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Bangkok Songkran to be alcohol-free and end at 10pm
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/04/2026
» Bangkok will ensure water splashing remains alcohol-free citywide during Songkran, with all such activities to end by 10pm.
Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100m Bangkok home
Published on 01/04/2026
» The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.
Police stop gang fight on Pattaya’s Walking Street
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/03/2026
» Police arrested nine migrant workers and broke up a developing armed brawl involving about 20 migrant workers on Walking Street late on Sunday night.
Dutchman arrested for stealing ATM
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/09/2025
» A Dutchman was arrested for stealing an ATM in Khon Kaen early Sunday morning.
Asia’s Next Generation of Leaders
Published on 12/09/2025
» The ASEAN-China-India Youth Leadership Summit (ACIYLS), now in its third year, is back to empower youth across Asia to tackle some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, focusing this year on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13 – Climate Action.
Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid
Published on 15/05/2025
» Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding to expand her initiative, Global Hospitality Aid (GHA), which pioneers upcycling of byproducts from Thailand’s hotel industry into survival kits for displaced individuals in conflict and disaster zones around the world.
Foreign influencer blasted for loud music on Bangkok MRT
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/05/2025
» A foreign influencer has been criticised after posting a video of himself dragging a loudspeaker and playing music at high volume inside a moving MRT train in Bangkok, prompting fellow passengers to shout at him in protest.
Casino cities in Thailand named
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/03/2025
» The special committee overseeing the entertainment complex project has announced that Bangkok, Chon Buri, Chiang Mai and Phuket will be the first four locations, amid public criticism.
Hundreds wed as same-sex marriage law takes effect
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2025
» Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.
Road-rage driver kills Bangkok delivery rider
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2025
» A delivery rider was killed when a car driver rammed his bike in a road rage incident on Sukhumvit Road in Watthana district of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The driver was arrested and faces a murder charge.