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Bangkok activates 50 district flood centres for heavy rain
Bangkok activates 50 district flood centres for heavy rain
TUESDAY, AUGUST 04, 2026
Bangkok is reinforcing flood defences across all 50 districts through round-the-clock monitoring and joint water management with nearby provinces.Bangkok Plans $29m Pedestrian Bridge to Link Historic River Districts
Bangkok Plans $29m Pedestrian Bridge to Link Historic River Districts
MONDAY, AUGUST 03, 2026
New Chao Phraya River footbridge to connect historic Songwat and Khlong San, boosting green mobility and multi-modal transit links by 2030Bangkok orders 79 entertainment venues shut in citywide safety checks
Bangkok orders 79 entertainment venues shut in citywide safety checks
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2026
Bangkok inspected 865 entertainment venues in one week, ordering 79 to halt operations and requiring 618 others to correct safety or licensing issuesThai woman’s row with noisy tourists on electric train goes viral
Thai woman’s row with noisy tourists on electric train goes viral
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026
A viral clip showing a Thai woman confronting a group of foreign tourists for making noise on an electric train has sparked debate over public manners and tourist behaviour in Thailand.BMA orders 56 venues closed citywide after fatal Lat Phrao brewery fire
BMA orders 56 venues closed citywide after fatal Lat Phrao brewery fire
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2026
Bangkok has inspected 824 entertainment-style venues after the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao fire, ordering 56 to close temporarily and requiring hundreds more to improve fire-safety standards.Police raid secret Huai Khwang pub disguised as game shop, find drugs and no fire exit
Police raid secret Huai Khwang pub disguised as game shop, find drugs and no fire exit
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2026
Bangkok police raided an illegal Huai Khwang pub allegedly focused on drug sales, seizing narcotics, assets and arresting 11 suspects.Lat Phrao fire toll reaches 33 as engineers focus on ceiling insulation and smoke spread
Lat Phrao fire toll reaches 33 as engineers focus on ceiling insulation and smoke spread
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026
Fire-safety engineers are examining whether foam insulation above the ceiling contributed to the rapid spread of the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao blaze, which has killed 33 people and left 16 patients in critical condition.Anutin expresses condolences over Lat Phrao brewery fire, orders detailed investigation
Anutin expresses condolences over Lat Phrao brewery fire, orders detailed investigation
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has visited the scene of a fatal fire at Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao, ordering authorities to determine the cause and assist victims’ families.Last-Mile Revolution: Bangkok's Delivery Ecosystem Is Rewriting the City's Physical Design
Last-Mile Revolution: Bangkok's Delivery Ecosystem Is Rewriting the City's Physical Design
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Bangkok's army of motorcycle delivery riders has done more than change how the city eats — it has physically restructured its malls, towers, and traffic zones in ways planners never anticipatedVenice of the East, Reborn: Bangkok's Plan to Reclaim Its 1,100 Canals as Linear Parks
Venice of the East, Reborn: Bangkok's Plan to Reclaim Its 1,100 Canals as Linear Parks
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Bangkok's BMA is reclaiming 1,100 neglected canals as walkable public corridors — reversing half a century of car-centric concrete in a city that sinks two centimetres every year