SAMUT PRAKAN — A fatal accident occurred on Thursday morning when an overpass collapsed onto traffic below after being struck by a dump truck, killing one driver and causing severe congestion along Bang Na-Trat Road. Massive Sinkhole Prompts Evacuations and Road Closures in Bangkok The incident took place at 9:15 a.m. on the Bangkok-bound lane […]
Bangkok has been ranked the world’s most visited city in 2025 in the Top 100 City Destinations Index released by Euromonitor International. The Thai capital recorded 30.3 million international visitors, making it the world’s top destination. Explore Bangkok’s Waterways on a Private Longtail Boat Tour Along the Chao Phraya River Bangkok ranked ahead of Hong […]
A potentially dangerous situation was defused on a public bus in Bangkok after a woman brandished a knife toward the conductor. The incident occurred on the afternoon of December 13, 2025, on Sukhumvit Road, causing alarm among passengers but resulting in no injuries. Knife-Wielding Foreign Tourist Apprehended on Pattaya Beach According to video footage of […]
BANGKOK – Pathum Thani police have launched an urgent investigation after a 22-year-old motorcycle rider was found brutally murdered with 18 stab wounds in a drainage canal behind Thammasat University’s Rangsit Campus on December 8, 2025. Myanmar Brothers Sought in Fatal Stabbing Over 30-Baht Debt in Korat The victim, identified as Mr. Anurak, known as […]
BANGKOK – A 33-year-old Norwegian man was arrested in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area on December 5 after allegedly assaulting two people and attempting to steal a tuk-tuk and a bicycle, leading to a dramatic police chase. The suspect was finally subdued and detained on Thong Lor Road by officers from Thong Lor Police Station, though he […]
BANGKOK – A 26-year-old Italian man, wanted in his home country on serious drug trafficking charges, has been arrested by Thai immigration authorities at his condominium in Bangkok’s Ekkamai area. The suspect, identified as Mr. Simone, was living in Thailand under the five-year “Destination Thailand Visa” (DTV), a visa category designed for remote workers and […]
BANGKOK – A fire broke out in a mixed-use building on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok’s Klong Toey district on Monday morning, injuring two American men. The blaze erupted in a ground-floor office at approximately 11:25 a.m., prompting a swift response from firefighters who managed to contain the flames before they could spread to residential […]
BANGKOK – The Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced today that an excessive amount of PM2.5 dust is blanketing the capital, with forty-five out of fifty districts exceeding the safe standard level of 37.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³). The air quality is forecast to deteriorate further, posing a significant threat […]
