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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Thailand’s Border Blackout Forces Scam Gangs to Free 261 Captives: Report

Finance Magnates 12 Feb 2025
After Thailand cut off electricity and internet to border regions in Myanmar, call-center scam gangs released 261 foreign workers trapped in their operations, Bangkok Post reported. The Thai government now faces the challenge of repatriating these individuals while managing the broader implications of its crackdown on cross-border cybercrime ... .......
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'Fed hormones, treated like cattle': Thai women share harrowing experience of human exploitation

The Times of India 11 Feb 2025
According to the Bangkok Post, these three Thai women were lured into the human-egg harvesting scheme under the context of being surrogates for childless couples ... Coordinated with Interpol, Bangkok Post reported Foreign Affairs Police had freed the three women on 30 January....
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3 women kept as slaves at human egg farm were ‘fed hormones, treated like cattle’: Report

Hindustan Times 11 Feb 2025
According to the Bangkok Post, these three Thai women were lured into the human-egg harvesting scheme under the pretext of being surrogates for childless couples ... Reportedly, the women were pumped with hormones and their eggs were collected once a month ... There are still hundreds of Thai women who have fallen victim,” read the caption of the post ... .......
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Thailand deports 4 Israelis for vandalism

Anadolu Agency 10 Feb 2025
Thailand deported four Israeli nationals on Sunday after they went on a violent rampage in a hospital, according to the Bangkok Post ... ....
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Customs seize hydroponic weed worth ₹13.92 crore

Hindustan Times 09 Feb 2025
Customs officers said the accused arrived at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) from Bangkok in two different flights, with the contraband concealed inside their trolley bags ... Later, Dixit and Yadav, who had come in a different flight from Bangkok, were stopped, said an AIU official posted at CSMIA....
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Tears of joy as five Thai hostages return home after a year in Hamas captivity

Suryaa 09 Feb 2025
The five returnees -- Sathien Suwannakham from Nong Bua Lam Phu, Pongsak Thaenna from Buri Ram, Watchara Sriaoun from Udon Thani, Surasak Rumnao from Udon Thani, and Bannawat Saethao from Nan -- were welcomed with tearful embraces, marking the end of their harrowing ordeal, The Bangkok Post reported....
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Thailand Looks to Legalize Gambling (AI Translation)【周刊提前读】泰国欲放开博彩业 冲击几何?

Caixin Online 08 Feb 2025
From February 5 to 8, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin visited China, with the Bangkok Post reporting that addressing issues in Thailand's tourism sector was a focal point of his trip....
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Chinese diplomatic missions in Myanmar, Thailand respond to rescue of 39 Chinese nationals from scam centers

People Daily 08 Feb 2025
Some 61 people lured by call-center scammers to work in Myanmar were rescued and sent back to Thailand on Thursday. The group, rescued from the Shwe Kokko complex in Myawaddy, comprised 39 Chinese nationals, 13 Indians, one Kazakh, five Indonesians, one Ethiopian, one Pakistani, and one Malaysian, according to the Bangkok Post ... (Web editor ... ....
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Zara McDermott flaunts her incredible abs in sportswear and wows in mini dress as she shares ...

The Daily Mail 07 Feb 2025
Zara McDermott turned heads with her latest Instagram post on Thursday as she gave fans a glimpse into her exciting time in Bangkok ... Zara McDermott turned heads with her latest Instagram post on Thursday as she gave fans a glimpse into her exciting time in Bangkok ... Zara McDermott flaunts her incredible figure during wild night out in Bangkok....
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61 people, including 39 Chinese and 13 Indians, rescued from scam centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar: ...

ECNS 07 Feb 2025
The group, rescued from the Shwe Kokko complex in Myawaddy, comprised 39 Chinese nationals, 13 Indians, one Kazakh, five Indonesians, one Ethiopian, one Pakistani, and one Malaysian, according to the Bangkok Post ... and people smuggling along the border, the Bangkok Post reported....
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Women kept as slaves on HUMAN egg farm: 100 victims are fed hormones and treated ...

The Daily Mail 07 Feb 2025
Hundreds of women were kept as slaves on a human egg farm in Georgia where they were fed hormones and treated like cattle ... Pictured ... The eggs collected from the women are understood to have been sold, trafficked in other countries for use in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), Ms Pavena said at this week's press conference, according to the Bangkok Post ... ....
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Romance and Refinement at Amari Phuket and Amari Vogue Krabi

The Arabian Post 07 Feb 2025
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