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New drainage tunnel to help Bangkok cope with flooding

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has outlined plans to use the new Bueng Nong Bon drainage tunnel to reduce flooding risks in the capital during the current rainy season.

Bangkok Post

Facial paralysis sidelines Justin Bieber

LOS ANGELES: Pop star Justin Bieber says he has had to pause his world tour, which was to bring him to Bangkok in November, because he is suffering from partial facial paralysis.

Bangkok Post

Army joins BMA in planning free concerts in city parks

First was Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt. Next is army chief Gen Narongphan Jitkaewtae.

Bangkok Post

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Unpretentious soul food

One of my favourite chef’s tables in Bangkok is Aromkwan, which has recently moved to a new location and is offering double the food and double the fun for B3,800 per person (plus vat) and includes free-flow mineral water.

Bangkok Post

Finding your finesse

Besides being one of the best Sunday brunch spots in Bangkok, Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok’s Stock.Room offers fun and engaging cooking lessons at its Studio.Maa-Lai.

Bangkok Post

Out and Proud

Saroj "Ark" Kunatanad lives out and proud is his personal and professional lives. As an OG member of Trasher Bangkok, he has directed parody music videos and organised inclusive parties pre-Covid-19. He has also explored photography skills with intimate and sensual male portraits, adding "director” of music videos and commercials…

Bangkok Post

Leave the guilt at home

Guilty is Bangkok's latest addition to the five-star dining scene.

Bangkok Post

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Enhancing entry process key to reinforcing revival

Bangkok Airways is anticipating faster tourism growth if Thailand is able to provide a smoother and more consistent entry process, particularly from the European market, which could help the firm beat its passenger target.

Bangkok Post

How South-East Asian art sold in Australia passed through the hands of a suspected smuggler

New evidence uncovered by the ABC has linked Thai and Cambodian art works sold in Australia back to looted historic sites and a shady Bangkok dealer.

ABC News

Thailand Seeking to Profit From a Global Food Crisis

The war in Ukraine has highlighted weaknesses in Thailand’s policymaking and prompted cartel behavior … again.

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Tehran condemns spy hunt report

The Iranian embassy has rejected and denounced what it said were baseless allegations made by the Bangkok Post about Iran and its citizens.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart vows traffic fix in a year

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt aims to ease traffic congestion in Bangkok within one year.

Bangkok Post

Hongkong Land bullish on Bangkok

Hong Kong-based investment group Hongkong Land is bullish about property development in Bangkok, with plans for at least three new luxury residential and commercial projects through joint ventures with three large developers.

Bangkok Post

Japan restaurant operators make inroads into other parts of Asia

BANGKOK -- Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into other Asian markets in the hope of tapping into previously unexplored regions such as India and the suburbs of large cities overseas.

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Chadchart, city police discuss traffic plan

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and metropolitan police have agreed to step up cooperation in solving the persistent traffic problems plaguing the capital city.

Bangkok Post

Suspects use ambulance to smuggle speed pills

Police will issue arrest warrants for two more men and a woman suspected of smuggling 2.25 million methamphetamine pills from the Northeast into Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Seeing through the haze: The new pot law

In a highly anticipated move, Thailand is set to decriminalise cannabis and hemp on June 9 as a new law takes effect. The milestone makes Thailand the first Asian nation to decree home cultivation legal, but there are still prohibitions. The Bangkok Post breaks down pressing questions surrounding the new…

Bangkok Post

Exciting news for fans of South Korean entertainment

There is good news for fans of K-drama and K-pop in June. On Saturday and Sunday, Thai fans will be able to meet the popular Korean actor, Kim MinGue, in Bangkok at a fan meeting. And K-pop fans will be delighted to know that the K-pop group, Aespa, is releasing…

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Arrest warrants for suspects using ambulance to smuggle speed pills

Police will issue arrest warrants for two more men and a woman suspected of smuggling 2.25 million methamphetamine pills from the Northeast into Bangkok.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thai Police on Alert for 'Iranian Spies'

The Royal Thai Police issued a “secret order” to police officers nationwide to stay on high alert over the potential presence of Iranian spies in the southeastern Asian country. The Bangkok Post on Monday cited a police source saying that Thai security agencies are closely monitoring the movement of Iranian…

Daily Mirror

Brit jailed for strangling Thai woman, stuffing body in suitcase and fleeing country

Shane Looker has been sentenced to eight years behind bars after killing Laxami Manochat, 31, in November 2014 - CCTV shows him walking hand-in-hand with through Bangkok before she disappeared

Bangkok Post

Prisoners hired to clean Bangkok's drains

City Hall has approved a proposal to use prisoners to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.

Bangkok Post

Prison labour hired to clean Bangkok's drains

City Hall has approved a Department of Corrections proposal to use prison labour to clean the sewers throughout Bangkok and improve flood drainage, starting on July 1.

Bangkok Post

Governor gets backing to extend nightlife hours to 2am

Tourism operators are supporting the Bangkok governor's proposal to extend nightlife hours until 2am and lift the outdoor mask mandate to boost tourism demand and attract workers back to the industry.

Bangkok Post

Mask mandate likely to end 'soon'

The government is likely to lift the mask mandate in certain public places and allow night entertainment venues to operate until 2am soon, though a decision will only be taken after a careful consideration of the nation's Covid-19 situation, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration's (CCSA) operations centre.

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