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Mexico trounces the US when it comes to world’s best hotels, new ranking finds

The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list features just two US entries, while Mexico boasts four

The Independent UK

Bangkok police raid drug-fuelled sex party

Bangkok police stormed a luxury hotel in the Sukhumvit area early Sunday morning and arrested 29 men — 28 Thais and one Filipino — at what they described as a drug-fuelled sex party.

Bangkok Post

The World's 50 Best Hotels names four London stays among the greatest on the globe

London was lauded with four of its iconic hotels being named among the world’s best at the hotel Oscars — while Asia and Italy dominated

Evening Standard

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Visiting Thailand during the mourning period? Here’s what will and won’t change for travellers

Although much of the country will wear mourning attire, tourists are not expected to do the same.

Euronews

‘Construction workers’ arrest Nigerian drug dealers in Bangkok

Undercover police who dressed like construction workers arrested numerous suspected Nigerian drug dealers in the Nana area of Bangkok early Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post

RAXka, Bangkok: Could a luxury sleep retreat in Thailand cure my sleep woes?

Sleep tourism is the latest travel trend on the rise. Angelina Villa-Clarke visits RAKxa in Bangkok to dive into its after-dark intelligence

Evening Standard

Thailand mourns as Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died

The Independent UK

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Exposed Prince's Playground: Why Did Andrew's Thailand Trips Involve 40 Escorts?

Andrew Lownie's book claims 40 women in Prince Andrew's Bangkok suite; Ian Proud confirms high-society flings on UK trips. £46k costs exposed amid Epstein links – royal escorts row erupts anew

International Business Times UK

Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels – life on the climate-change frontline

The village of Khun Samut Chin, 50km southwest of Bangkok, Thailand, is a small, rustic fishing village similar to thousands scattered across Asia – except that it is slowly being swallowed by the sea.

The Conversation

Mysterious case of Belarusian model ‘murdered’ at Myanmar scam centre

Thai authorities have denied claims Vera Kravtsova was abducted and insist she left the country voluntarily

The Independent UK

Excruciating moment Miss Panama realizes she misheard beauty pageant announcement on stage

Herrera was participating in the 2025 Miss Grand International in Bangkok on Saturday

The Independent UK

Fake Modeling Gig Turns Deadly: What Happened to Vera Kravtsova, the Belarus Woman Killed for Organs in Myanmar's Trafficking Rings

Vera Kravtsova, 26, a former contestant on 'The Voice' Belarus, vanished after flying to Bangkok in September 2025.

International Business Times UK

French artist hits out at ‘hypocrisy’ after nude mural painted over near Bangkok red light district

Myrtille Tibayrenc tells Shahana Yasmin her design was approved and unveiled at an event with the French ambassador – but later altered without her knowledge

The Independent UK

Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say

Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.

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Drug den busted at Nana barber shop in Bangkok

Bangkok police arrested six foreign men, a Thai woman and a Myanmar woman at a barber shop on Nana Road (Sukhumvit Soi 3) where they said drugs were available.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok’s giant sinkhole expanding

The filling of the huge sinkhole on Bangkok

Bored Panda

This Photographer Captured 90 Interesting Coincidences In The Streets (New Pics)

Life on the streets is full of fleeting humor, quiet beauty, and surprising moments - all captured perfectly by Bangkok’s award-winning street photographer, Tavepong Pratoomwong.

Bangkok Post

38-storey condo on fire in Bangkok

A fire broke out in a 38-storey condominium building on Somdet Phra Pin Klao Road in Bangkok Noi district of the capital on Thursday, with multiple occupants trapped inside.

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International Business Times

China Exiles In Thailand Lose Hope, Fearing Beijing's Long Reach

With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens of families visiting Bangkok's main immigration detention centre.

The Independent UK

Thai court sentences gunman to life for killing Cambodian politician in Bangkok

Ekkalak Pheanoi confessed to the January assassination of ex-lawmaker Lim Kimya

International Business Times

Cambodian Ex-MP's Killer Jailed For Life In Thailand

A Thai gunman was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok, a judge said.

Bangkok Post

Another sinkhole appears in Bangkok

A section of Charoen Krung Road near the Electricity Authority in Bangkok suddenly subsided on Wednesday morning and the road has been partially closed to traffic.

Bangkok Post

New Covid-19 strain arrives in Thailand

Thailand has recorded 33 cases of the new Covid-19 strain XFG so far this year, most of them in Bangkok, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post

Young man sets himself on fire in Bangkok

A 21-year-old man set himself on fire at a bus stop and ran out into the traffic on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok on Tuesday, horrifying pedestrians and motorists.

Radio France Internationale

Trial opens over Bangkok murder of French-Cambodian ex-MP

An alleged gunman went on trial in Bangkok on Tuesday for the murder of a French-Cambodian opposition politician, as the victim’s widow demanded a full account of those responsible for the killing.

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