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Two top female athletes fail dope test; dropped from Asian Championships-bound squad

NEW DELHI: A day prior to the beginning of the Asian athletics championships in Bangkok, India’s top two female athletes have been handed provisional suspensions by the National Anti-Doping Agency (Nada) for failing the drug test.

The Times of India

AFI awarded best member federation by Asian Athletics Association

NEW DELHI: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) was honoured with the prestigious best member federation award by the Asian Athletics Association in Bangkok on Monday.

The Times of India

Two more Indian track athletes may have failed dope tests

NEW DELHI: Two days before the start of Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok, there is widespread speculation that one woman quartermiler who was in the original Indian team may have failed a dope test, although no official confirmation is available.

The Times of India

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2 killed, 10 hurt as elevated road collapses in Bangkok

Two people died and about ten others were injured when an elevated road section under construction collapsed on Luang Phaeng Road in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district on Monday evening.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok sewers 'ready' for the rain

City Hall has made repairs in more than 500 of 700 areas at high risk of flooding in Bangkok, with officials stating that most low-lying areas can be drained within an hour.

Bangkok Post

Thai PM Front Runner Pita Limjaroenrat Invites Taylor Swift To Perform In Bangkok

Singer canceled her 2014 concert after military coup; Move Forward Party leader says country 'on track to be fully democratic'.

Zenger

Advancing Green Buildings: A Dialogue with the Thai LEED Community

Join the Thai LEED community on July 6, 2023, in Bangkok for an exciting event hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Building Certification Inc. (GBCI) – “LEED in Southeast Asia Series – In Dialogue with USGBC & GBCI”. This event will celebrate our stakeholders who have…

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City Hall will prop up Bus Rapid Transit

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will continue the city's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service when the concession granted to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), a private operator of the service, ends on Aug 31.

Bangkok Post

Triple jumper Praveen Chitravel, javelin thrower Rohit Yadav pull out of Asian Championships due to injury

NEW DELHI: In a blow to India's medal prospects, triple jumper Praveen Chitravel and javelin thrower Rohit Yadav have pulled out of the Asian Athletics Championships beginning on Wednesday in Bangkok due to injury.

The Times of India

Fake 'transvestite' nabbed for serial rape of aspiring models

Police in Bangkok have arrested a 60-year-old man who allegedly pretended to be a transvestite recruiting beautiful young women for modelling jobs and raped about 100 of them.

Bangkok Post

Shot putter Karanveer Singh fails dope test, out of Asian Championships

Shot putter Karanveer Singh has failed an out-of-competition dope test conducted recently and he will be pulled out of the Indian team for the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok starting next week.

The Hindu

Move Forward's green spaces bill passes first reading

The Bangkok Metropolitan Council has passed the first reading of a Move Forward Party-backed bill increasing green space in the capital.

Bangkok Post

Moment mum takes first steps after losing leg in horrifying airport travelator accident

The victim of a horror accident at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, has vowed to sue the airport after she needed her leg amputated

Daily Mirror

Cambodian politician 'faces deportation'

A member of a banned Cambodian opposition party has been arrested in Bangkok and is at risk of deportation, according to Human Rights Watch.

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Pita pleads for support ahead of crucial vote in parliament

Pita Limjaroenrat, leader and sole prime ministerial candidate of Move Forward Party (MFP), has urged his supporters to gather outside CentralWorld in Bangkok on Sunday in what he described as a get-together planned ahead of the July 13 parliamentary vote to decide the new prime minister.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian opposition figure arrested in Bangkok

A member of a banned Cambodian opposition party has been arrested in Bangkok and is at risk of being deported, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.

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New Korean rooftop bar in town!

Say “annyeong haseyo!” to Anju Korean Rooftop Bar, which opened on the 31st floor of Sindhorn Midtown Hotel Bangkok on Soi Langsuang.

Bangkok Post

Prada and DJ Richie Hawtin threw the fourth Prada Extends in Bangkok

Prada showed up (and showed out) in Bangkok with a bang, bringing its “Prada Extends” music event alongside Bangkok’s fiercest (fashion-wise) under one roof at the Warehouse Stadium.

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Hurdles must be overcome for Thailand to become a Mice hub

Taylor Swift's world tour became a hot topic among her local fans after she didn't include Thailand in her schedule.

The Hindu

2015 on his mind as Jinson Johnson heads to Bangkok

After battling injuries and Covid, the Asian Games champion Jinson Johnson will be returning to a major championship after four years

Bangkok Post

Chefs without borders

Thai and Chinese people share a great similarity in their gastronomic attitude. Whether it was in the olden days or now, we treat food always with high regard and our kitchens are almost identical. Life recently sat with two chefs from mainland China who love Thailand so much they wish…

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Guru's Weekly Buzz: July 7-13

Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.

Bangkok Post

City flyover contractor set new deadline

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has imposed a new deadline on the contractor of the Na Ranong intersection flyover to finish the long-delayed project by the end of this month.

Bangkok Post

Pricey AI traffic control

People might be divided about artificial intelligence. But the use of AI cams and warning systems at zebra crossings in Bangkok has already won the hearts of pedestrians. The problem is the price of the associated technology should have been cheaper.

Bangkok Post

Cabinet defers BMA's Green Line debt issue

The cabinet decided on Wednesday that it will let its successor deal with the debt incurred by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in hiring Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) to operate the Green Line extension, according to a Government House source.

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