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80 groups endorse new constitution bid
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2026
» Civic groups from across Thailand are urging voters to support a move to write a new constitution to throw out the current edition written by coup makers.
Waiting times halved at busiest Bangkok traffic lights
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/02/2026
» A new adaptive control traffic signal system to ease congestion at two of the city’s busiest intersections — Phra Khanong and Sukhumvit 71 (Pridi Banomyong) — has already halved average waiting times to six minutes, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Suit alleging bias in registration rejected
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026
» The Central Administrative Court has dismissed a petition against the Election Commission (EC), ruling that the agency acted in accordance with existing regulations in opening registration for out-of-district voting in the upcoming constitutional referendum.
Firework explosion injures 7
News, Published on 02/01/2026
» Police are investigating two firework-related incidents during New Year celebrations that left several people injured and led to a crackdown on illegal production sites.
From grab-and-go to stay-and-sip: What Bangkok's coffee scene says about us
Published on 13/11/2025
» Bangkok's fix for coffee has always been prevalent, but we can't help but notice that local chains and independent roasters continue to enter the field and further cement our love of viral shops, long queues, and iced lattes. We've even gone so far as to have 10 am coffee rave parties, which is a whole other subset of things we won't get into today.
Silpakorn University hosts annual piano festival
Life, Published on 27/10/2025
» The Thailand International Piano Festival is back with five concerts of different programmes lined up throughout next month. It will open with "Magyar Transcendence" on Saturday, followed by "Mystic Impressions" on Sunday, both starting at 6.30pm. The venue is the Main Auditorium of Silpakorn University, Wang Tha Phra campus.
The history of Siamese erotica
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/10/2025
» In high school, Artyasit Srisuwan saw his friends bring erotic books to class. Teachers confiscated the material and scolded them, but Artyasit did not take the genre seriously until over a decade ago when he got to know Luang Vilaspariwat, known as Kru Liam, a pioneer of erotic literature in the early 20th century, and wanted to write a thesis about it. Due to the lack of primary sources, his adviser convinced him to change the topic.
NBTC Symposium 2025 Bridges Today and Tomorrow
Published on 17/10/2025
» The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) hosted the NBTC Symposium 2025 at Dusit Thani Bangkok under the theme “Bridging Today & Tomorrow, Connecting People – Inspiring Futures.” Held from 9–10 October 2025, the symposium was organised by the International Issues and Engagement Bureau under the Academic Cluster of the Office of the NBTC.
'Meth doctor' nabbed after jabs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/10/2025
» The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has arrested a man operating under the online alias "Doctor for All Moods", who allegedly sold methamphetamine (crystal meth) and offered on-site injection services to clients in hotel rooms. The suspect, Kom-anan "Dr Golf", 39, was caught in Bangkok following a covert sting operation.
How Thailand's craft chocolate industry is raising the bar with sustainable practices
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2025
» When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But neither of them grow cacao, the fruit whose seeds are needed to make chocolate. In fact, 70% of the world's cacao comes from the Ivory Coast, in western Africa.