BANGKOK — The city administration is to spend at least 69 million baht to redevelop the area behind the Mahakan fort wall, the deputy governor said Sunday.

CHIANG MAI — No one will be allowed to occupy homes built for court officials on protected mountain land which will be returned to the wild as quickly as possible, the government announced Sunday.

BANGKOK — The army – an agency with a history of suppressing protests with bloody results – is making manuals on how to handle street protests, a defense spokesman said Friday.

BANGKOK — The deputy national police commander Friday vowed to maintain security at a pro-democracy rally planned for tomorrow but said it could go ahead without violating the law.