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Billboards to be dulled to protect drivers
News, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Council has approved in principle a draft regulation to control the brightness of illuminated billboards to protect public health and safety, particularly for drivers.
Sober driver crashes into police station doorway
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025
» A sober 36-year-old man accidentally crashed his pickup truck into the doorway of Yannawa police station in Bangkok late Sunday night after mistakenly hitting the accelerator instead of the footbrake.
Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/05/2025
» Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday.
Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/05/2025
» Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday, with temporary and permanent flood protection measures underway.
Bangkok armed robbery suspect ‘hit 6 currency exchanges’
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2025
» Bangkok police have arrested a 23-year-old Indian armed robbery suspect accused of targeting six currency exchanges across the city in a single day.
Police bust Indian scam gang for kidnapping
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/04/2025
» An Indian scam gang has been arrested in Thailand after abducting two fellow countrymen and demanding a ransom of 2.5 million rupees (approximately 976,000 baht) for each victim.
Indian men rescued from kidnapping gang in Samut Prakan
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/04/2025
» Two Indian men abducted for ransom by a gang led by their compatriots were rescued on Friday in Samut Prakan, along with a third intended victim. Thai police have seven suspects in custody.
Student gets death sentence
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/03/2025
» The Bangkok South Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a 22-year-old man to death for the fatal shooting of a rival student and a woman in Klong Toey district in November 2023. It ordered him to pay over 6 million baht in compensation to the victims' families.
Wary developers weigh down land price index
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/02/2025
» The year-on-year increase in the land price index in Greater Bangkok in the fourth quarter of 2024 slowed to 1.8%, close to the historic low of 1.7% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021, mainly due to tepid investment among developers.
Uyghurs doing OK, says police chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2025
» National police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has defended the treatment of Uyghurs being detained in Bangkok, saying if their treatment was poor, claims would have surfaced in media reports long ago.