Trump’s Tariffs Are Sending Some Companies Back to China
On a dusty piece of land south of Bangkok, a flashlight factory stands full of promise. Workers hunch over tables gluing components. But only half the land has been built.…
Southeast Asian Resort Towns Suffer as Iran War Keeps European Tourists Away
Khon Mony normally shuttles at least four groups of tourists on his tuk tuk to the ancient stone spires of Angkor Wat in Cambodia each week. But in all of…
The Iran War Is Making Asia’s Street Food More Expensive
Before the war began, Ms. Ruamthot, who has dished out som tum, or green papaya salad, for 20 years, would start receiving orders in person and on delivery apps before…
In Bangkok Bar Blaze, Signs of Fatal Lapses Repeated Across the World
One exit was blocked by beer crates and employees’ lockers. The low ceiling was covered in flammable foam used to soundproof the venue. And there were no sprinklers. These apparent…
Families Collect Bodies From Bangkok Bar Fire
new video loaded: Families Collect Bodies From Bangkok Bar Fire People on Tuesday collected the bodies of loved ones who died when a blaze tore through a popular bar in…
Bangkok Bar Fire Leaves Dozens Dead
new video loaded: Bangkok Bar Fire Leaves Dozens Dead 0:42 Flames burst out of the front entrance of the venue in the Thai capital during the deadly blaze. By Jiawei…
Fire in Bangkok Bar Was a Death Trap With Inaccessible Exits and Flammable Foam
Atipat Wijan’s band was a regular performer at the beer hall in northern Bangkok, where he said the breakers often tripped. So he did not pay much attention to the…
Fire in Bangkok Bar Kills Dozens
More than two dozen people were killed when a fire broke out at a bar in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, late Sunday night, spreading quickly and apparently sending patrons fleeing into…
On a Hot Night in Bangkok, a Dinner on the Sidewalk
The Bangkok-born, Paris-based chef Rose Chalalai Singh, 46, and the creative director Opas Chantkam, 58, who runs FV, a tea, juice and dessert shop in Bangkok’s Chinatown, met through a…
9 Buddhist Monks Killed After Boy Crashes Truck Into Procession
A pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy plowed into a group of 34 Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand on Thursday, killing 9 and injuring 11 others,…
Australian Man Charged With Homicide After Thai Teen’s Body Found in Suitcase
An Australian man has been charged with homicide in Thailand, after a Thai teenager’s body was found stuffed in a suitcase and abandoned in the southeastern beachside city of Pattaya,…