The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok

Located on the fringes of Rattanakosin Island, Centra by Centara Hotel Bangkok Phra Nakhon offers guests a comfy and affordable stay with easy access to rowdy fun on Khao San Road, countless dining options and, obviously, historic landmarks of Bangkok.

Thailand is the second most popular destination country, and Bangkok is the most popular city for travellers who use the online travel platform Agoda, according to its recent analysis of booking data.

Wine Garage, one of Bangkok's most acclaimed wine suppliers, will be hosting "Around The Globe In 60 Grapes", a wine tasting of 60 different labels, at the Crystal Box of Gaysorn Urban Resort, Ratchadamri Road, on July 3 from 6pm to 9pm.

Jaspal, the Bangkok-based ready-to-wear clothing company, is planning to float shares on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) this year to mobilise fresh funds for expansion of its fashion and lifestyle business.

City Hall is using artificial intelligence software (AI) to catch traffic offenders and will also use it to improve traffic flow management at intersections, the Bangkok governor said on Wednesday.

The best restaurant in the world is Central, in Lima. The dynamic tasting menu restaurant from chef Virgilio Martinez features ingredients from Peru’s very diverse landscape, from potatoes sourced from of the heights of the Andes mountains to sea urchin from the ocean and notes the latitude of each dish.

A major earthquake in Myanmar may damage buildings in Bangkok that were built before the nation's building codes were revised in 2007 to make them more quake-resistant, according to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) on Tuesday.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Corrado Feroci, or Prof Silpa Bhirasri, in the Kingdom of Siam, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in collaboration with the Bhirasri Institute of Modern Art Foundation and Silpakorn University has organised the exhibition "Art-Thai-Time".

City Hall plans to introduce wastewater treatment fees for commercial buildings in Bangkok this year, but not for households.

A hostage dragged into a car by armed men called for help as they approached a police checkpoint in the early hours of Tuesday and was rescued unhurt, in Bangkok's Min Buri district.

After dropping three places last year, Thailand has shown positive momentum this year rising one spot to 52nd globally, according to StartupBlink's Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2023.