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Four-year-old accidentally rides Vespa through store door
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/01/2026
» A four-year-old girl accidentally rode a Vespa into the glass door of a local convenience store in Pathum Thani, injuring herself and her aunt.
Regular metro fares to resume as 20-baht cap ends
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/09/2025
» Operators of Bangkok's suburban Red and Purple metro lines are preparing to revert fares to standard rates from Oct 1, as the previous government's 20-baht fare cap policy ends.
Brit slashed by transgender group in Pattaya
Published on 12/09/2025
» Pattaya police received a report of a violent assault on a British man at a condominium in Pattaya on Friday morning.
Express buses tested from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/09/2025
» The state-owned Transport Co Ltd has begun a trial operation of special express bus services for Bangkok to Chiang Mai and Phuket, from yesterday to March 8.
B20 commuter fare launch faces delay
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/08/2025
» The planned start of the 20-baht-flat mass-transport fare in Greater Bangkok in October is likely to be delayed.
Chiang Mai police raid nets 18 Chinese call centre fraudsters
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/08/2025
» Police arrested 18 Chinese nationals operating a call centre fraud operation from a luxury house that worth over 40 million baht in Mae Rim district of Chiang Mai on July 31, with eight suspects injured after jumping from the second floor while attempting to escape.
Taxi driver offered fare payment in cannabis
R May, Published on 15/07/2025
» A taxi driver went to police in Pattaya after a foreign passenger tried to pay his fare with cannabis instead of money.
Naked American 'rescued' from condo drainage pipe
R May, Published on 15/07/2025
» A naked American man who insisted he needed no help was pulled from a drainage pipe at a Bangkok condominium on Monday morning after residents found him stuck underground.
Are you being overcharged by Thai motorcycle taxis?
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/07/2025
» A motorcycle taxi is a fast, direct and sometimes exciting form of transport when navigating Bangkok’s heavy traffic. However, unlike the BTS or MRT with their fixed pricing, or metered taxis, motorcycle taxi fares can sometimes be unclear, leading to overcharging.
Bangkok taxi tale: No meter, no licence either
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/06/2025
» A Bangkok man was shocked after a taxi driver who initially agreed to use the meter suddenly demanded a flat fare of 200 baht, only to be discovered without a driving licence or taxi ID.