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Chadchart Sittipunt began his first day as Bangkok’s unofficial 17th governor with a 5 a.m. run through Lumpini Park, with reporters trying to keep...

Eight years ago Sunday, Chadchart Sittipunt was arrested, handcuffed and detained during the 2014 coup. On May 22 he was elected democratically in a...

Schools are back in session and traffic is back to horrendous in Bangkok. Commuters faced congestion in many areas in the capital Tuesday as more...

The Chao Phraya River’s widest cable-stayed bridge scheduled to open in 2023 is now 72% complete, the Expressway Authority of Thailand said. The two-kilometer, eight-lane...

City Hall said – one more time – it intends to address air pollution issues in all areas and work to bring air quality...

Residents of Samut Prakan’s Muang District are using bio-fermented water to clean up rotten water in foul-smelling natural canals. The bio-fermented water can be made...

. Thailand Pass to end for Thai nationals this month under Health Ministry proposal

The Central Investigation Bureau raided six locations in Samut Prakan, Nonthaburi and Chanthaburi provinces to tackle slavery in the fishing industry. The raids followed the...

Bangkok is working on plans to transition Covid-19 to endemic status coronavirus conditions have improved. Permanent Secretary for Public Health Kiattiphum Wongrajit on Monday met...

A Bangkok waste-to-energy incinerator has been shut down after On Nut residents complained about the plant’s smell. Wanchai Phanomchai, director-general of the Department of Industrial...

Watch out for low-hanging wires in Samut Prakan. Residents of Bang Bo District are complaining that electrical wires from short utility poles leave dangerous lines...

The Corrections Department fired a prison guard pending disciplinary and criminal investigations into alleged extortion of an inmate’s daughter. The dismissal followed a complaint to...

A “confused” homeless man was arrested after allegedly stabbing two women with a box cutter at a Bangkok shopping mall. Identified by Thai-language media as...

Bangkok is preparing a series of cultural events to commemorate the city’s 240th anniversary as the nation’s capital. The activities are intended to demonstrate the...

Police and soldiers descended on Bangkok’s Khao San Road Thursday, a day after young Thais and foreign expats created a national security risk by...

After two years of having their Songkran fun snuffed out, young Thais, joined by growing numbers of foreign tourists, are ignoring bans on water...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has begun accepting applications for Bangkok governor candidates and has stated that the upcoming election will be held. According to Chalermpol...

Thailand’s war on alcohol continued Tuesday with Bangkok outlawing drinking at venues hosting Songkran festive events and requiring prior permission for group gatherings during...

Officials are investing why an oil tanker carrying 3.2 million liters of crude oil suddenly burst into flames on the Chao Phraya River, killing...

. Mountain of trash grows higher every year as recycling fails to take root

Bangkok health officials will decide Monday whether to exempt Silom and Khaosan roads from the national ban on water splashing during Songkran. The Communicable Disease...

Police and Government Lottery Office officials seized about 2 million government lottery tickets from Mungkornfa Lottery Co., which it alleged was using them as...

Residents of the Samut Prakan Province have been suffering from an “alarming” level of fine dust into the air, with commuters and workers being...

Three underage girls, the youngest just 14, were found when Interior Ministry officials and Bangkok police raided a bar in the Sukhumvit Soi 7...

Bangkok and Pattaya voters will get to cast ballots for their local leaders for the first time nearly 10 years on May 22, the...