Central Bangkok

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  Cyanide, Untouched Food: Mysterious Foreigner Deaths At Bangkok Hotel

  The bodies of six foreign nationals were found in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said.

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  CBI Arrests 3 Attempting To Smuggle Peacock Feathers To Bangkok

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended three persons for alleged involvement in trafficking peacock feathers, the law enforcement agency said on Tuesday.

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  Robot Dog Hounds Thai Shoppers to Keep Hands Coronavirus-Free

  Mimicking an excited puppy, K9 roams around the popular Central World mall in downtown Bangkok, drawing the attention of delighted children eager to get gel from a bottle attached to its back.

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  Thais Sing Special Royal Anthem Version To Honor Late King

  A massive crowd gathered in central Bangkok on Saturday to sing a special version of Thailand's royal anthem in honor of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died this month.

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  Car Rams Fence Of Bangkok Erawan Shrine, Police Say Accident

  A car has rammed the fence of the landmark Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, injuring several people, in what police say was an accident and not a deliberate act.

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  Shock and Deja Vu for Foreigners After Thailand Blast

  Foreigners expressed alarm tinged with a sense of deja vu after a bomb tore through central Bangkok on Monday night in a devastating return of violence to the "Land of Smiles".

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  Bangkok Bomb Was Placed on Motorcycle: 10 Developments

  A huge explosion in central Bangkok has killed at least 16 people and injured dozens others, news agency Reuters has quoted police and rescuers as saying.

• Huge Thai Security Force Deployment Stifles Coup Protests

  Thailand's military government sent thousands of troops and police into central Bangkok on Sunday, stifling any mass dissent against the army's coup on May 22 and limiting protesters to small gatherings held mostly around shopping malls.

• Thailand Forces Descend on Central Bangkok to Stifle Coup Protests

  Thailand's military government has readied thousands of troops and police to stop any protests on Sunday against its seizure of power, with shopping malls and some train stations closing in central Bankok areas where protesters may congregate.

• Thai Government Supporters Gather to 'Defend Democracy'

  Supporters of Thailand's beleaguered government gathered on Saturday on the outskirts of Bangkok saying they were determined to safeguard democracy and avert a coup as anti-government protesters, based at a central park, planned their "final push".

• After vacating Bangkok's streets, Thai protesters look to courts

  Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand's four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.

• Thai vote goes smoothly as protesters regroup near Bangkok lakes

  Thailand held re-run elections in five provinces where voting was disrupted in last month's poll by anti-government protesters who decamped from a main Bangkok intersection on Sunday and moved inside a central park.

• 28 hurt in attack at Bangkok anti-govt rally: reports

  Explosions and gunshots injured 28 people at a rally in central Bangkok on Sunday, raising tensions as demonstrators prepared to launch a second week of "shutdown" protests aimed at toppling the Thai government.

• Oil nearly unchanged as Cyprus worries grow

  Oil prices were nearly unchanged on Friday after a big dip the day before as the financial crisis in Cyprus kept traders on the edge.

• Oil falls after ECB says euro zone economy weak

  The price of crude oil fell on Tuesday after European Central Bank head described the economic outlook of the 17 countries that use the euro as weak in the near term.