BANGKOK — A foreign man was arrested by police after allegedly molesting a woman during Songkran celebrations in the Silom area of Bangkok on April 13, in an incident that has prompted authorities to reiterate the importance of vigilance during the busy holiday period. Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted During Songkran The incident occurred at approximately […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is inviting couples to register their marriages at Bang Rak district Office in Bangkok to commemorate their love on Valentine’s Day. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt presided over the announcement of the “Silom of Love @Bangrak” event, inviting couples to register their marriages at Bang Rak district Office […]
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple (วัดพระศรีมหาอุมาเทวี), also known as Wat Khaek is a colorful 100-years-old Hindu Temple located on the Silom road, Bangkok. The temple was built in 1879 in a South Indian architecture style combining between Chola and Palava by Vaithi Padayatchi, a Tamil Hindu immigrant, about a decade after he arrived in Thailand. The […]
Bangkok’s Bang Rak district office has denied reports that 310 people were infected with Covid-19 at Lalai Sap market in Silom and that the market has been ordered closed indefinitely. Contrary to widely spread reports, there have been just 13 infections at the market on Silom Soi 5 since May 26, the district office said […]
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is urging everyone to visit the pedestrianized Walking Streets created on Silom, Yaowarat and Khao San roads for fun, delicious food, to take pictures, to enjoy live music or to just boost their energy. The Prime Minister presided over the official opening of the Walking Streets on Silom and Yaowarat roads […]
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to turn Silom, Yaowarat and Khao San roads into pedestrian-only zones on certain hours next month, as a part of its bid to boost tourist numbers and the local economy. Deputy Bangkok governor Sakoltee Phattiyakul said that Silom Road will be turned into a “walking street” between noon […]
BANGKOK — A construction crane collapsed Friday morning on a car and electric poles in central Bangkok, injuring at least three people. The accident happened at about 9am on Sala Daeng Road in the Silom area. The crane reportedly fell from a construction site onto a passing car, several trees and five utility poles, and […]
A woman died when she fell at a Bangkok Bank building in central Bangkok on Monday morning. Police were told of the incident at 9.40am and found the body of the woman, believed to be aged 35-45, on the eighth-floor in a communal park area. Her death is being treated as a suicide. Source: The […]
