Fatal Lat Phrao fire puts wiring and exit claims under scrutiny
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Bangkok police are investigating whether negligence, arson or an electrical fault caused the fatal Lat Phrao fire, as the BMA opens applications for financial assistance.
Lat Phrao tragedy prompts review of fire safety and nightlife zoning
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt plans to tighten fire safety rules and update nightlife zoning after a late-night fire at Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao killed 27 people and injured 63 others.
Bangkok seals off century-old shophouses after fatal canopy collapse
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Bangkok officials have sealed off a row of century-old shophouses near Wat Traimit after a concrete canopy collapsed on Rama IV Road, killing a 67-year-old man and damaging several vehicles.
Phuket tuk-tuk driver charged over British boxer's fatal fall
FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2026
Police have questioned a tuk-tuk driver in Phuket following the fatal fall of a British professional boxer from his vehicle in the early hours of Sunday.