UNCOVERED: 37 | History Defined

Thailand readies homecoming for stolen ancient statues located in US museum

San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum is set to return four bronze statues from Thailand’s looted Prakhon Chai hoard.

Al Jazeera · May 24, 2025

Foreigners caught selling street food in Khao San area

Eight foreigners, a Turk and seven Myanmar nationals, have been caught illegally selling street food on Khao San and nearby Rambuttri roads in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · May 22, 2025

Taxi drivers demand govt end Grab service at airport

Drivers of regular taxis have threatened to begin blocking entry and exit points at Suvarnabhumi if the government fails to shut down the Grab ride hailing service at Bangkok

Bangkok Post · May 22, 2025

Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur to resume direct train service by end of 2025

The revived service will enable travellers to move between the two countries without multiple transfers

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Thai construction tycoon and engineers charged over deadly Bangkok high-rise collapse

The building, meant to house Thailand’s State Audit Office, was the only structure in the Southeast Asian country to collapse in the quake in neighbouring Myanmar, killing 92 people.

Euronews · May 16, 2025

Thai construction magnate and others surrender to police on charges over building collapse in quake

A construction magnate and more than a dozen other people have surrendered to police on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Bangkok cable thieves shocked in the act

Two thieves were electrocuted while attempting to steal electrical cables in Bangkok, resulting in severe injuries and their subsequent arrest.

Bangkok Post · May 16, 2025

17 arrest warrants issued over SAO building collapse

The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · May 16, 2025

Reuters: Arrest warrants issued following deadly Bangkok skyscraper collapse

It was the only skyscraper to collapse during tremors caused by a massive 7.7 magnitude quake in neighbouring Myanmar

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Thai Student Awarded Global Youth Action Fund 2025 for Transforming Hotel Waste into Humanitarian Aid

Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding…

Bangkok Post · May 15, 2025