A docu-series highlights the importance of nutritious and delicious meals provided by pavement vendors
The Thai capital has been shrouded in murky haze for weeks, sparking social media criticism of the uneven response by the government
The incident comes against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of Saudi Arabia over its handling of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast in Thailand, with everyone from Islamist groups and the Uighur to a lone operative being blamed.
Thousands of security personnel have been deployed on Bangkok’s streets in a show of force against small but defiant anti-coup flashmob rallies.
It’s a holidaymaker’s dream, but for some reason tourism has waned even as the people rise up.
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/ 20 January 2012
Thai airline becomes the first in the country to employ transgender people.
Bangkok residents are protesting as frustration mounts that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.
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/ 5 November 2011
Bangkok’s well-protected centre is only at risk of "minor" flooding, the Thai premier says, as the deluge closed in on the metropolis.
Tensions are rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok as hundreds protest that their homes are being sacrificed.
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/ 29 October 2011
Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, but a rise in coastal high tides will still test flood defences.
Traffic clogged rounds out of the Thai capital as thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods.
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/ 25 October 2011
Thailand has announced a five-day holiday to give people the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok.
Thai troops have reinforced vulnerable river barriers after a sudden rise in the water level set back efforts to contain the worst floods in decades.
In a bid to prevent further flooding, Thailand’s premier says she will order Bangkok to open all of its floodgates, but this poses risks of its own.
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/ 15 October 2011
Thailand fought to keep floodwaters from flowing towards Bangkok as a spring tide hindered efforts to protect the economic hub’s 12-million people.
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/ 13 January 2011
Since the discovery in a Bangkok temple of more than 2 000 foetuses from illegal abortion clinics, the issue has shot up the national agenda.
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/ 21 December 2010
Thailand said it would lift a state of emergency in Bangkok and three neighbouring areas, seven months after a bloody military crackdown.
Thai authorities launched a clean-up operation in Bangkok’s charred commercial district on Sunday as the city prepared for the resumption of business.
Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy.
Huge fires swept through major buildings in Bangkok on Wednesday as looting and arson gripped the Thai capital after an army crackdown on protesters.
As Thai troops staged a bloody operation to disperse red shirt protesters on Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators in a fortified camp appeared calm.
Thai anti-government protesters agreed on Tuesday to talks brokered by lawmakers to end a crisis threatening to tear the country apart.
Thai protesters ignored calls by the government to leave their central Bangkok camp on Monday as troops tightened a security cordon around the area.
Thai troops battled anti-government protesters in central Bangkok on Friday, attempting to seal off their encampment.
Fears of civil conflict grew in Thailand on Tuesday after anti-government protesters stopped police from moving to Bangkok.
Thailand’s "Yellow Shirts" called on Monday for the imposition of martial law to end mass anti-government protests by rival "Red Shirts".
Bangkok braced on Sunday for more unrest a day after the Thai government rejected a peace overture from demonstrators.
Thai "red shirt" protesters on Sunday ruled out negotiations with the government and said they would not give up their fight for early elections.
Thailand’s embattled premier declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Wednesday after protesters stormed Parliament.
Protesters pressed ahead with a rally in Bangkok on Tuesday, some expressing frustration that protests had failed to force elections.
Tens of thousands of protesters pressed ahead with a rally on Monday after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rebuffed their demand for elections.