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Thailand promises better tourist safety after Malaysian pair torched
Published on 11/08/2025
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has promised improved safety measures in areas popular with tourists after two Malaysians were set on fire in a random attack by an unemployed man in downtown Bangkok.
Not above the law
Postbag, Published on 26/07/2025
» Re: "PP backs public criticism of ruling in cadet's death", (BP, July 24).
BMA Offers Aid After Storm Damage Across Bangkok
Published on 24/07/2025
» Bangkok, July 21, 2025 – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is providing urgent assistance to residents affected by heavy rainfall and strong winds that have damaged multiple areas across the capital.
Insurance claims from quake may hit B50 billion
Published on 03/07/2025
» Total insurance claims from the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand in March could surge to 50 billion baht, up from the 30 billion already filed across 150,000 claims, according to the Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA).
Fatal bus crash operator told to speak up
News, Manit Sanubboon, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Transport Ministry has ordered the operator of the ill-fated bus which crashed into two lorries killing seven people and injuring 53 others in Prachin Buri on Monday to issue a public response and warned it could face legal consequences, according to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote.
City Hall under fire over earthquake compensation
News, Published on 21/04/2025
» City Hall has defended itself against criticism it paid inadequate compensation for home repair to some earthquake victims, saying more money could be forthcoming in exceptional cases.
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.
Leicester City helicopter crash that killed owner ruled an accident
Published on 29/01/2025
» LONDON — The deaths of five people in a helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium in October 2018, including Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, were accidental, a British inquest jury concluded on Tuesday.
Bangkok hotel fire victims identified
Gary Boyle, Published on 31/12/2024
» The three victims of the hotel fire near Khao San Road in Bangkok have been identified, including a Brazilian woman whose boyfriend proposed to her last week.
Safety blitz after Bangkok hotel fire
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/12/2024
» The Interior Ministry has instructed provincial governors nationwide to step up safety inspections at hotels, tourist attractions, and entertainment venues in the wake of a hotel fire near Khao San Road in Bangkok, which left three people dead and several injured on Sunday night.