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Bhumibol Bridge blaze traced to boys playing with firecrackers
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2026
» SAMUT PRAKAN - A fire that engulfed a drainage pipe attached to a pillar of the Bhumibol Bridge and terrified local witnesses on Thursday night was caused by a group of 11-year-old boys who had been playing with firecrackers under the bridge, police said.
ONE Championship: Sinsamut warns George Jarvis ‘don’t run’ with high-stakes clash set
Published on 14/01/2026
» Sinsamut Klinmee will face George Jarvis in a pivotal lightweight Muay Thai bout at ONE Fight Night 41 on March 14 at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok – and quickly fired a broadside at his British counterpart.
‘Mai pen rai’ paradox: from kindness to toxic silence
Published on 07/01/2026
» "Mai pen rai" (It’s okay/never mind) is perhaps the most classic Thai phrase, symbolising kindness, compromise and a go-with-the-flow attitude. It is the hallmark of Thai charm. However, in a modern world driven by consumer rights and accountability, the harmless phrase is becoming a double-edged sword. We are witnessing the rise of "Toxic kreng jai" — an excessive form of considerateness where we suppress our own rights just to avoid being labelled "demanding".
Trash tells Phuket's story
Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/01/2026
» On Friday, images of Patong Beach in Phuket, strewn with garbage, went viral.
Angry Indian fans trash stadium after chaotic Messi visit
Published on 13/12/2025
» KOLKATA - Lionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine football great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.
Flood response fix
Postbag, Published on 07/12/2025
» Re: "New sub-committees 'to boost readiness'", (BP, Dec 5) and "Disaster struck as preparation fell short", (Opinion, Dec 3).
Phuket City sounds alarm over mounting waste
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 05/12/2025
» PHUKET - Officials in Phuket City are alarmed by the increasing amount of waste that now exceeds its capacity to handle, urging other local administrations to abandon their complacency and join the fight against garbage.
Drunk raccoon passes out in US liquor store
New York Times, Published on 04/12/2025
» A raccoon entered a liquor store the other day and drank his fill: rum, moonshine, even peanut butter whiskey. Then it passed out on the floor of the bathroom.
Two newborn babies found discarded in different Bangkok locations
Online Reporters, Published on 15/11/2025
» Two separate cases of abandoned newborn babies were reported in Bangkok on Saturday: one in Lak Si district and the other in Lat Krabang.
Bangkok's clean streets, empty souls
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 10/11/2025
» Banthat Thong used to be a neighbourhood, not a concept. You could live here and find everything: restaurants, bookstores, hardware shops, clinics, banks -- even a place to have your shirts made. It was one of those streets where life unfolded upstairs and business happened downstairs. Today, it is something else entirely.