The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok Post

Chiang Mai International Airport has recorded a new post-Covid high in passenger traffic, with daily numbers of more than 36,000, as airlines added 69 extra flights for Lunar New Year.

Thailand will enter its hot season on Sunday. Summer storms could start right away and temperatures in some northern provinces may reach a peak above 42 degrees Celsius.

Thailand’s caretaker government is considering a reduction of the 60‑day visa‑free stay period, following numerous complaints that foreigners have been exploiting the system to engage in illegal activities or exploit local residents, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo has issued a statement addressing concerns over the living conditions of baby pygmy hippo

An upset bull elephant attacked its owner and damaged two vehicles while being forced to mate in a field outside an elephant village in the north of Buri Ram province. 

Phuket tourism operators oppose the government

Four Myanmar men surrendered to police after an American tourist was beaten to death in Bangkok while trying to resume his relationship with a Myanmar woman.

Tourism operators are urging the government to reform law enforcement and regulation, as businesses and tourists suffer from worsening bribery issues, harming the nation

A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht.

The government has said it will act after Thailand scored 33 out of 100 and ranked 116th in the latest Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

A Filipino woman who gained online fame for videos of her unusual eating habits has died after consuming a highly poisonous “devil crab” for a social media video.