Bangkok Deputy Governor oversees operation in Phra Nakhon district
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025
(March 11, 2025, at 1.00 p.m.)—Chakkaphan Phewngam, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, oversaw the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)’s operation under the Governor of Bangkok’s policies in Phra Nakhon district on Tuesday.
Chatuchak Market vendors protest eviction to make way for new venue
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2024
Vendors around the clocktower at Chatuchak Market in Bangkok are protesting after being told they will be evicted to make way for landscaping work at the central landmark.
Sacred Thai temple closes after vendors accused of tarnishing it
THURSDAY, MAY 04, 2023
Wat Phra That Phanom, one of the most important spiritual sites in Thailand, will be closed for one month starting on Friday so that a plan can be developed and implemented to ensure the vendors who conduct business in and around the temple do not trash it.
Tourist Police warn Erawan Shrine vendors against overcharging pilgrims
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023
Police have warned vendors near Bangkok’s Brahma Shrine against overpricing, after a video showing a group of Chinese tourists spending more than 13,000 baht to buy offerings went viral.
Vendors and beach chair operators were back in business on Bang Saen beach today (June 5) following more than two months of lockdown, after the Chonburi beach officially reopened.
U.S. pays premium to third-party vendors for N95 masks
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2020
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has awarded bulk contracts to third-party vendors in recent weeks in a scramble to obtain N95 respirator masks, and the government has paid the companies more than $5 per unit, nearly eight times what it would have spent in January and February when U.S. intelligence agencies warned of a looming global pandemic, procurement records show.