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Drug packages burst inside man’s body at Bangkok airport

An Austrian man is in hospital after surgery to remove three drug packages that had burst inside his intestines at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok minimarts raided for selling unlicensed drugs

Five employees were arrested and more than 5,000 unlicensed drugs and herbal products seized during a police-led raid on six Bangkok minimarts, some of which employed migrant workers as pharmacists.

Bangkok Post

Diner refuses to pay VAT, causes scene at restaurant

A customer refused to pay the 21 baht VAT on the bill at a ramen restaurant in a Bangkok petrol station and tried to storm out without paying - only to be stopped by other diners.

Bangkok Post

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Holiday planning: Where and how are you most likely to get scammed?

The travel industry is among the sectors considered "most susceptible to fraud." New research reveals the most common scams in some of the world's top travel destinations.

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Parked car full of cockroaches gives netizens the shudders

A video of a car full of rubbish and cockroaches in a parking lot in Bangkok sent shudders of horror through social media.

Bangkok Post

Fire breaks out at Bangkok condo construction site

A fire erupted at a condominium tower under construction in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Thursday afternoon.

Bangkok Post

This hotel has been named best in the US — and one of the top 10 on the planet

The Chicago hotel scores an impressive 99.5 out of 100 in a new ranking, putting it on par with top properties in London, Paris and Bangkok

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Indian smuggler caught at airport with 52 live venomous snakes and exotic animals

Passenger from Bangkok found carrying Indonesian pit vipers, spider-tailed horned vipers and Asian leaf turtles in luggage

The Independent UK

Bangkok taxi tale: No meter, no licence either

A Bangkok man was shocked after a taxi driver who initially agreed to use the meter suddenly demanded a flat fare of 200 baht, only to be discovered without a driving licence or taxi ID.

Bangkok Post

AP PHOTOS: Thailand kicks off Pride Month with a parade in Bangkok

Thailand started its annual celebration Sunday for the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month, with its Pride Parade, the first to be held after Thailand legalized same-sex marriage earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya

Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday.

Bangkok Post

Fire damages two boats at Bangkok hotel

A fire damaged two boats docked at the pier of the Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort on Charoen Nakhon Road in Bangkok on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post

Foreign women arrested for prostitution on Soi Nana

Fifteen women of four nationalities were arrested for alleged prostitution in Bangkok

Bangkok Post

Pink Man pushing his pink trolley through a field in Thailand: Manit Sriwanichpoom’s best photograph

‘In his tasteless suit, he is a personification of consumerist greed. He was so hot he had to run to the car for a blast of the air-con’

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‘People buy a lion and can’t handle it’: inside the farms breeding cubs for TikTok and Instagram likes

In Thailand, exotic pets are increasingly popular among the wealthy elite, but few are prepared for a long-term commitment and campaigners say many animals are kept in cruel conditions

Bangkok Post

Taxi passenger complains after being forced to pay expressway fee

The issue of the rights of taxi passengers became a hot social media topic after a woman posted a video about her experience with a ride-hailing taxi driver in Bangkok.

The Independent UK

Hundreds turn up in Bangkok park after paying up to £45 for ‘fake’ mini-marathon

On the day of the scheduled run, athletes say they found almost no event infrastructure in the park except a single banner displaying the wrong date

Bangkok Post

Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected

There were 53,563 Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand last week, with five deaths, and Bangkok had the most infections.

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Thailand plans ambitious F1 race bid for the streets of Bangkok

The proposal suggests a street circuit within the city

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Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is set to return four bronze statues from Thailand’s looted Prakhon Chai hoard.

Bangkok Post

Foreigners caught selling street food in Khao San area

Eight foreigners, a Turk and seven Myanmar nationals, have been caught illegally selling street food on Khao San and nearby Rambuttri roads in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Taxi drivers demand govt end Grab service at airport

Drivers of regular taxis have threatened to begin blocking entry and exit points at Suvarnabhumi if the government fails to shut down the Grab ride hailing service at Bangkok

Bangkok Post

Snakes released in condo hallway to protest noisy dog

A resident of a Bangkok condominium that has a no-pets policy released two large snakes in the corridor to warn a neighbour who kept a noisy dog.

The Guardian - UK

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

Evening Standard

Ex-air stewardess from south London arrested in Sri Lanka over £1.5m cannabis haul

Charlotte May Lee was detained on Monday at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after arriving on a flight from Bangkok

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