Bangkok and its peripherals are expected to be lashed by heavy rainfall until next week, due to a monsoon trough and the effects of an intensifying tropical depression, which is heading towards central Vietnam, Somkuan Tonjan, director of weather forecasting at the Meteorological Department. Northeastern Thailand to suffer the wrath of a new typhoon He […]
A couple in the Pracha Chuen area of Bangkok have been arrested on suspicion of exploiting minors from Shan state in Myanmar for forced labour. Thais rescued from forced labour in Myanmar to return home on Wednesday On Saturday morning, officials from the Department of Provincial Administration, together with Pracha Chuen police officers, raided a […]
The Tang Hua Seng Thonburi branch will survive closure, as it has acquired new investors. Details of the investment will be discussed later, said Kittipong Kittipatsorn, the store’s advisor. Shopping Malls in Thailand The firm is also in discussions with the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) regarding its overdue electricity bills, he said. The Thonburi branch […]
An American man teaching English at a Bangkok school has been arrested in Bang Khae district after he was accused of taking a minor to his condominium room to molest her. Thai police arrest man for sexually harassing and assaulting minors in school uniform (name removed), 41, was apprehended in front of a condominium building […]
Another person has died after drinking methanol moonshine purchased from stalls in northern Bangkok, lifting the toll to eight with six imbibers still in hospital. Methanol herbal liquor-related deaths rise to four The eighth victim was reported pronounced dead about 6.30pm on Monday at a hospital in Saphan Sung district. Full story: Bangkok Post BANGKOK […]
Bangkok’s newly upgraded Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was re-launched on September 1, offering free rides on its new electric buses for the next two months. The new service, operated by Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), replaces the old BRT buses that ran on natural gas and had been in use for over 14 […]
Caretaker Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has announced plans to expand the 20-baht flat fare policy across all commuter train routes by September 2025. The policy, initially rolled out on the Red Line suburban train and the MRT Purple Line in October 2023, has led to a significant 26% increase in passenger numbers as of June […]
The number of fatalities caused by drinking herbal liqueurs laced with deadly methanol has risen to four today, with 15 others on ventilators and 22 needing dialysis. Two brothers arrested over contaminated herbal liqueurs The Public Health Emergency Operations Centre has revealed that at least 34 patients have been admitted to hospitals over the past […]
