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Fire destroys 28 stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2026
» A fire destroyed 28 stalls at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok on Monday night - the second fire in just a few days.
Sukhumvit fire injures 2 Americans
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/12/2025
» A fire destroyed an office in a six-storey commercial building on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok, causing minor injuries to two foreign men.
City to limit pet numbers
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/02/2025
» A city regulation aimed at tackling stray animals goes into effect in about a year, which will impose a limit on how many pets an owner can keep.
Jurassic World approved in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/02/2025
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has approved a project to build Jurassic World, a new Bangkok-based attraction featuring animatronic dinosaurs, to promote tourism.
Bangkok bans New Year fireworks in all but 14 spots
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/12/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has issued a ban on fireworks, floating lanterns and related items to celebrate the New Year countdown without permission.
Only ‘poor Thais’ can be street vendors
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/09/2024
» New City Hall rules say that only “poor Thais” will be allowed to be street vendors in Bangkok and they will be barred from employing migrants.
New terminal lounges at Suvarnabhumi quiet
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/07/2024
» Airport lounges at the new satellite terminal at Suvarnabhumi airport remain quiet due to lack of international flights despite having been open for almost a year, an operator said.
Big fire in Chinatown
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/07/2024
» A fire in a packed community in Yaowarat, Bangkok's Chinatown, was brought under control late Saturday night. There were no deaths but 30 people required medical treatment.
Pet market raids coming after fire
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/06/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will raid unauthorised pet markets throughout the city following Tuesday's fire at a pet market in Chatuchak district which killed more than 5,000 animals.
Thousands of animals die in Chatuchak fire
Gary Boyle, Published on 11/06/2024
» Fire tore through a pet market in Chatuchak district early Tuesday morning with thousands of animals believed to have been killed, including many expensive exotic species.