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You’ve seen Bangkok headlines. We tell you what they mean and what to do next in under 10 minutes each week.

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Oct 12, 2025

Bangkok Council blasts water authority for wrecking roads

Plus: A 1985 law that holds the city back, quake aid delay, public smoking

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Oct 5, 2025

Governor: BTS fare hike looms as Bangkok pays Green Line's debt

Plus: Historic Hua Takhe community, how to create public art legally

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Sep 28, 2025

Can a Western playbook supercharge Bangkok's creative districts?

Plus: Pause on EV garbage trucks, a khlong pedestrian bridge, Samsen sinkhole

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Sep 21, 2025

Ratchadamnoen to get new 'third place' that isn't a mall

Plus: Bangkok’s car-free push, Pink Line alert, new e-bus specs

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Sep 19, 2025

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Sep 14, 2025

Victory Monument renovation survives 2026 budget cut

Plus: ‘Pollution control zone,’ Bangkok Port’s health impact, Thung Kru's first hospital

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Sep 7, 2025

Dead fish and wastewater fees put Bangkok polluters on notice

Plus: Best public bathrooms, Thai bank accounts for non-Thais

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Aug 31, 2025

Bangkok’s 15-minute parks show no health benefits, study finds

Plus: How a ‘cursed curve’ breaks its deadly streak, city's plan to not sink in 2050

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Aug 24, 2025

Green Line extension may leave commuters a kilometer short

Plus: Khlong Samsen revitalization, Blue Line’s crowds, film fest

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