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Rescuers Scramble to Save Worker Trapped in Crane After Collapse Kills 4 (Video)
BANGKOK — A construction worker trapped in the wreckage of a crane high above Bangkok was brought down safely after an accident killed four of his coworkers, but he later died at the hospital. The...
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Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane Collapse Kills 5
BANGKOK — Construction engineers face charges over a collapsed crane at Bangkok’s Rama III Road which killed five people, police said Thursday. The post Engineers Face Charges After Bangkok Crane...
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Check Out Erudite Furniture and More at Bangkok Design Week
BANGKOK — Champions of better living through cool design are showing their creations at a grand showcase of Bangkok’s creative thinkers. The post Check Out Erudite Furniture and More at Bangkok Design...
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Bangkok Man Holds Banquet After Reunited With Lost Dog (Photos)
BANGKOK — When his beloved dog ran away from home, Boonsong Meethao rushed to pray to the spirit he worships, promising to hold a grand banquet if his best friend were safely returned. The post...
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Stumble Into Surprises Touring Old Bangkok for ‘Design Week’ (Photos)
If you want an excuse to discover an old Bangkok neighborhood, a design showcase open through next weekend is a great one to have. The post Stumble Into Surprises Touring Old Bangkok for ‘Design Week’...
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Man Sanctifies Fire Hydrant to Deter Littering
BANGKOK — In a city overrun with smog and litter along uneven sidewalks, one Lat Phrao area man may have discovered the secret to cleaning up trash-filled streets. In a Facebook post that has gone...
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Final Day of King’s Coronation Declared National Holiday
BANGKOK — The final day of His Majesty the King’s three-day coronation ceremony will be observed as a national holiday. The post Final Day of King’s Coronation Declared National Holiday appeared first...
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Bangkok Schools Ordered Closed Due to Smog
BANGKOK — Students will be dismissed from all public schools at noon and classes canceled through Friday as air pollution continues unabated, the governor said Wednesday. The post Bangkok Schools...
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‘I Don’t Know What to Do’ About Smog: Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK — After deploying water cannons and drones to combat unhealthy smog that shows no sign of abating, Bangkok’s governor Thursday called an emergency expert meeting to discuss solutions to the...
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Bangkok Marathon Still On Despite Toxic Smog
BANGKOK — A marathon organized for this weekend in Bangkok will go ahead despite the hazardous levels of smog that have clouded Bangkok for weeks, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said Friday. The post...
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Worlds Collide When Intl School Students Hazed at Thai Unis
Projected at force, a hot tan vomit of soup, cocoa, wasabi and stomach acid shoots out of a student’s mouth onto the back of the classmate seated in front of him. Muttering apologies, the freshman is...
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Bangkok Says More BTS Lifts Coming, Maybe by Next Year
BANGKOK — City Hall said Monday it expects to find a contractor by the end of next month to build 19 additional, court-ordered elevators for the BTS Skytrain. The post Bangkok Says More BTS Lifts...
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Papers Please! BTS Cash Card Users Must Disclose Personal Info
BANGKOK — Starting in nine days, commuters who pay their skytrain fares with top-up cards must give up their ID card numbers, email addresses and phone numbers to the system’s operator. The post...
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Aussie Envoy Mum on His Role in Hakeem Arrest
BANGKOK — The Australian Embassy gave no comment Thursday after the immigration police commander said that Ambassador Allen McKinnon admitted to alerting Thai authorities in November about an Interpol...
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Smog Surges Over Thailand’s Two Major Cities
BANGKOK — Thailand featured two of the world’s most-polluted cities Wednesday morning, according to independent – not government – monitoring. Chiang Mai and Bangkok ranked seventh and ninth...
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Cheatin’ Hearts: When Infidelity Strikes, ‘Club Friday’ Answers the Call
From listening to the bitter complaints of neglected mia nois to cuckolded husbands, there are two women who in 14 years have heard more Thai love problems than most hear in a lifetime. The post...
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Bangkok Biker Bowls Over Pedestrian With Temerity to Warn Him
BANGKOK — A man waits for a bus. Seeing a motorcycle trespass on the sidewalk, he warns the rider. Moments later, the bike returns and plows into his body, knocking him to the ground before speeding...
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Thailand Approves Weed Killer Linked to Palsy
BANGKOK — A toxic herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease was approved by officials Thursday for use in Thai agriculture for at least two more years despite health concerns. The post Thailand Approves...
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Please Stop Killing Trees With Your Politics: City Hall
BANGKOK — Please don’t kill the capital’s trees by nailing campaign posters onto them, City Hall said Friday. The post Please Stop Killing Trees With Your Politics: City Hall appeared first on Khaosod...
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Bangkok Student Stabbed to Death After Brawl on Bus
BANGKOK — A Bangkok high school student died Sunday evening after being stabbed multiple times on a bus following a brawl with another student from a rival school, police said. The post Bangkok...
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