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Taxi passenger complains after being forced to pay expressway fee

The issue of the rights of taxi passengers became a hot social media topic after a woman posted a video about her experience with a ride-hailing taxi driver in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Hundreds turn up in Bangkok park after paying up to £45 for ‘fake’ mini-marathon

On the day of the scheduled run, athletes say they found almost no event infrastructure in the park except a single banner displaying the wrong date

The Independent UK

Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected

There were 53,563 Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand last week, with five deaths, and Bangkok had the most infections.

Bangkok Post

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Thailand plans ambitious F1 race bid for the streets of Bangkok

The proposal suggests a street circuit within the city

The Independent UK

Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is set to return four bronze statues from Thailand’s looted Prakhon Chai hoard.

Al Jazeera

Foreigners caught selling street food in Khao San area

Eight foreigners, a Turk and seven Myanmar nationals, have been caught illegally selling street food on Khao San and nearby Rambuttri roads in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Taxi drivers demand govt end Grab service at airport

Drivers of regular taxis have threatened to begin blocking entry and exit points at Suvarnabhumi if the government fails to shut down the Grab ride hailing service at Bangkok

Bangkok Post

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Snakes released in condo hallway to protest noisy dog

A resident of a Bangkok condominium that has a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor to warn a neighbour who kept a noisy dog.

Bangkok Post

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

The Guardian - UK

Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cannabis haul

Charlotte May Lee was detained on Monday at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after arriving on a flight from Bangkok

Evening Standard

Thai police rescue 2 baby orangutans and arrest a trafficking suspect

Police in Thailand’s capital Bangkok have rescued two baby orangutans and arrested an alleged trafficker

The Independent UK

Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur to resume direct train service by end of 2025

The revived service will enable travellers to move between the two countries without multiple transfers

The Independent UK

Thai construction tycoon and engineers charged over deadly Bangkok high-rise collapse

The building, meant to house Thailand’s State Audit Office, was the only structure in the Southeast Asian country to collapse in the quake in neighbouring Myanmar, killing 92 people.

Euronews

Thai construction magnate and others surrender to police on charges over building collapse in quake

A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people have surrendered to police on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake

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Bangkok Post

Bangkok cable thieves shocked in the act

Two thieves were electrocuted while attempting to steal electrical cables in Bangkok, resulting in severe injuries and their subsequent arrest.

Bangkok Post

17 arrest warrants issued over SAO building collapse

The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.

The Independent UK

Reuters: Arrest warrants issued following deadly Bangkok skyscraper collapse

It was the only skyscraper to collapse during tremors caused by a massive 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar

Bangkok Post

Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid

Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding…

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Disturbed man fires shots in Bangkok Noi

Police rushed to Soi Wat Lakhon Tham in Bangkok Noi district of Bangkok, where a disturbed man fired gunshots skywards and reportedly had a hostage on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

Thai officials seize over 200 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the U.S.

Thai officials on Wednesday said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the Bangkok port, the biggest lot they found this year

Bangkok Post

Foreign influencer blasted for loud music on Bangkok MRT

A foreign influencer has been criticised after posting a video of himself dragging a loudspeaker and playing music at high volume inside a moving MRT train in Bangkok, prompting fellow passengers to shout at him in protest.

Euronews

Bangkok officials end search operation at skyscraper that collapsed after earthquake

The high-rise building, meant to be the new office for the State Audit Office, was the only building in Bangkok that collapsed following the 28 March earthquake in Myanmar.

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Maeving’s New Blackout Electric Motorcycle Is a Retro-Inspired Urban Commuter

Electric motorcycles are steadily gaining ground in Europe and Asia, especially as alternatives to small-displacement ICE bikes. With growing concerns over emissions and fuel prices, more urban riders are looking toward low-maintenance, eco-friendly two-wheelers. In cities like London, Paris, and Bangkok, electric bikes are now a practical and increasingly popular…

The Independent UK

Bangkok officials end search operation at the skyscraper that collapsed following an earthquake

Thai authorities on Tuesday officially ended the search operation at the building under construction in the capital Bangkok which collapsed following an earthquake that killed dozens over a month ago

Bangkok Post

Search for bodies ends at Bangkok collapse site

Efforts to recover the bodies of those lost in the collapse of the State Audit Office building in Bangkok, triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28, have ended, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced on Saturday.

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