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Overnight Deluge Unleashes Morning Toil, Trouble

BANGKOK — After a long stormy night, Bangkok woke Tuesday morning to find rush hour turned to slush hour on crippled roads. Traffic was reportedly...

Crowds Swell Along Route of King’s Journey to Palace

BANGKOK — Hundreds of people slept overnight in the streets of the capital to have a spot from which to bid farewell to King...

Junta Wields Absolute Power Again. This Time on Seat Belts.

BANGKOK — The junta used its absolute power Tuesday to mandate everyone must buckle up for safety, whether they are in a car, truck or riding a public van.

City Hall Fails to Make BTS Accessible 2 Years After Court Ruling

Update: Disabled Activists to File Class-Action Lawsuit Over BTS Access BANGKOK — City Hall has offered yet another vague deadline after the last passed for it...
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Gun-Toting Man in Road Rage Video Definitely ‘Not a Cop,’ Cops Say

BANGKOK — Police said the man who identified himself as a police captain and threatened another motorist with what looked to be a gun Thursday morning was in fact not a cop.
A file photo of Airport Rail Link trains.

Airport Rail Link To Cut Fares During Off-Peak Hours

BANGKOK — The operator of the rail line linking downtown Bangkok to Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday said it will reduce some of its fares starting this March – with some conditions.

Roger Ailes, Media Guru and Political Strategist, 77

NEW YORK — Roger Ailes, the communications maestro who transformed television news and America's political conversation by creating and ruling Fox News Channel for two...

First Station of Stalled BTS Green Line to Open April 1

BANGKOK — After recently announcing it lacked the funds to launch a nearly completed extension to the BTS Sukhumvit Line, City Hall will go...

29 People Are Saved From A Pattaya Sea Passenger Boat Capsize

PATTAYA - A boat capsized in the middle of the Pattaya Sea, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, at 6:00 p.m. Saturday....
Passengers pack BTS Siam on Tuesday, a day which saw the skytrain break down six times. Photo: @Amf_patcharapol / Twitter

BTS to be Fined 1.8M Baht for Failures

BANGKOK — City Hall Wednesday said it will fine the BTS Skytrain’s operators almost 2 million baht in response to 19 service outages this month, while the company remains silent on how it will compensate affected commuters.

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