The Latest Breaking News from Huai Khwang

Huai Khwang police told to drop dragon logo

Bangkok police have ordered the Huai Khwang police station to scrap the dragon symbol used to represent the station, but denied speculation by online pundits that the logo reflected the influence of “grey Chinese investors”.

Bangkok Post · Jul 10

Exit the dragon: Huai Khwang police told to drop logo

Bangkok police have ordered the Huai Khwang police station to scrap the dragon symbol used to represent the station, but brushed aside speculation by online pundits that the logo reflected the influence of “grey Chinese investors”.

Bangkok Post · Jul 9

Huai Khwang targeted in nominee firm crackdown

The Department of Business Development (DoBD) has intensified its crackdown on nominee shareholding schemes and illicit financial activities, uncovering alleged links between several businesses in Huai Khwang district and online gambling networks.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24

Yuan-only payment tale causes stir in ‘Bangkok’s next Chinatown’

Inspectors took to the streets in Huai Khwang district of Bangkok on Thursday after a claim about a restaurant refusing to accept Thai baht and demanding Chinese yuan caused a social media stir.

Bangkok Post · Jun 4

Massage parlour closed 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 inside the building where many Chinese tourists were found using drugs.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023

A monument of emptiness and embarrassment

On Thiam Ruam Mit Road, Huai Khwang, a huge and empty building with a triangular façade has stood for years. A big plaque on the lawn in Thai translates to The National Gallery of Art. With no activities inside, people are left wondering when it will open. Is it true…

Bangkok Post · May 14, 2023

PF allots B2bn for HQ, project

SET-listed developer Property Perfect Plc (PF) plans to spend 2 billion baht to develop a mixed-use project and its new headquarters on Ratchadaphisek Road in Huai Khwang, with retail space managed by the operator of Jodd Fairs night bazaar.

Bangkok Post · Feb 2, 2023

Actress not lying about bribe: source

A number of officers among the seven Huai Khwang policemen accused by Taiwanese actress Charlene An of extorting 27,000 baht from her in the early morning of Jan 4 have now admitted she was telling the truth, according to a police source.

Bangkok Post · Jan 31, 2023

Actress bribe claim borne out by officers' confessions: source

A number of officers among the seven Huai Khwang policemen accused by Taiwanese actress Charlene An of extorting 27,000 baht from her in the early morning of Jan 4 have now admitted she was telling the truth, according to a police source.

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2023

Police chief steps in to bribes row

The national police chief has ordered investigators to find more evidence related to a Taiwanese actress's complaint that police extorted 27,000 baht from her at a checkpoint in Huai Khwang district this month.

Bangkok Post · Jan 30, 2023