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'Little kids who were still sleeping' - Thailand mourns victims of mass killing

Pink and white coffins adorned with gold and bearing the bodies of the 22 children killed in a gun and knife rampage in Thailand were loaded onto a truck late on Thursday and driven away in the darkness.

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Bangkok and neighbours seek to coordinate flood fight

Officials in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani have started talks on cooperation to more effectively remedy their shared flooding woes.

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Dustin Johnson argues LIV players 'deserve ranking points' as controversial series denied

LIV Golf have been dealt another blow after being refused world ranking points for now by the Official World Golf Rankings, but Dustin Johnson believes the players 'deserve' them.

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LIV Golf members will not earn Official World Golf Ranking points in Bangkok or Jeddah, OWGR reviewing changes to MENA Tour

LIV Golf's workaround has been stopped, for now.

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LIV golfers will not earn rankings points at Bangkok Invitational, says OWGR

LIV golfers competing in Thailand this weekend will not earn world ranking points, in what serves as an embarrassment to the rebel tour after public claims to the contrary

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Fresh blow to LIV as world ranking points plan left in tatters ahead of Bangkok event

It was thought that LIV Golf were to be given world ranking points this week following a 'strategic alliance' with the MENA Tour, but the Official World Golf Rankings confirm that is not the case.

Daily Mirror

BMA readies 2.5m sandbags

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has prepared 2.5 million sandbags to brace for the risk of high water surges from tomorrow until Oct 10 due to the release of flood water from the North, as heavy rain and high tides are forecast.

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LIV Golf makes ‘strategic alliance’ with developmental MENA Tour in effort to gain Official World Golf Ranking points

LIV Golf Bangkok, the series' first event in Asia, tees off later this week.

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'It's like the new Amsterdam': The rush to cash in on Thailand's hazy cannabis laws

It was once known for its zero tolerance policy. Now it has some of the most lax cannabis laws in the world.

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LIV rebel Lee Westwood admits life on PGA and DP World Tours was “getting lonely”

Lee Westwood has explained how he felt on the PGA and DP World Tours in the latter stages of his career as he nods to compete in LIV golf's first Asian event in Bangkok this week

Daily Mirror

LIV Golf rebels 'to earn world ranking points' starting this week with event in Bangkok

Players on the LIV Golf Series have been competing without world ranking points since its inception at Centurion earlier this year, but this is reportedly set to change in Bangkok later this week

Daily Mirror

Special holiday to clear roads for Apec summit

The cabinet has declared a three-day government holiday in Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Samut Prakan when Bangkok hosts the Apec summit next month.

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Bangkok prepares for more heavy rain

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked people to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.

Bangkok Post

BMS returns with a tribute concert to Queen Elizabeth

The Bangkok Music Society Choir (BMS), one of the oldest choral groups in Thailand, begins its first full season of events since the pandemic with a memorial concert on Saturday at 6pm. The venue is Christ Church on Convent Road, Silom.

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Bangkok girds for more heavy rain

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.

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Bangkok gets a new culinary school

Officially launched two weeks ago, The Food School Bangkok, the latest culinary institute situated in downtown Bangkok, is now open for specialised short courses and masterclasses, with full professional certificate courses to follow early next year.

Daily Mirror

LIV Golf prize money standings as Saudi-backed series visits Asia for first time

The LIV Golf Series makes its first ever trip to Asia over the weekend, as its six event of the season takes place just North of Bangkok at the Stonehill Golf Course.

Bangkok Post

Meat producer Betagro to raise B17.4bn in Bangkok IPO

Thai meat producer Betagro Plc plans to raise about 17.4 billion baht (US$462 million) to fund its business expansion, in what would be the country’s second-largest initial public offering this year.

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Upriver provinces face flooding to save Bangkok

The National Water Command Centre has warned flooded provinces along the Chao Phraya River of rising water levels as it slows the downriver surge from the North to protect Bangkok.

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Cold season to arrive in late October

This year's cold season is expected to begin in the fourth week of October and last until late February with temperatures in the Bangkok area likely to drop as low as 15°C.

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New Centra near leading landmarks

Centara Hotels & Resorts says it plans to open the new Centra by Centara Bangkok Phra Nakhon later this month.

Bangkok Post

Apec 2022: Miss it at your own peril

After dilly-dallying for some time, President Joe Biden informed the Thai government that he will not attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' meeting (APECLM) on Nov 18-19. The reason is quite simple: He is attending the wedding of his granddaughter at the White House. Instead, he is sending Vice…

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Downpour floods many Bangkok streets

Downpouring afternoon rain caused flooding on many streets in Bangkok on Monday evening.

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Water retention, diversion to protect Bangkok from flood

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that the flood surging downriver from the North be retained in upstream provinces, and also be diverted to a canal to the east of Bangkok, to protect the capital from flooding.

Bangkok Post

Cold season to arrive in late October

This year's cold season is expected to begin in the fourth week of October and last until late February with temperatures in the Bangkok area likely to drop as low as 15°C, and chillier elsewhere, the Meteorological Department said.

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