A part of a road has collapsed in Bangkok, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area BANGKOK — A part of a road in Bangkok collapsed on Wednesday, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area. There were … Read more
101 East investigates cross-border persecution and the killing of former Cambodian opposition MP, Lim Kimya, in Thailand Critics say the Cambodian government’s attacks on opposition members and activists have gone global. On January 7, 2025, former Cambodian opposition politician, Lim Kimya, was gunned down outside a busy bus station in central Bangkok. A former Thai … Read more
PUBLISHED : 8 Apr 2025 at 08:45 Small Medium Large A ‘major fire’ in northern Paris sent smoke billowing across part of the French capital. (Photo: AFP) PARIS – A major fire broke out in Paris on Monday close to a new court complex designed by Renzo Piano, sending smoke across the … Read more
Fire broke out on fifth floor of hotel near popular Khao San Road, fire department says. Three foreigners have died in a hotel fire in a popular tourist area of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, according to local authorities. The fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Ember Hotel on Sunday night, Bangkok’s Fire and … Read more
‘Yellow Shirt’ antigovernment protesters protected under the constitution, charges of rebellion and terrorism dropped. A court in Thailand has dropped terrorism charges against 67 people who led antigovernment protests in 2008, occupying and shutting down operations at Bangkok’s two airports for more than a week. The Bangkok Criminal Court ruled on Friday that the so-called … Read more