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Bangkok Songkran to be alcohol-free and end at 10pm
Bangkok will ensure water splashing remains alcohol-free citywide during Songkran, with all such activities to end by 10pm.
‘There’s more to life than work’: Bangkok’s young people embrace mass outdoor aerobics sessions
Group exercise had been associated with older people, but the playlist of K-pop and US hip-hop is a hit with gen Z
Don Mueang advises Songkran travellers to arrive 3 hours early
Passengers using Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok during the Songkran holiday are advised to arrive at least two to three hours before their scheduled departures.
10 foreign teachers arrested in Bangkok school raid
Authorities have raided an unlicensed international school in Prawet district of Bangkok, arresting 10 foreign teachers and staff found working without permits.
Woman drives car into Bangkok convenience store, injures 8
A 57-year-old woman drove her car into a convenience store in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, on Tuesday night, injuring eight people, including herself.
Myanmar junta leader’s family buys B100m Bangkok home
The family of Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing purchased a luxury home worth nearly 100 million baht in Bangkok, bypassing Thai laws prohibiting foreigners from owning land or houses in the country, according to a human rights group.
‘A place where music fills the air’: Bangkok to host Eurovision’s first Asia song contest
Spin-off launched with 10 nations, as original event remains mired in protests and boycotts over Israel’s involvement
Eurovision expands to Asia with brand new song contest set to launch this year
Bangkok will host the inaugural final on November 14
Eurovision to launch first ever Asian song contest this year
Bangkok in Thailand will be the final’s first host city with confirmed participants including Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, South Korea and Vietnam.
A decade in the making: Inaugural Eurovision Asia set to be staged in Thailand in 2026
Eurovision Asia was first announced in 2016. Ten years later, a website popped up and was subsequently taken offline. Now, it's official. The region's inaugural singing contest will be held in Bangkok in November.