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This week: TikTok fishing arrest, Bangkok rains, Southern violence and weed illegality

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City Hall to receive B79.7bn budget

Bangkok Council on Thursday unanimously approved a budget of 79.71 billion baht for the coming 2023 fiscal year, starting Oct 1, as City Hall plans to use most of the money to ease the city's most nagging problems including flooding and traffic congestion.

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City to rezone nightspots

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to work with the Metropolitan Police Bureau to revise zoning for night entertainment venues.

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Let them eat mooncakes

The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have arrived early this year as countless restaurants and bakery shops in Bangkok are now actively marketing their mooncakes.

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Feels like summer

Elements, inspired by Ciel Bleu, at the Okura Prestige Bangkok has not only unveiled its new summer menu, it has also welcomed the arrival of chef Gerard Villaret Horcajo.

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Renovated Rajinee pier ready to open

The renovation of the Rajinee pier, an important interchange for city transport in Bangkok, will be completed this month and an upgrade to a smart pier will follow within two years, according to the Transport Ministry.

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EAM Jaishankar visits Hindu temple in Thailand; highlights shared religious, cultural traditions

The Externail Affairs Minister is in Bangkok to attend the 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting.

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Actor, National Artist Sombat Metanee dies aged 85

Legendary actor and National Artist Sombat "Ad" Metanee has died in his sleep at his Bangkok home at the age of 85 years.

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City heritage needs new conservation law

Bangkok's claim to fame is undoubtedly its cultural heritage. Magnificent sites like the Grand Palace, Temple of Dawn and Temple of the Golden Mount delight visitors and make Thais proud.

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Indian wedding expo will be a grand affair

The much-anticipated "Masala Wedding Fair" will return for a two-day extravaganza at the Thai Chitlada Grand Ballroom of Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park, Sukhumvit 22, on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm.

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Court throws out decade-long legal fight over Laos dam

A top court in Bangkok on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt purchases of electricity by the country from a hydropower dam in neighbouring Laos over environmental concerns, bringing an end to a decade-long legal battle.

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Safety checks for Khao San nightspots

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is boosting safety inspections at Khao San Road night entertainment venues in a bid to increase tourist safety.

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Bangkok hit by heavy rain

Heavy rain pounded Greater Bangkok on Monday evening and left some eastern districts of the capital under knee-deep water.

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ACT praises Chadchart's anti-graft plan

Mana Nimitmongkol, secretary-general of the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT), on Monday praised Bangkok's plan to prohibit state officials from receiving gifts and services from businesses, vendors and the public.

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BMTA plans to get 3,200 electric buses

The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority may procure 3,200 electric buses to phase out fossil-fuelled buses from its fleet in three years, said deputy permanent secretary for transport, Sorapong Paitoonphong.

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Retain city's flood plains

It's welcome news that Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered city officials to review the capital's 2024 zoning map, to promote development on the city's outskirts.

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Bangkok loses stalwart of city's music scene

Bangkok's local Irish music scene has been in in mourning since news reached the City of Angels that resident Irish music expert Dr Mick Moloney passed away in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York on July 27. He was 77. Mick had been a part-time resident in the city…

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Punk hero turns to the spoken word

As part of his "Good to See You" spoken word tour, the punk rock legend Henry Rollins is making his way to Southeast Asia and making a stop in Bangkok for a one-night-only show on Oct 21 at King Power Aksra Theatre.

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Southeastern Bangkok submerged as rain lashes central Thailand

Heavy rain pounded Greater Bangkok on Monday evening and left some eastern districts of the capital reeling under knee-deep water.

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Asian Shares Mixed after China Cuts Key Rate, Japan GDP Up

Shares were mixed in Asia on Monday after China's central bank cut a key interest rate and Japan reported its economy picked up momentum in the last quarter. Tokyo and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong, Shanghai and Bangkok fell. US futures edged lower early Monday, while oil prices declined. The…

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Railways pays tribute to freedom fighter and body guard of Bose

Anantha Sarma joined the Azad Hind Fauz and served jail term in Bangkok

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Business takes off again for LCCs flying in Southeast Asian markets

BANGKOK -- Low-cost carrier airlines in Southeast Asia are regaining momentum after having struggled with a decline in passenger numbers due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Bangkok still tangled up in 'sky spaghetti'

Earlier this week I was sitting in the customary traffic jam on Sukhumvit near Phra Khanong Bridge and found myself gazing at the tangled mess of overhead cables which have decorated Bangkok's streets for so long. It was not a pretty sight, especially dangling in front of ageing shophouses and…

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Rail project needs transparency

A little over 23 kilometres separate the small provincial town of Nong Khai and Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The distance may seem inconsequential, but this border area is critical to the success of the China-Singapore high-speed railway, part of Beijing's One Belt One Road logistic plan to link China…

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Shops still sell weed openly: governor

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt says more than 30 shops and stalls have been selling cannabis, some openly, in the Thong Lor and Khao San night entertainment venues.

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