The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok

83 Bangkok pubs shuttered over safety concerns

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered all 50 districts in the city to carry out safety checks at entertainment venues, following the fatal nightclub fire in Chon Buri and another recent fire incident in the Silom area.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6, 2022

‘Captain Condom’ turned the tide in war on Aids, overpopulation

Mechai Viravaidya twice saw Thailand in desperate trouble — first from a ruinous population explosion and then from the Aids epidemic — and he responded to both crises the same way: with condoms and his own considerable charisma.

Bangkok Post · Aug 6, 2022

Appoint a minister for drought – then it will rain

Brief letters: Remembering Denis Howell | Tory Groucho Marxists | Golden bedding anniversaries | To Bangkok by train | Procrastination plans

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2022

Raids yield haul of illegal antivirals

The Ministry of Public Health warned the public not to purchase antiviral drugs without a prescription after its staff joined police to raid houses in Bangkok. They seized 80,000 illegally imported tablets worth about 10 million baht being sold online.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4, 2022

Business sector preps Apec proposals

Key business people are preparing to propose five-point recommendations, including the long-delayed Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), which is part of regional economic recovery plans, to 21 leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) when they meet in Bangkok later this year.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4, 2022

Not fast or furious

The new narcotics law that benefits Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, who went into hiding after his fatal hit-and-run case in Bangkok a decade ago, is still more evidence of problems in the justice system.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4, 2022

Partying senior cop accused of molesting sleeping actress

A fact-finding investigation has begun into an allegation that a senior police officer in Bangkok’s Bang Phlat district molested a TV actress while she was sleeping at a house in Khan Na Yao district.

Bangkok Post · Aug 4, 2022

Pageant winner seen as 'pride of city'

Bangkok governor, Chadchart Sittipunt, has hailed the new Miss Universe Thailand 2022 as a proud child of Bangkok, inspiring people in the capital with her soft power.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022

Land prices in Bangkok keep slowing

Prices of vacant land in Greater Bangkok are growing at a slower pace due to the sluggish economy and the full collection of the land and building tax, which started this year.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022

DWP pioneers green buildings

Thailand is seeing a new trend in building designs that promise more energy saving and solutions to support the government's campaigns against global warming, says Bangkok-based architecture company DWP.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022