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The Royal Turf Club is raising a 200-billion-baht fund to open an entertainment complex that will include a casino on a vast land plot in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Chao Phraya communities warned river is rising

People living near waterways in 11 provinces of the Chao Phraya river basin, including Bangkok, are being warned of rising water levels due to runoff arriving from the North.

Bangkok Post

Homemade alcohol kills 2 in Bangkok

The death toll of people drinking moonshine methanol rose to two as two brothers were arrested for making the illicit alcohol in northern Bangkok.

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Ex-police chief to be charged in Red Bull heir hit-and-run case

Public prosecutors in Bangkok plan to arraign eight suspects including a former national police chief on Thursday in the Red Bull heir hit-and-run case.

Bangkok Post

Thai Officials Raid Illegal Bitcoin Mine After Power Outages

Thai authorities raided an illegal bitcoin mine west of Bangkok after residents complained of frequent blackouts in the area for more than a month, local authorities said Sunday.

International Business Times

Experts Meet As Final Global Plastic Treaty Talks Near

With months until crunch talks on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics.

International Business Times

Plane Crash Near Bangkok Prompts Massive Search Operation

Tragic plane crash near Bangkok leads to a challenging search and rescue operation. Authorities investigate the cause as families await answers.

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Searchers dig in muddy swamp near Bangkok where plane carrying 5 Chinese tourists, 4 Thais crashed

Searchers dug into the mud of a flooded mangrove swamp outside Bangkok for plane fragments and the remains of the five Chinese passengers and four Thai flight crew members believed killed in a crash shortly after takeoff

The Independent UK

Floods 'won't affect' Bangkok

The government said that floods in the North will not have an impact on Bangkok and other downstream provinces, with Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai saying the situation is under control.

Bangkok Post

Small passenger plane crashes on flight to eastern Thailand. All 9 aboard are believed dead

A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand has crashed shortly after taking off from the main airport in the Thai capital Bangkok

The Independent UK

Asia Tracks Wall St. Rally After US Jobs Data, Fed Minutes

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

Latin Times

Thailand Reports Suspected Case Of New Mpox Strain

The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with mpox symptoms the following morning, said Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, head of the kingdom's Department of Disease Control.

International Business Times

Bangkok-Butterworth train service to be revived

Thailand and Malaysia plan to revive the direct train service between Bangkok and Butterworth.

Bangkok Post

Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Underway Amid Controversy

Criticism arises over lack of inclusivity in international treaty negotiations on plastic pollution in Bangkok.

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Asian Shares Mixed Ahead Of Key U.S. Economic Reports

Asian shares show mixed performance as investors await U.S. economic reports. Markets in Tokyo and Bangkok closed. Focus on Big Tech stocks continues amids...

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Why Thailand's weed battles matter

After loosening cannabis laws, Thailand tried to reinstate prohibition. Its failure has lessons for drug reform

Bangkok Post

Missing Japanese man ‘died last year’

A Japanese businessman reported missing in Thailand by his mother was found to have died in Chiang Mai last year, according to police.

Evening Standard

Brit, 27, holidaying in Thailand 'disappears' moments before flight home

Simon Robinson of Skegness, Lioncolnshire, had booked a flight out of Bangkok

Bangkok Post

Brit missing in Bangkok

Help is being sought to find a 27-year-old British man who went missing in Thailand. He was supposed to board a flight back to the United Kingdom last Friday but lost contact with his family and friends.

Bangkok Post

Homeless people take over busy bus shelter

Officials will step up inspections of Bangkok bus stops after five homeless people were found sleeping in the passenger shelter at a stop outside a busy city mall on Monday night.

Bangkok Post

New arrest in passports-for-sale case

The husband of the woman who commissioned a Chinese-language billboard advertising foreign passports for sale in Bangkok was arrested at Don Mueang airport on Wednesday.

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