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Evacuees getting used to living with fear
The New York Times, Published on 09/12/2025
» BURI RAM — They left home in a fearful scramble during the summer, seeking refuge on the grounds of a racetrack that had been transformed into a makeshift evacuation centre after war erupted between Thailand and Cambodia. Now, five months later, they are back in the same tents, which had been left standing.
Scam centre explosions ‘all for show’
The New York Times, Published on 29/11/2025
» For a compound that hosted one of the largest cyberscam and human-trafficking hubs in Southeast Asia, KK Park operated in plain sight. It was pretty clear that this was no ordinary business — the heavily fortified compound in Myanmar was flanked by armed guards. It was all visible from neighbouring Mae Sot in Thailand.
Krungthai-AXA Treats Customers to VIP Liverpool Experience
Published on 02/04/2025
» Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance Public Company Limited is reinforcing customer trust through premium appreciation campaigns that align with its commitment to exceptional service and exclusive privileges.
In Bangkok, grim vigils as people seek word of relatives at collapsed building
The New York TImes, Published on 30/03/2025
» Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck.
MedPark Celebrates 4th Anniversary with Rock Concert in the Park
Published on 01/11/2024
» MedPark Hospital has announced the return of its popular “MedMusic in the Park” event for the third year, a key community initiative celebrating its 4th anniversary with festive cheer. At a recent press conference, Dr Pongpat Patanavanich, Managing Director of MedPark Hospital, expressed gratitude for the public’s trust and confidence, particularly from the communities of Sukhumvit, Silom, Sathorn, the expatriate community in Thailand, and its patients. "MedMusic in the Park" aims to give back by promoting physical and mental well-being through the uplifting power of music, the universal language of humanity, while also marking the upcoming Christmas and New Year festivities. Dr Patanavanich extended special thanks to supporting organisations, particularly the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), which has generously provided space for the event over the past three years. MedPark is excited to step into its fifth year as a leading hospital in Thailand and Southeast Asia, with plans to enhance its services for complex diseases, invest in advanced medical innovations, and launch the Genotech Lab Centre in the coming year.
US museum returning looted Southeast Asian artefacts
The New York Times, Published on 16/12/2023
» The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has agreed to return 16 major Khmer era artworks to Cambodia and Thailand. The works are associated with Douglas Latchford, a prolific dealer who was indicted as an illegal trafficker of ancient artefacts shortly before his death in Bangkok in 2020.
Are escalators and moving walkways safe?
The New York TImes, Published on 02/07/2023
» An airline passenger had part of her leg amputated this past week after an accident on a moving airport walkway in Bangkok, authorities said.
Activists navigate defamation minefield
By Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times, Published on 10/06/2023
» Sutharee Wannasiri knew the poultry company had violated labour laws. She went on Twitter in 2017 to share a video containing an interview with an employee who said he had to work day and night with no day off.
Many unemployed elephants back home in Surin, huge and hungry
The New York TImes, Published on 02/04/2023
» SURIN: Lucky was busy munching on some freshly cut grass when she spotted a special treat a tourist was holding out. She dropped her next mouthful of greens and extended her trunk, asking for the banana.
The nursery massacre that rippled through generations
The New York TImes, Published on 05/03/2023
» NONG BUA LAM PHU: When a former police officer in the rural Northeast shot and stabbed more than two dozen children as they napped in their nursery in October, the episode became the worst mass shooting by a lone attacker in Thailand’s history.