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Some of the heaviest rain to have fallen on Bangkok in two decades began on Tuesday evening and has overwhelmed the capital's main canals, making it difficult to drain the excess water from some parts of the city, said governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday.

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Court rules in favour of BTS Sky Train operator in debt case

Krungthep Thanakom Co (KT) -- the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) business arm -- looks set to appeal a court ruling ordering both parties to jointly pay close to 12 billion baht in overdue debts incurred through the operation and maintenance of Green Line extensions.

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Ultraman heroes to pay Bangkok a visit

Bangkok has been chosen as the first city for the "Ultra Heroes Tour Southeast Asia", which will kick off today and run until Sept 26, at the Infinicity Hall, 5th floor of Siam Paragon, Rama I Road.

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Brit faces £800 cost to get home after Thailand flights cancelled last minute

Paul Henstock has had to fork out hundreds of pounds more to get back to Nottingham from Bangkok in Thailand after his flight home with Scoot airline was cancelled

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Crippled water pumps blamed for Pathum Thani floods

Pathum Thani was one of the areas in Greater Bangkok hit the hardest by torrential rain on Tuesday night and the Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) chief pointed his finger at a pump breakdown as being one of the reasons.

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Bangkok traffic stalled by heavy flooding

Traffic in parts of the capital city was heavily congested on Wednesday morning after steady rain from late Tuesday afternoon and into the night caused widespread flooding in Bangkok, Pathum Thani and Nonthaburi.

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Chadchart offers his anti-graft recipe

Honest leaders with a strong commitment to tackling graft are the key to success in fighting against corruption, said Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, marking Anti-Corruption Day on Tuesday.

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An up and coming industry

Organised by happening, Decembell and What If, Bangkok Illustration Fair 2022 (BKKIF) returns for its second year at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre tomorrow and runs until Sunday. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, last year BKKIF presented illustrations online at bangkokillustrationfair.com.

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Sound performance is feast for senses, minus one

Experimental sound composer Francisco López will give a debut live sound performance at Bangkok 1899 at Ban Chao Phraya Thammasakmontri, Nakhon Sawan Road, on Saturday and Sunday at 6.30pm.

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BOI attends the PAK-THAI Business Opportunities Conference to promote investments between Thailand and Pakistan

Mr. Chanin Khaochan, Deputy Secretary-General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), attended the PAK-THAI Business Opportunities Conference organised by the Embassy of Pakistan in Thailand together with the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on 19 August 2022, at the Conrad Hotel, in Bangkok. This event was held to…

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Thanks to Gorbachev, SE Asia found peace

Lest we forgot, President Mikhail Gorbachev was the Soviet leader who was the game changer in bringing an end to the Cambodian conflict. Southeast Asia owes him for giving peace a chance during the most turbulent time in this part of the world. The global media has widely credited him…

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Mon Cham residents to petition King on resort conflict

Hundreds of protesters will converge on Bangkok and submit a petition to His Majesty the King seeking to stop forestry authorities from dismantling resorts on the popular Mon Cham mountain in Chiang Mai.

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Heavy rain forecast countrywide

Heavy to very heavy rain is expected for all parts of the country this week, with flash flood and watercourse overflow warnings for communities near foothills and on low land.

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BKFC Thailand 3: Photos from Bangkok

Check out these photos from the fights at BKFC in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Safety push honours road death doctor

A road safety programme has been launched to promote the use of bicycles as a means of transport in tribute to the ophthalmologist who was run over by a motorcycle at a zebra crossing in Bangkok early this year.

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BMA ready to appeal in debt case

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ready to appeal the Green Line case if the Administrative Court rules in favour of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) on Wednesday, according to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt.

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Artwork from around the world on show at RCB Galleria

Dozens of winning artworks from Taiwan and around the world will be showcased during "2022 Taichung City Da Dun Fine Arts Exchange Exhibition" at RCB Galleria 1 of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, from tomorrow to Sept 25. This is the first time in three years that one of…

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Bangkok council calls on governor to back Green Line stance

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) president has urged the Bangkok governor to back its latest resolutions to deal with the issues surrounding extensions to the BTS Green Line.

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Abusive teachers do not belong

Last month, a teacher at a school in Bangkok's Thung Khru district ordered a teenage student to kneel on the floor, then kicked the boy in the chest and hit his head several times. It was a punishment for playing football in a school building.

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The million-baht 'misunderstanding'

Last week a man was arrested in connection with a house robbery that took place in Bangkok almost 11 years ago which involved five other suspects who have already been detained. It suggests police can pursue old cases effectively if they put their mind to it.

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Bare-knuckle boxer lifts her top to flash her breasts in daring celebration

Tai Emery, a model and former American football player, celebrated her debut win in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship by flashing her breasts to the crowd in Bangkok

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One of Thailand's most haunted places where 99 monks performed an exorcism

Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok is built right on top of an ancient cemetery and there have been many ghostly sightings that have reportedly caused accidents and deaths

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Living in fear of the rain

A rare Arcus cloud that shrouded Bangkok and nearby provinces earlier this week -- and went viral on social media as people uploaded photos of it -- has rekindled fears of extreme weather events as a result of climate change.

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Deposed Sri Lankan president 'to return home' from Bangkok

COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home imminently, a top defence official told AFP on Friday.

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