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Joint venture: Cannabis cafes open new front in Thai tourism revival

The RG420 cannabis cafe opened just four days ago in Khao San, an area of Bangkok popular with backpackers - and already it's crammed with customers.

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1 killed, another seriously injured in 2 train accidents

A man was killed and another lost both legs in two separate train accidents on Saturday - one in Khon Kaen province in the Northeast and the other in Chon Buri province southeast of Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

It still remains an offer you can't refuse

Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when…

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Chadchart sets up battle of student marching bands

City Hall will host a marching band contest between two schools in Bangkok and another two from Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday afternoon at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bang Kapi district.

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Diplomats, embassy staff show off spoken Thai

Diplomats and officials at foreign embassies in Bangkok used video to show off their Thai language skills to help celebrate National Thai Language Day on Friday.

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Two more phone-scam recruiters caught

Two more people accused of recruiting unemployed Thais to work for a phone scam gang in Cambodia have been arrested by police, in Sa Kaeo and Bangkok.

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Second monkeypox case found

The Public Health Ministry reported Thailand's second monkeypox case on Thursday, a man living with 10 other people in Bangkok.

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Spectacle under glass

After Singapore, Cortina Watch is presenting an exhibition of Patek Philippe's dome table clocks in Bangkok at its boutique in Central Embassy.

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Second monkeypox case found, this time in Bangkok

The Public Health Ministry reported Thailand's second monkeypox case on Thursday, a man living with 10 other people in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Le Méridien Bangkok

My primary doubt as I was checking into Le Méridien Bangkok two weeks ago was whether the stay would be worth writing about.

Bangkok Post

‘Merchant of death’: Who is Viktor Bout, the arms dealer who may be swapped for Brittney Griner

The former Soviet military officer was arrested in Bangkok in 2008 and is now serving 25 years in US prison

The Independent UK

In Myanmar and abroad, anti-junta protests continue after executions of four pro-democracy activists

The executions of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar by the military junta not only attracted international condemnation but also fuelled anti-junta demonstrations that have been taking place in the country since early 2021. The FRANCE 24 Observers spoke to demonstrators in Myanmar and abroad for whom the junta’s brutality only…

France 24

Bangkok well-prepared for high tides, says governor

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has assured the public that City Hall has prepared measures to cope with overflows from the Chao Phraya River during high tides from the end of this month to early August.

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City Hall urges return of district council elections

City Hall has asked a House standing committee to seek the immediate return of elections for Bangkok district councillors, which were put on hold following the 2014 military coup.

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My worst moment: ‘Rutherford Falls’ star Ed Helms and the very bad day on ‘The Hangover 2′

The early impetus behind the Peacock comedy “Rutherford Falls” started with Michael Schur (who created “Parks and Recreation”) and actor Ed Helms “being kind of surprised and disturbed by the ways that people were clinging to historical narratives and using them really as an excuse to mistreat each other, as…

Bangkok Post

New zoo gets B4.3bn funding

A second and final tranche of the government's budget worth 4.3 billion baht has been disbursed to build a new zoo that will replace Dusit Zoo in Bangkok, which closed four years ago, according to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.

The Independent UK

Liverpool’s Alisson to miss Salzburg friendly as Jurgen Klopp gives injury update

The goalkeeper has not featured since the 4-0 defeat to Manchester United in Bangkok two weeks ago

Bangkok Post

Gaps in flood wall render Bangkok vulnerable

City Hall is warning Bangkok residents to brace for possible flooding when the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat increases its discharge rate next month in response to increasing water run-off from upstream provinces during the rainy season.

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Capital on alert for monkeypox

City Hall is on full alert for monkeypox infections in at-risk areas in the capital, including locations where foreign tourists gather in large numbers.

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Maroon 5 set for Bangkok return in December

Maroon 5 will be back to take Bangkok by storm with the "Maroon 5 World Tour 2022 In Bangkok" concert at Rajamangala Stadium, Ramkhamhaeng Road, on Dec 10 at 8pm.

Bangkok Post

BOI participates in 3rd France-Thailand Business Forum (FTBF) Annual Meeting

Ms. Sonklin Ploymee, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), participated in the 3rd France-Thailand Business Forum (FTBF) Annual Meeting on 30 June 2022, organised by the France-Thailand Business Forum (FTBF) together with the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking, and MEDEF International, at the…

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Thai Life Insurance trades flat after biggest 2022 Bangkok IPO

Thai Life Insurance Plc traded flat on its debut in Bangkok, following the country’s biggest initial public offering this year.

Zenger

Germany Wins Robot Soccer World Cup

This is the moment robots take part in a bizarre soccer tournament – and just like in real life the German side turns out to be the terminators.

Bangkok Post

City braces for sixth wave with spike in infections

Bangkok is bracing for a sixth wave of Covid-19, as Covid cases in the capital hit over 10,000 new cases per day, threatening the city's public health system.

Bangkok Post

Army, RID to help dredge city canals

As part of the government's efforts to bolster the capital's flood defences, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is seeking help from the army and Royal Irrigation Department to dredge the Lat Phrao and Saen Saeb canals.

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