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Bangkok's unhealthy trash diet
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/02/2025
» Bangkok faces significant challenges in waste management, as food makes up nearly half of the garbage generated in the city.
Phuket faces growing garbage crisis
Published on 17/01/2025
» Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket, while more garbage piles up on the island itself.
Lost diamond ring found in landfill after 30-hour search
R May, Published on 29/10/2024
» A frantic search at a garbage dump unearthed a diamond ring worth more than 400,000 baht the owner had accidentally thrown out with the rubbish.
Piles of bus rubbish anger Transport Minister
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/10/2024
» Mounds of trash found in a parking area behind the Bangkok Bus Terminal, or Mo Chit 2 in Chatuchak district, have angered Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
Teen boyfriend held over woman's murder
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/06/2024
» A teenage male was in police custody on Wednesday, after allegedly trying to kill himself, as police released more details of the murder of a young woman about to enter university.
Woman's body found under expressway
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/06/2024
» The half-naked body of a young woman, believed to be a university student, was found in grass under an expressway in Pathum Thani on Wednesday morning.
Workers killed as truck enters underpass
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/01/2024
» Two garbage collectors sitting on top of the truck were struck and killed when it entered a motorway underpass in Kanchanaburi.
203 abandoned cars removed from Bangkok roads
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2024
» City Hall has removed more than 200 abandoned cars from Bangkok roads after no owners showed up to claim them.
TEST YOURSELF: Waste warriors
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/11/2023
» Thailand’s waste collectors risk injury to keep the city clean.
Spanish chef admits to Koh Phangan killing
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/08/2023
» A Spanish chef has admitted to killing his Colombian surgeon lover and dismembering his body before dumping parts in a landfill on Koh Phangan and his head and other parts in the sea, police say.