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Roads to Avoid As Bangkok Flocks to Buy Black (Photos)
BANGKOK — Traffic police Saturday recommended avoiding roads toward the Bo Bae and Pratunam markets as throngs of shoppers flocked there to purchase black clothes in preparation of upward of a year of...
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What We Can Expect For King Bhumibol’s Funeral Rites
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.
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Volunteers Give Boost to Others in Time of Grief (Photos)
As the kingdom mourns its King, many are turning their grief into generosity to help each other out.
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Prayuth Makes Surprise Appointment of New Bangkok Governor
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha used his absolute power under Article 44 of the interim constitution Tuesday to appoint a replacement for Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra.
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Mourners Continue to Flock to Grand Palace, Offer Condolences into the Night...
BANGKOK — The encampment of mourners outside the Grand Palace continues to grow as more people arrive to offer their condolences to His Majesty the Late King, who passed away last Thursday. The Sanam...
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All National Museums, Historical Parks Free Till February
BANGKOK — All national museums and historical parks nationwide will be open for free for everyone – Thais and foreigners alike – now through the end of January.
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Altruism, Youth Dominate at Grand Palace as Nation Mourns
BANGKOK — Kochapan Khunrattanadilok, an 18-year-old high school senior, was serving southern Chinese ice grass jelly in the afternoon heat to a line of about 20 mourners.
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The Wetness: Tuesday Morning More Hustle Than Bustle as Streets Flood
Tuesday’s return to work was more sluggish than usual as a powerful night’s storm left parts of the capital flooded, with more to come as rain is expected to fall throughout the country through...
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Free Food Curfew as Trash Floods Sanam Luang
A curfew on free food giveaways at the Sanam Luang begins at 8pm tonight in response to the enormous volume of trash being generated by the tens of thousands of mourners encamped there.
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Meet Bangkok’s New Governor: Aswin Kwanmuang
BANGKOK — It was 8am when Aswin Kwanmuang got the call telling him to go to the Government House to meet the prime minister. He repeated the words back to the person on the other end of the line,...
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Crane Topples Onto Sidewalk at BTS Phra Khanong
BANGKOK — A construction crane came crashing down Sunday onto the sidewalk of Sukhumvit Road.
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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 a nightclub fire eight years ago on New Year’s Eve. In its...
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Ultra-Royalists Threaten To Destroy 1932 Revolution Plaque
Social media was abuzz Wednesday after an ultra-royalist threatened Monday to destroy the 1932 Revolution plaque located next to Rama V’s equestrian statue.
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CentralWorld Cancels New Year Countdown Party
BANGKOK — The most popular place to celebrate New Year’s Eve has canceled its big, bright annual party.
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Enraged Driver Punches, Forces Motorcyclist to Prostrate at Luxury Car
BANGKOK — Footage spread Sunday of a driver who was caught on video raging and subsequently punching a motorcyclist who lightly shoved his vehicle, after the man allegedly tried to escape, before...
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No ATM Fees Between Provinces Starting Tomorrow
BANGKOK — Use ATMs in any province without being charged distance fees from Tuesday through January.
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Massive Chao Phraya Redevelopment Gets Start Date
BANGKOK — A controversial plan to remake the Chao Phraya River will break ground in June, city officials announced Monday. A design submitted by two universities contracted to do the work is expected...
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Bangkok Wakes to Less Loy Krathong Mess Than Usual
When workers went out early Tuesday morning for the messy business of cleaning up Loy Krathong, they were pleased to find most of Bangkok’s krathongs had gone organic.
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Gross: Students Report Vendor Who Reuses Ice Cubes, Straws (Video)
BANGKOK — Authorities Thursday said they were looking into reports of a drink vendor reusing ice and straws after university students published an expose in their campus newspaper.
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Riverside Communities Evicted for Chao Phraya Makeover
BANGKOK — Like many of her neighbors, Urai Puangkam said she knew that her home alongside the Chao Phraya River, where she has lived all her 54 years, encroached into the river.
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