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'Sanrio Characters Half Marathon' is open to all runners

Local and international runners are invited to experience a new level of running entertainment at Southeast Asia's first "Sanrio Characters Half Marathon", which will take place at One Bangkok, Rama IV Road, on Sept 27.

Bangkok Post

How to make the perfect Uyghur lamb skewers – recipe

The Guardian - UK

Two Indian tourists are in critical condition after Vietnam boat capsizes, killing 15

Two Indian tourists are in critical condition after a speedboat carrying capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 people

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Govt, Asia Era One seek rail fix

The government and Asia Era One are seeking a joint solution to move forward with the 220-billion-baht three-airport high-speed rail project amid unresolved contract issues.

Bangkok Post

DSI raids 5 island spots as nominee probe expands

Investigators uncovered suspected nominee networks linked to foreign-owned property and tourism businesses after searching five locations on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan in Surat Thani, with one site found to be the registered address of more than 100 companies.

Bangkok Post

Repairs stepped up at Purple Line tunnel site

Engineers using sensitive equipment to monitor subsidence around the clock

Bangkok Post

Singapore transformed its Changi Airport into a giant indoor rainforest with thousands of trees and the world’s tallest indoor waterfall

Most airports give you a food court, a departure gate and maybe a duty free shop if you are lucky. Singapore's Changi Airport decided that was not nearly enough. In 2019, it opened Jewel, a giant glass domed building packed with thousands of trees, a five storey indoor forest and…

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Ministry restructuring a tourism priority

When the Bhumjaithai Party assumed government leadership earlier this year, one of its key tourism priorities was to restructure the Tourism and Sports Ministry, creating a dedicated Sports Ministry and merging the Tourism and Culture ministries.

Bangkok Post

‘It’s good to do nothing’: why hundreds gathered to sit still on one Bangkok weekend

Responding to a Facebook event which promised a chance to ‘escape’ the screen, young people turned out in Thailand’s capital to spend an hour being ‘useless’

The Guardian - AU

SRT rail partner denies contract exit

Asia Era One has denied cancelling the high-speed rail project linking three airports, saying a letter submitted to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) was filed under the concession agreement and should not be interpreted as an immediate withdrawal from the project.

Bangkok Post

Eyeing future of UK–Thailand ties

As I look back upon my time as the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Thailand, I do so with deep gratitude for five remarkable years in a country that has offered partnership, friendship and inspiration in equal measure. It has been an enormous privilege to represent the UK here and to…

Bangkok Post

TV Newsance 347 | Modi does math and your car pays the price for E20

This week on TV Newsance, everything is under water! Monsoon has finally arrived and you know what that means. From Mumbai, Gurugram, Delhi, Surat, Kashi, to Wayanad, cities are drowning, infrastructure is collapsing. Pick a city, any city, and there's a decent chance it's drowning. Same story, different year.

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Bangkok evacuates residents, closes road after Purple Line tunnel leak

Bangkok authorities have evacuated people from nearby buildings and closed a road near the site of a Purple Line tunnel leak in Klong San district.

Bangkok Post

Researchers discover cave with rare cave pearls in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Deep within the limestone mountains of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, scientists have uncovered a remarkable new cave that is already drawing attention for its geological significance. Named Thang Cave (Victory Cave), the newly explored cavern contains rare cave pearls, smooth, spherical mineral formations that…

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Indonesia is building a brand-new capital in the Borneo jungle to replace sinking Jakarta

Deep in the rainforest of Indonesia's Borneo island, construction crews are building an entirely new capital city called Nusantara, a project driven by a problem the current capital simply cannot outrun, the ground beneath Jakarta is sinking. Jakarta, now the world's most populous city with more than forty million people…

Bangkok Post

Exit the dragon: Huai Khwang police told to drop logo

Bangkok police have ordered the Huai Khwang police station to scrap the dragon symbol used to represent the station, but brushed aside speculation by online pundits that the logo reflected the influence of “grey Chinese investors”.

Bangkok Post

Planned tourism fee hits another snag

The government’s plan to collect a tourism fee of at least 300 baht through airlines is not feasible because of limitations in airlines’ back-office systems, with the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) a better option, say aviation bodies.

Bangkok Post

Shining heritage

Awakening Song Wat 2026, an immersive light art and digital art festival, has returned to the historical and hip neighbourhood until Sunday. The festival showcases 21 lighting installations across 14 locations in the area under the theme "Son(g)evity: The Longevity Of Song Wat".

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Lamp verdict welcome

Twelve years after the scandal emerged, the arm of justice has finally reached the controversial procurement of Kinnaree sculpture-style lampposts in Samut Prakan province.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart to begin second term as Bangkok governor on Thursday

Chadchart Sittipunt will officially begin his second term as Bangkok governor on Thursday, following certification of the capital’s election results by the Election Commission.

Bangkok Post

Zen eatery renovation targets dine-in customers

Zen Corporation Group Plc, the operator of restaurant chains such as Zen, AKA and Tummour, plans to renovate its outlets, catering to more to dine-in customers.

Bangkok Post

Call to develop riverside complex

Tourism operators support using the land plot previously earmarked for an entertainment complex in Bangkok to attract foreign investors with the same concept excluding a casino, aiming to promote high-value tourism in line with a government pledge.

Bangkok Post

Eat the world with Central

Foodies have until Sunday to experience exceptional dining during The World In One Bite 2026, which is running at Central Embassy and Central Chidlom on Phloenchit Road.

Bangkok Post

Two jailed in Kinnaree lamppost scandal

A former subdistrict chief and another defendant have been sentenced to five years in prison for irregularities in the procurement of overpriced Kinnaree lampposts in Samut Prakan.

The Times of India

Archaeologists found two 2,000-year-old gold rings in a rice field in Thailand; one carries an ancient Brahmi inscription

In a quiet stretch of farmland in western Thailand, a set of excavations that began almost casually has started to reshape how archaeologists think about life in the region two millennia ago. What started with fragments of old bronze drums pulled from a rice field has turned into something more…

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