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Massage parlour licence revoked after pub raid

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has revoked the licence of a massage parlour in Huai Khwang district following a police raid on a pub that was operating illegally inside the compound and where many Chinese tourists were found using drugs.

Bangkok Post

‘Time of new hope’: Optimism is high for Bangkok Pride after Thai elections

Voters rejected Prayuth Chan-ocha in favour of parties promising reform, including greater LGBTQ+ rights and equal marriage

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Partial Pink Line launch urged as traffic worsens

The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) is urging the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) to partially launch the main routes of the Pink Line monorail in a bid to ease traffic congestion.

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Chinese tourists nabbed in high-end pub raid

Almost 50 Chinese tourists were detained for questioning and a large quantity of illicit drugs were seized when police raided a pub in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok early Friday morning.

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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Jun 2-8

Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and hotel deals to indulge in.

Bangkok Post

BTSC says it's ready to invest in 'missing link'

The Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) is ready to invest in a 2.6-kilometre missing link to connect its Yellow Line monorail to the Green Line of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) at Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao stations.

Bangkok Post

BMA probes public works 'extortion'

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is looking into a claim that a public works official extorted 300,000 baht from a contractor, a source said.

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Exhibition projects deals worth B6bn

Exhibition organiser RX Tradex aims to facilitate business matching pacts with a value estimated at 6 billion baht during its Manufacturing Expo 2023, scheduled for later this month in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

BMA seeks to improve school meals

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) could adopt a central kitchen system used to supply meals to schools in Japan, to improve the quality of school lunches in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

Blackpink's epic encore

Hot on the heels of being the first Korean act to headline Coachella in April and the most trending hashtag during the music fest, Blackpink returned to Thailand for "Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] Bangkok Encore".

Bangkok Post

Local grocers headed accused Chinese fraudsters’ firms

Police have found that two grocers in Bangkok acted as directors of 48 shell companies linked to a Chinese couple facing charges of running a 10-billion-baht international fraud scheme.

Bangkok Post

Road accident claims 4 lives, injures 6 migrants in Ayutthaya

AYUTTHAYA: Four people were burnt to death in a Bangkok-bound SUV that overturned while carrying migrant workers past Bang Pa-in district at 12.20am on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra set for Bangkok debut

From generation to generation, Ludwig van Beethoven has been considered a legend of music history. His name has been placed on a pedestal, his music transfigured into something sacred. And there is no better band to convey Beethoven's music than the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, the oldest in Switzerland. As part…

Bangkok Post

Kulabdam v Musaev at ONE Lumpinee

The 19th instalment of ONE Championship's weekly series goes down on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

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Chinese couple arrested for alleged B10bn fraud

A Chinese couple living in a 67-million-baht house in Bangkok were arrested on Wednesday for alleged multinational fraud, with damage estimated at 10 billion baht, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said.

Bangkok Post

Flying the rainbow flag, loud and proud

The spirit of Pride Month is about to unfold in every corner of Bangkok, inviting people of all stripes to join hands and hearts in embracing the spectrum of human diversity.

Bangkok Post

Push on for rail 'missing link'

Pressure is mounting on the operators of Bangkok's Green and Yellow lines to construct a 2.6-kilometre missing link between the two electric train systems to make it easier for commuters to change lines at Ratchayothin and Lat Phrao stations.

Bangkok Post

Cool designs

When construction of the MRT forced a branch of Kope Hya Tai Kee, a Chinese restaurant in Pan Fah, to shut down, one of the owners asked Thapanut Kaewpan and Supassara Netbamrungrat, founders of Blue Bangkok, to create 3D refrigerator magnets of the restaurant as a keepsake for customers.

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Talk on influencer marketing at Sukhothai Hotel in BKK

Skal International Bangkok is holding a business luncheon talk on "How Influencers Marketing And Key Opinion Leaders (KOL) Can Help Thailand's Tourism Business", at Sukhothai Hotel, Sathon Road, on June 13.

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ONE Fight Night 12 to Feature Roman Kryklia, Francesko Xhaja

The title fight for the light heavyweight division will take place in Bangkok on July 15.

Bangkok Post

Ahoy sailors, Sam Smith's pre-sale tickets announced

The 'Unholy' singer is returning to Bangkok to kick off the Asian leg of "Gloria The Tour" at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, on Oct 3. The last time Sam Smith performed at Impact Arena was for "The Thrill Of It All Tour" in 2018.

Bangkok Post

Catch women's volleyball live in Bangkok

Top-tier international women's volleyball is returning to Bangkok with eight of the world's most exciting and highly-ranked teams in the Sponsor Women's Volleyball Nations League Thailand 2023 Pool Phase – Round 3, which will take place at Indoor Stadium Huamak, Ramkhamhaeng Road, from June 27 to July 2.

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Former Canadian soldier extradited to Thailand over gang killing

Canadian national Matthew Dupre has been successfully extradited to Thailand in connection with the killing last year of a criminal gang member, Thai authorities said on Monday, after the former soldier arrived in Bangkok on a special air force flight.

Bangkok Post

Chadchart urges review of land tax

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is calling on the incoming government to review the new land and building tax rules as Bangkok's revenues have dropped significantly since the new rates were put in place earlier this year.

Bangkok Post

Bangkok governor surprises overpass workers with hurry-up visit

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has issued an urgent instruction to contractors to ensure the new overpass over the Na Ranong intersection in Klong Toey district is ready for public use on Thursday, after finding out many parts of the project remain unfinished.

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