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EC urged to review ballot rules after over 1 million spoilt votes
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2026
» Following Sunday's general election and extended unofficial counting, concerns over a high number of spoilt ballots, including cases where clear voter intent may have been wrongly invalidated, have prompted calls for the Election Commission (EC) to review its guidelines on ballot validity.
Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok subsided on Wednesday morning, forming a huge sinkhole about 20 metres deep. No injuries were reported.
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.
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.
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.
Road, MRT, boat and drone restrictions for Apec
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2022
» Roads near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit, will be closed to the general public during the event and trains will not stop at the subway station at the centre, authorities say.
Traffic fines to increase from Monday
Online Reporters, Published on 02/09/2022
» Fines for traffic offences will increase, with penalties for speeding or failing to stop at pedestrian crossings rising four-fold to 4,000 baht, when the amended Land Traffic Act comes into force on Monday, Sept 5.
Four police booths torched, another damaged
Online Reporters, Published on 23/09/2021
» Four traffic police booths in Bangkok were set on fire and another was damaged in the early hours of Thursday. No injuries were reported.
Hundreds of police ready for Sunday rally
Online Reporters, Published on 15/08/2020
» Four companies of Bangkok police will be dispatched to maintain peace and order at a major pro-democracy rally planned for Sunday afternoon at Democracy Monument, authorities said on Saturday.
Many Bangkok roads closed for Bike Un Ai Rak rehearsal
Online Reporters, Published on 02/12/2018
» Numerous major roads and several bridges in Bangkok were closed from noon Sunday for the rehearsal of the Bike Un Ai Rak 2018 event, to be held across the country on Dec 9, the Metropolitan Police Bureau announced. They reopened just before 7pm.