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New Year’s eve countdown road closures in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/12/2025
» Parts of several major roads in central Bangkok will be temporarily closed on Dec 31 and Jan 1 for the CentralWorld Bangkok Countdown 2026.
Bangkok minimarts raided for selling unlicensed drugs
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2025
» Five employees were arrested and more than 5,000 unlicensed drugs and herbal products seized during a police-led raid on six Bangkok minimarts, some of which employed migrant workers as pharmacists.
Police seize fake brandname goods in Bangkok shopping mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/04/2025
» Police have arrested a Chinese man on a charge of selling counterfeit brand products and seized more than 27,000 smuggled items from a store in a shopping mall in Bangkok.
Condo owners, agents arrested for illegal rentals
Published on 07/03/2025
» A number of condo owners and real estate agents in Bangkok are facing legal action following complaints that some units were illegally rented out as hotel rooms.
Survey names Bangkok's most congested roads
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/12/2024
» A recent survey has identified five intersections in Bangkok which suffer from the worst traffic congestion during the morning and evening rush hours.
Bangkok traffic warning as construction starts
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2024
» Motorists have been warned to expect heavy traffic congestion as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will close and demolish three key traffic flyovers during construction of the Orange Line electric train route, which starts on Friday.
Foreigner drowns trying to retrieve water gun from canal
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/04/2024
» Two foreigners died in Bangkok from Sunday night to early Monday morning. One drowned in a canal in an apparent attempt to retrieve a water gun, while the other fell to his death from a hotel fire escape.
Chinese beggars questioned
Gary Boyle, Published on 21/11/2023
» An investigation has been launched after three Chinese women, with scarred faces and amputated hands, were found by police begging on the roadside at different spots in Bangkok.
AI catching Bangkok traffic offenders
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/06/2023
» Bangkok is using artificial intelligence software (AI) to catch traffic offenders and will also use it to improve traffic flow at intersections.
Live king cobra sent in mail
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/03/2022
» A king cobra about two metres long was found alive in a parcel sent to Khon Kaen on Tuesday.