Bangkok

Bangkok (English pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkɒk/) is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร, pronounced  [krūŋ tʰêːp mahǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn]) or simply  Krung Thep . The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand, and has a population of over 8 million, or 12.6 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) live within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in terms of importance.

Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew in size and became the site of two capital cities: Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of Siam's (as Thailand used to be known) modernization, during the later 19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was the centre of Thailand's political struggles, throughout the 20th century, as the country abolished absolute monarchy, adopted constitutional rule and underwent numerous coups and several uprisings. The city grew rapidly during the 1960s through the 1980s and now exerts a significant impact among Thailand's politics, economy, education, media and modern society.

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Uyghur deportation puts Thailand-EU trade talks at risk

Beijing News 02 Apr 2025
The Committee on Economic Development is working alongside the foreign affairs and commerce ministries to assess the impact of the Thai government's deportation of Uyghurs on ongoing free trade negotiations with the European Union (EU), Bangkok Post reported ... Bangkok Post report....
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Bangkok skyscraper collapse probe takes major turn as Thailand officials find ‘something suspicious’

Hindustan Times 01 Apr 2025
The picture shows the Bangkok skyscraper and its toppling ... Meanwhile, Bangkok Metropolitan Police informed that they interrogated four Chinese men after they were found removing 32 files out of containers behind the tower that fell, reported the Bangkok Post....
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Myanmar earthquake survivors without food and shelter as death toll rises above 2,700

Dawn 01 Apr 2025
In neighbouring Thailand, rescuers pressed on searching for life in the rubble of a collapsed skyscraper in the capital Bangkok, but acknowledged time was against them ... Thai officials said a meeting of regional leaders in Bangkok later this week would go ahead as planned, although the junta’s Min Aung Hlaing may attend by teleconference....
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Photos: Earthquake compounds Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis as death toll passes 2000

The Siasat Daily 01 Apr 2025
Bangkok ... Israeli rescuers look for survivors at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 ... Videos posted on The Irrawaddy online news site showed several mosques toppling ... Looking for survivors in Bangkok....
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Pakistan gears up to send 70 tonnes of relief goods as Myanmar quake kills over 2,700

Dawn 01 Apr 2025
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Thailand, rescuers pressed on searching for life in the rubble of a collapsed skyscraper in the capital Bangkok, but acknowledged time was against them ... Thai officials said a meeting of regional leaders in Bangkok later this week would go ahead as planned, although the junta’s Min Aung Hlaing may attend by teleconference....
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Brooke shared happy photographs from her getaway in Thailand... days later her family are picking ...

The Daily Mail 31 Mar 2025
Ms Coates' heartbroken sister Shannen Langcake posted a tribute to her late sibling online ... Another friend posted ... The posts include a video taken inside Ms Coates Ao Nang Beach resort room at Krabi, a beach location near Phuket and south of Bangkok ... Ms Coates also appeared in posts believed to have been taken in Koh Samui and Bangkok....
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Four Chinese nationals detained for illegally entering Bangkok disaster zone to 'retrieve documents'

Hong Kong Standard 31 Mar 2025
Last Friday, Bangkok’s governor declared the area a disaster zone, prohibiting access to unauthorised personnel under the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act ... Authorities have urged the public to avoid entering the disaster zone, as warning signs and restrictions have been clearly posted....
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Israeli rescue mission lands in earthquake-struck Bangkok

Cleveland Jewish News 31 Mar 2025
A team of IDF engineering and civil affairs officers is sharing technological expertise with Thai authorities, the military said.The post Israeli rescue mission lands in earthquake-struck Bangkok appeared first on JNS.org ... ....
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'No rescue workers in sight': Death toll rises after Myanmar earthquake

Usatoday 30 Mar 2025
will also provide assistance ... The quake also shook parts of neighboring Thailand, killing at least 18 people across the capital of Bangkok where an unfinished 30-story building collapsed ... Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Sunday that the building, being constructed by China, should have withstood the quake, the Bangkok Post reported....
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India to send 15 tonnes of relief material to earthquake-hit Myanmar

Suryaa 30 Mar 2025
"After powerful earthquake tremors recorded in Bangkok and in other parts of Thailand, the Embassy is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with the Thai authorities ... All members of the Indian Embassy in Bangkok and Consulate in Chiang Mai are safe," it said in a post on X ... In a post on X, NCS said, "EQ of M....
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ASEAN 2025

Malaysian National News Agency 30 Mar 2025
SUBWAY SERVICES RESUME POST-QUAKE, BAR TWO LINES AWAITING SAFETY CHECKS -- THE NATION. Following the seismic tremors that rattled Thailand and its capital, Bangkok, on March 28th, Transport Minister Suriya ... PROBE ORDERED INTO SHOCKING BUILDING COLLAPSE -- BANGKOK POST....
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Under construction building collapses in front of JJ Mall in Bangkok after earthquake

Beijing News 29 Mar 2025
As many as 10 people died, 16 people were injured, and 101 others were missing at three construction sites in Bangkok, including the collapse of a 30-storey government building, according to Bangkok Deputy Governor Tavida Kamolvej, Bangkok Post reported ... Bangkok Post reported....

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