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Rajavithi Skywalk takes shape
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/08/2025
» After nearly a decade of discussion, the Rajavithi Skywalk project has finally taken shape with the driving of its first pile on Aug 8, under the administration of governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
Fan love lights up Bangkok streets
Online Reporters, Published on 10/07/2025
» In the heart of Bangkok, digital billboards are no longer just for major corporate campaigns. Increasingly, the city’s busiest intersections are glowing with cheerful birthday messages, comeback announcements and heartfelt tributes to K-pop and T-pop idols. These are funded not by agencies or labels, but by fans.
It's a bit on the warm side in the UK
Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/07/2025
» It seems a trifle strange to be sitting in Bangkok and reading about a heatwave in London, but at times last week it's been hotter in Britain than Thailand, while the rest of Europe has also been sizzling. You know something is wrong when at Wimbledon the umbrellas have been going up not for the rain but to protect spectators from the sun.
Time bomb found in car heading to Phuket
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2025
» Two men were arrested after police found a homemade time bomb in their car at a checkpoint in Phangnga province early Tuesday morning. They were heading to Phuket.
Love Off the Map: Accepting an Unconventional Romance
Online Reporters, Published on 17/06/2025
» In the seventh episode of the Bangkok Post’s Mind the Gap series, the conversation turns to the intersections of identity, culture, and personal transformation, exploring how relationships can bridge even the most unexpected divides.
Creative destruction
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2025
» Salinee Hanvareevongsilp's family moved home for a job opportunity when she was five and the land was subsequently developed into Siam Square in 1965. Still, it remained her favourite haunt. She frequented three movie theatres in the area -- Siam, Scala and Lido. In Matthayom 3, she protested against Japanese goods on Rama I Road.
Smart traffic lights ‘cut Bangkok travel delays by 10-41%’
Online Reporters, Published on 12/06/2025
» The installation of smart traffic signal systems at 72 major intersections in Bangkok has helped reduce travel delays by an average of 10-41%, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Thursday.
Beyond police lines, community and culture persist
Oped, Published on 11/06/2025
» On Saturday, I went to a riot and found myself at a quinceañera -- a traditional coming-of-age celebration for girls in Latino culture.
Rising rents threaten the vibrant street food scene of the once-booming Banthat Thong Road
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/06/2025
» As night fell, neon signs gradually lit up Instagrammable restaurants and cafes. Despite pouring rain, tourists were taking photos of a dessert shop's logo of a boy holding a bun at an iconic intersection. Some eateries were teeming with customers, with a long queue of them spilling onto the sidewalk. Some, less popular, saw staff sitting idle. Others put up advertisement for lease.
Trade highway to link Laos with neighbours
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/06/2025
» Planning has started to construct Route R12, a new trade corridor in Laos linking Thailand, Vietnam and China.