Tag: Bangkok
About 20 Zika cases confirmed in Bangkokthai
About 20 cases of Zika virus infection have been confirmed in Bangkok, but none of them have shown any symptoms of sickness, said Dr...
Bangkok named Asia’s best destination
Readers of the independent online travel magazine SmartTravelAsia.com have voted Bangkok the number one holiday destination in Asia.
The survey resulted in Bangkok being voted...
Earthquake in Myanmar felt in Bangkok and Chiang Mai
Many people in high-rise buildings in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and several northern provinces scurried out of the buildings in panic at about 5.34 pm...
First hearing of Erawan Shrine explosion adjourned until September 15
The first hearing of the Ratchaprasong-Sathorn pier bomb blasts scheduled on Tuesday was adjourned until September 15 after an Uyghur-speaking interpreter jumped bail and...
CNN ranks Bangkok as one of the best cities for street...
The government has welcomed CNN’s ranking of Bangkok as one of the world's best cities for street food.
Maj. Gen. Sunsern Kaewkumnerd, spokesman of the...
Bangkok will have new boat service from Hua Lampong to Thewes...
Bangkok people will soon have another travel choice to visit and shop at Klong Phadung Krungkasem floating market after the city administration is seeking...
Ramkhamhaeng University holds anti-drug campaign in Bangkok
BANGKOK - The Ramkhamhaeng University (RU) and the Wang Thong Lang District Office have organized an anti-drugs campaign in Bangkok.
RU Vice-President for Public Relations...
Bangkok’s botched half-marathon offers T-shirt apology
BANGKOK (AP) — They ran an extra 4 miles on their half-marathon. And for their extra pain, they're getting a T-shirt. Organizers offered runners...
Police say more probes needed to charge bomb suspects with terrorism
BANGKOK, 14 September 2015 – Police are deepening their investigation into last month’s bombings in Bangkok, with a view to concluding whether terrorism charges...
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Thai Police go undercover as lion dancers, earn global praise for creative arrest
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand’s Metropolitan Police Bureau has drawn international attention after officers cleverly disguised themselves as lion dancers to apprehend a wanted suspect.
Major...
Official emblem unveiled for 99th Birthday of Supreme Patriarch Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana
BANGKOK, Thailand – The government has unveiled the official emblem commemorating the 99th Birthday Anniversary of His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, the 20th Supreme...
Bank of Thailand moves to standardize and cut 15 banking fees as digital costs...
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will standardize and reduce fees for 15 financial services to ease cost-of-living pressures on citizens and...
Full-force efforts launched to contain oil spill threatening Racha Islands off Phuket
PHUKET, Thailand – Thai authorities are racing to contain a significant oil spill threatening the Racha Islands, a premier tourism destination off Phuket, following...
Thai MFA urges nationals to leave Iran and Israel amid escalating Middle East tensions
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued an urgent advisory for Thai nationals residing in high-risk areas of the Middle...