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Chiang Mai repaints floral sculptures white following criticism
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/11/2025
» Floral sculptures that had been painted black in Chiang Mai city following the passing of the Queen Mother have been repainted white after an outpouring of public criticism.
Chiang Mai festival's blackened floral art gets thumbs down
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/10/2025
» Organisers of this year's Yi Peng Lantern Festival in Chiang Mai were accused of being crass after painting the previously colourful, floral-themed artworks black as a show of mourning for the late Queen Mother.
Defaced murals spark graffiti ‘bombing’ debate in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2025
» A debate about street art has emerged in Bangkok, with some people calling for strict prosecution of vandals who defaced commissioned murals, while others argue that the acts were part of the normal “bombing” culture in graffiti art.
Bangkok hunt for vandals who damaged graffiti art
News, Online Reporters, Published on 29/09/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt condemned vandals who defaced a newly painted graffiti mural in Charoen Krung Soi 30, calling their actions disrespectful to the artist and the city’s revitalisation efforts.
The air war: plywood and Styrofoam
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/09/2025
» 'Nato is responding with unity and strength," said British defence secretary John Healey. "If you've got drones that are putting Polish lives at risk, then Nato will take them out. There's no firm confirmation on intent, but in the end that's not the point. It's still reckless. It's still dangerous."
Locals make do amid battle
News, SURACHAI PIRAGSA and JAKKRIT WAEWKLAYHONG, Published on 28/07/2025
» BURI RAM: Authorities ordered the evacuation of residents in three additional districts -- Chalerm Phrakiat, Lahan Sai, and Non Dindaeng -- as artillery shells hit Lahan Sai amid renewed hostilities on Sunday.
Car found burnt out in southern Thailand
News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 06/07/2025
» NARATHIWAT – A parked car without an owner was found destroyed by fire in Rueso district of this southern Thai province on Saturday night, with an investigation underway into whether the vehicle was used as a car bomb.
Welder turns to crime after house fire, robs ATM
News, Online Reporters, Published on 23/06/2025
» A 37-year-old welder has been arrested in Chanthaburi for allegedly breaking into an ATM and stealing more than 700,000 baht in cash.
Smuggled avocados declared as 'mango’ seized at Talad Thai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» About 11 tonnes of avocados from Vietnam, some falsely declared as mango, were smuggled into Thailand and put on sale at a major wholesale market in Pathum Thani province.
Bad monks erode trust
News, Editorial, Published on 19/05/2025
» The recent scandal involving a former abbot of the renowned Wat Rai Khing, accused of embezzling over 300 million baht to fund an online gambling addiction, is deeply disturbing but not surprising. It will not be the last blow to public faith in the Thai Sangha unless meaningful and fundamental reform is made.