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The three victims of the hotel fire near Khao San Road in Bangkok have been identified, including a Brazilian woman whose boyfriend proposed to her last week.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok hotel fire claims lives of three foreign tourists

Fire erupted on fifth floor of the six-storey Ember Hotel near Khao San Road

Evening Standard

Three tourists killed in fire at popular Bangkok tourist hotel

The fire erupted on the 5th floor of the six-story Ember Hotel

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3 die in hotel fire near Bangkok’s Khao San Road

Three people died and seven others were injured in a hotel fire near Khao San Road in Phra Nakhon District late Sunday night.

Bangkok Post

South Korean plane crash: what we know so far

A Jeju Air flight from Bangkok crashed after attempting a landing at Muan airport, with 179 of the 181 passengers and crew presumed dead by authorities

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At least 124 dead after plane crashes while landing in South Korea

A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday.

International Business Times

Bangkok bans New Year fireworks in all but 14 spots

The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has issued a ban on fireworks, floating lanterns and related items to celebrate the New Year countdown without permission.

Bangkok Post

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New speed limits for Bangkok drivers

The Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) has set a new maximum speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour for most roads in the city, exempting major thoroughfares, and 50kph near the Grand Palace, effective immediately.

Bangkok Post

Taxi driver flees petrol station, hits police vehicle

A taxi registered in Bangkok collided with a truck and a police vehicle as its driver fled a Chaiyaphum petrol station without paying for fuel.

Bangkok Post

16-Year-Old Ada Leads Consent Education Revolution in Thailand

At just 16 years old, Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn is revolutionising consent education in Thai schools with her innovative “Consent Game.” A student at Choate Rosemary Hall in the United States, Ada has already reached over 700 students across seven Bangkok schools, introducing lessons on respect, boundaries, and effective communication.

Bangkok Post

Thailand hosts regional talks to find solutions to Myanmar's bloody civil war

Two days of meetings on Myanmar’s violent political crisis are being held in the Thai capital Bangkok

The Independent UK

Survey names Bangkok's most congested roads

A recent survey has identified five intersections in Bangkok which suffer from the worst traffic congestion during the morning and evening rush hours.

Bangkok Post

Delhi Airport connects to 150 destinations, highest in the country

On Sunday, Thai AirAsia X launched direct flights between Delhi and Bangkok-Don Mueang (DMK), marking the 150th destination connected to Delhi Airport. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Inside Dior’s ‘Gold House’ in Bangkok, a spectacular celebration of Thai art and craft

Daven Wu takes a trip to Bangkok to discover ‘Gold House’, a gilded new concept store from Dior which is rooted in both Parisian savoir-faire and artisanal Thai craft, featuring a café, gardens and showstopping gilded facade

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120 arrested in underwear at Bangkok hotel party

Police arrested more than 120 people wearing only underwear in a Bangkok hotel room where they were partying with drugs early Sunday morning.

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Hilltribe girls lured into selling sex to Chinese customers

Two young women have been arrested separately for their alleged involvement in luring 25 underage tribal girls from northern Thailand into selling sex to Chinese customers in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Drunk Benz driver kills motorcyclist

A drunk executive of a well-known cosmetic clinic was arrested in Bangkok after his Mercedes-Benz struck a parcel delivery rider, knocking her off a flyover onto Rama IV Road below, where she died.

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Data, trust, and time are the key ingredients to make old neighbourhoods like Bangkok's Charoen Krung hip again

Pichit Virankabutra and Thailand’s Creative Economy Agency are trying to revive one of Bangkok’s oldest neighborhoods: “When we moved in, it was a ghost town.”

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RideApart

Could Mass EV Adoption Save Motorcycles In Vietnam's Major Cities?

If you pay any attention to those periodic lists of the top cities in the world with the worst air pollution, chances are excellent that you've seen Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, on the list more than once.And of course, if you either live there or have ever visited, you probably…

Bangkok Post

African sex traffickers arrested

Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.

The Independent UK

Relic of the Buddha loaned by China gets a warm welcome in Thailand

More than 2,000 people have taken part in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha, lent by China, to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and to celebrate half a century of diplomatic relations between Thailand and China

Bangkok Post

Chinese man arrested over rape-sex video with student

Police have arrested a 33-year-old Chinese man with a sexual fetish for the alleged rape, which he also videoed, of an 18-year-old university student in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Boy praised for rescuing drowning girl in Bangkok

A 12-year-old boy received public praise for rescuing a 17-year-old girl who jumped into the Chao Phraya River from a Bangkok bridge on Friday night.

The Independent UK

Singaporean tourist arrested for faking bomb threat at Bangkok airport

162 passengers had to be evacuated following a call claiming an explosive was on the AirAsia plane

RideApart

Yamaha Debuts New Prototype In An Anime, and Here's Why It's Worth Your Time

Motorcycles and anime have a long history together. I mean, it's nearly 2025, and the seemingly infinite influence of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira still can't possibly be overstated.We also can't forget less well-known creations over time, like the giddy exercise in pure moto-nerdery that is Bakuon!, or the Honda Super Cub…

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