The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok

Train wreck of a plan

In a bid to avoid another tragic crash after a freight train collided with a bus at the Asok-Phetchaburi crossing last Saturday, resulting in multiple casualties, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come up with the idea of scrapping commuter train services into central Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · May 19

Picnic in the city at The Field Society

Happitat, in collaboration with Groundcontrol, invites Bangkokians to step away from their screens and reconnect with nature at The Field Society, a new picnic festival experience set amid lush greenery at The Forestias, Bang Na-Trat Road, from May 23–24 and May 30–31.

Bangkok Post · May 19

New taste tinglers for your palate

Bangkok is a city that never sleeps, at least in the food and beverage department. Blink and you’ll miss another new restaurant opening, a drink launch, or a new nightclub. Guru By Bangkok Post is making sure that even if you blink, you don’t miss out on the new taste…

Bangkok Post · May 19

Myanmar quakes shake Bangkok

Bangkok and at least three provinces were shaken by two moderate earthquakes centered near the southern coast of Myanmar on Monday morning, the Earthquake Observation Division reported.

Bangkok Post · May 18

Driver charged after Bangkok freight train crash kills 8

Weekend collision leaves bus in flames and injures at least 32 people

The Independent UK · May 18

Collision train driver on drugs, unlicensed

The driver of the freight train that hit a passenger bus and other vehicles on a congested Bangkok level crossing on Saturday tested positive for drug abuse and did not have a rail transport licence, according to the rail transport chief.

Bangkok Post · May 18

Investigation underway after eight killed in Bangkok train crash

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The Independent UK · May 16

At least eight dead, 32 injured in Thailand after freight train hits bus

A freight train collided with a bus stopped at a red light in Bangkok, killing at least eight people and injuring 32. The crash ignited a fire that engulfed the bus and nearby vehicles. Witness accounts indicate the bus was unable to move due to traffic, leading to the tragic…

The Economic Times · May 16

At least 8 dead in Bangkok bus-train collision

Eight people have been confirmed dead and at least 24 injured following a collision between a train and a passenger bus near Makkasan station of the Airport Rail Link in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon.

Bangkok Post · May 16

Video: 8 killed, over 20 injured as freight train crashes into bus in Bangkok

At least eight people were killed and more than 20 injured after a freight train collided with a public bus at a railway crossing in Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday, AP reported.

The Times of India · May 16