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Bangkok cat cafe accused of animal cruelty
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/01/2026
» The owner of a cat cafe in Bang Khen district of Bangkok has been accused of animal cruelty after a video shared online showed him hitting the cats and throwing one against a wall.
Flash flood warning issued for 33 provinces
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued an urgent weather alert for 33 provinces, warning of flash floods, forest runoff, landslides and rising water levels in major rivers, particularly the Mekong, between July 6 and 12.
Govt confirms hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/06/2025
» The Department of Disease Control has confirmed that Thailand is facing an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), a highly contagious viral disease primarily affecting children under the age of five.
Seven killed when tour bus crashes, catches fire
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/04/2025
» Seven people were confirmed killed and 20 injured early Monday when their bus crashed into two lorries in Prachin Buri in an accident blamed on malfunctioning brakes.
Hundreds of vendors at Chatuchak market given deadline to move
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/02/2025
» City Hall has told 529 stallholders near the clock tower at Chatuchak weekend market they must move out by April 30 to make way for planned redevelopment.
New rules issued for Bangkok street vendors
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/10/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drawn up new rules for street vendors across the capital.
Schools told to stop field trips
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/10/2024
» Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob has asked all schools to suspend student field trips in the wake of Tuesday's horrific bus fire, amid growing social media debate over children's safety.
Prawit ‘won’t accept salary’ after frequent absences
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/10/2024
» Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will not receive his MP salary and allowances because of his frequent absences from parliament, according to the party’s secretary-general.
Only ‘poor Thais’ can be street vendors
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» New City Hall rules say that only “poor Thais” will be allowed to be street vendors in Bangkok and they will be barred from employing migrants.
18 dead in Nepal plane crash
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/07/2024
» At least 18 people were killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said.