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How do we reduce the number of road accidents?

Old Bangkok buildings are not always safe

Brighten your day at these festive festivals

Go smell the flowers at these winter gardens

Word of the day

desecration (n)

the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected - from Prawit's birthday cake leaves a bad taste
hot water (idiom)

to be in a dangerous or difficult situation - from Foreigner in hot water for TikTok fishing video
navy (n)

the part of a country's armed forces that is trained to operate at sea - from Navy asks women not to wear bikinis on its beaches
hemp (n)

the cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre - from VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories June 17
embargo (n)

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country - from Subs deal at risk: PM

video

This week: pub fire aftermath, Bangkok pub safety checks, 'little ghosts' and a slow corpse discovery

This week: Monkeypox runner, cannabis confusion, Covid concern and 'dead' man's new ID

This week: expat land ownership, Thaksin's return, Pattaya corpse and Lisa Blackpink's snack

This week: hotel dual-pricing, 'rich tourists only', Myanmar jet apology and a thief in underpants

entertainment

The dark knight gets darker

Liam Neeson plays a badass granddad

Venus and Serena Williams make tennis history

Two friends take the trip of a lifetime

Word of the day

desecration (n)

the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected - from Prawit's birthday cake leaves a bad taste
hot water (idiom)

to be in a dangerous or difficult situation - from Foreigner in hot water for TikTok fishing video
navy (n)

the part of a country's armed forces that is trained to operate at sea - from Navy asks women not to wear bikinis on its beaches
hemp (n)

the cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre - from VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories June 17
embargo (n)

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country - from Subs deal at risk: PM