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Thai-Chinese company denies ignoring safety after skyscraper collapse

The collapse sparked questions about the enforcement of construction safety and the state-run Chinese contractor, China Railway No. 10 Engineering Group, leading to the arrest Saturday of its Chinese executive in Thailand.

21/04/2025

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Thai Buddhist splashed with water as new year festival starts

Locals, tourists and others visited the Wat Arun temple in the capital Bangkok to pour water on Buddha images in an act that symbolises cleansing, reverence and good fortune.

14/04/2025

Myanmar

At least 1,644 dead after earthquake rocks Myanmar, junta says

At least 1,000 people have been killed and 2,376 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the city of Mandalay in central Myanmar. Aftershocks could be felt as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.

29/03/2025

Destinations

Where was The White Lotus season 3 filmed?

Follow in the footsteps of The White Lotus cast and experience Thailand’s pristine beaches, lush jungles, and buzzing cities.

19/02/2025

Travel News

Thailand gambles on casinos to bring in more visitors

Thailand's Cabinet has approved a draft bill that seeks to legalise casinos in a bid to boost tourism and the economy.

14/01/2025

Travel News

Cannabis: Thailand U-turns on legalisation after just two years

A new proposal drops plans to relist the plant as a narcotic - but upholds that weed should be restricted to medical uses.

07/11/2024

Destinations

Thailand's best beaches, bars and boat trips to experience visa-free

Thailand has doubled its visa-free entry allowance for EU passport holders to 60 days.

07/08/2024

Thailand

Six found dead in Bangkok hotel killed with cyanide, Thai police say

The multiple murder is thought to be connected to a joint investment in a Japanese hospital construction project.

18/07/2024

Green News

Fire at Thailand's famous Chatuchak Market kills 100s of caged animals

A popular tourist attraction, 'JJ' Market's pet section has previously drawn criticism from wildlife organisations.

11/06/2024

Experiences

Thai New Year returns this month with water fights and parties

Here's where to celebrate Songkran this April.

08/04/2024

Experiences

Thailand’s ‘floating train’ is a unique railway experience

The route offers endless water views that some passengers described as like a scene from a Studio Ghibli film.

06/11/2023

Travel News

Watch: Inside the chaotic flight where escaped rat bites air steward

A security worker at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport has been suspended, as police investigate the smuggling incident.

06/10/2023

Green News

Bangkok smog blankets city hospitalising 200,000

The popular holiday destination is currently recommending that anyone who goes outside wears a high-quality N95 anti-pollution mask.

10/03/2023

People

This family turned a devastating diagnosis into a worldwide adventure

Parents Sebatien and Edith want to make memories that will last a lifetime.

27/02/2023

Destinations

Could Bangkok’s cannabis shops take Thai tourism to an all-time high?

Thailand’s new cannabis smoking rooms could help tourism recover before laws are tightened.

09/08/2022

Culture news

Blood and bruises: Welcome to Bangkok's real-life fight club

In the capital city of a country renowned for its highly technical martial arts scene, amateur fighters gather regularly at a poor port-side neighbourhood and promise to exchange only blood and bruises in the underground club

29/04/2022

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Santa brings Christmas gifts to fish in Bangkok aquarium

An aquarium in Bangkok celebrates Christmas by holding special shows which divers are dressed up in Santa Claus costumes to feed sharks and fish. The event with will be held once a day from December 14 to December 26, 2021.

08/12/2021

Destinations

Thailand is now quarantine-free: Here's where to visit

Bangkok is one of the biggest tourist hotspots in the country.

01/11/2021

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A Thai restaurant hit by floods becomes a gastronomic Mecca.

In Thailand, a flood-affected restaurant has become an unlikely place to eat amidst the lapping of the tide.

07/10/2021

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Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens

A mass graveyard for Bangkok's flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers.

17/09/2021