The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok

Transport authorities are recommending detours to motorists as the collapse of a new expressway on Saturday seriously damaged an existing Bangkok-Thon Buri expressway ramp which connects to Rama II Road, a main southbound highway, and its complete reopening will take about a month.

The country is no stranger to pop-culture fuelled overtourism. But behind the scenes there are islands, wild places and temples to explore

Seven officials at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have been arrested for alleged corruption in fake repairs made to five buses at a cost of 2.8 million baht.

A fire broke out in a nine-storey building at Ramathibodi Hospital in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Tuesday night, the Rama 199 radio centre reported.

A concrete walkway renovated a month ago along the Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok collapsed as pedestrians were walking on it, drawing huge criticism of authorities. 

A number of condo owners and real estate agents in Bangkok are facing legal action following complaints that some units were illegally rented out as hotel rooms.

Motorists and pedestrians were terrified by a car fire in Thong Lor Soi 20 in Bangkok on Thursday morning. There were no injuries.

Two Nigerian men have been arrested in Bangkok after a woman caught attempting to smuggle cocaine into Japan implicated them in drug trafficking.

Summer storms are expected in areas of the northern, northeastern and central regions, including Bangkok, from Thursday, the Meteorological Department warned on Tuesday.