AIRPORTS OF THAILAND (AOT) explained that around 300 passengers were stranded at Phuket Airport last night because a Thai Vietjet plane had to return after an extra passenger was found on board and after that could not take off again as the runway is closed during 11.30 p.m. to 7.30 a.m. for maintenance, Amarin TV
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Chadchart urges residents to get booster shot after Covid count climbs
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged residents in the capital to get their Covid-19 booster shot as the number of people getting infected has almost doubled over the past 10 days, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 1). Two Covid patients in the capital died and both of them were not vaccinated, indicating that those who
Read moreNew look Bang Pho pier reopens on Dec. 23
BANGKOK’S Bang Pho pier which is connected to the MRT Blue Line is scheduled to reopen on Dec. 23 after being expanded and upgraded to a smart facility, Matichon newspaper said today (Dec. 1). Deputy Transport Minister Atirat Rattanase inspected the new look pier today with this project being part of a strategy to
Read moreAbandoned, ailing Australian woman gets help
AN AILING elderly Australian woman abandoned at a hostel in Bangkok’s Bang Rak district by an unidentified foreign man was helped by a city councillor who got her admitted to Klang Hospital for treatment, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Nov. 270. Mr. Viput Sriwaurai, a councillor for this district, said hostel staff contacted him
Read moreBan on gatherings at 20 places during Apec effective today
THE Government has issued a ban on gatherings at 20 places during the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit being held in Bangkok during November 16-19, 2022 with this immediately effective from today (Nov. 12), Amarin TV said. The Royal Gazette pubished an announcement of the Office of the Prime Minister on determining the venues
Read moreNetizens tease govt about repainting zebra crossings for Apec
THAI netizens zeroed in on the Chidlom zebra crossings that have been repainted bright red for the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit taking place during Nov. 16-19 with one of them teasing that this is a great window-dressing job, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 11). A Facebook page with a Thai name translating to
Read moreWarm up for Loy Krathong at Rama VIII park
LOTS of people were flocking to Rama VIII park to participate in wholesome Loy Krathong eve fun with exciting games, thrilling rides and delicious food on offer, Matichon newspaper said. A correspondent of this newspaper said by 9 p.m. tonight (Nov. 7) “The International Amusement Park Siam Carnival Fun Fair”, which is one of
Read moreChadchart arranging street dancing space after Thai troupe shines at competition
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Nov. 4) congratulated the Thai youth troupe that won 13 world champion titles at an international street dance competition held in the UK last August and said he is preparing space in the capital for people to show their talent, Sanook.com said. Teams from 24 countries participated in the
Read moreParts of Bangkok, Samut Prakan hit by high-tide floods
SEVERAL areas of Bangkok and Samut Prakan were flooded today (Oct. 13) due to high tide raising the Chao Phraya river level with floodwater flowing into some houses too, Matichon newspaper said. At noon today the flooding at kilometre 25 of Borommaratchachonnani road, both inbound and outbound, reached 30 centimetres with tailbacks on both sides
Read moreChadchart tells hit-and-run driver who killed street-sweeper to surrender
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Oct. 10) urged a hit-and-run driver who killed a female street-sweeper on Saturday to surrender warning that a hunt for him continues, Sanook.com said. Ms. Somsri Yimchalam, who was employed as a street-sweeper by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Cleaning and Parks Department, died after being hit by a vehicle while
Read moreTree falls on car, cab during rainstorm, cabbie safe
A PRIVATE TAXI driver escaped unscathed after a tree at the fence of Chulalongkorn University fell on both his cab and a private car parked beneath it during hours-long torrential rain in Bangkok last evening, Sanook.com said this morning (Oct. 8). Both vehicles were parked beside Chamchuri building’s fence next to Phayathai road when
Read moreShopkeeper arrested for bashing up foreign tourist with skateboard
THE owner of a shop selling cannabis infused craft sodas on Khao San road was arrested today (Oct. 7) after using a skateboard to hit a foreign tourist on the head and face before dawn yesterday, Sanook.com said. Mr. Phawit (surname withheld), or Ken, 33, admitted that at 5 a.m. yesterday morning just as
Read moreMany areas of Bangkok flooded after torrential rain
GREATER Bangkok was lashed by torrential downpour from 2.30 p.m. onwards that led to many roads being flooded and critical traffic jams building up in many areas, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon (Oct. 3). Flooding was particularly heavy at Bang Na intersection with small cars having difficulty going through. Also in a bad state
Read moreAfter weeks of flooding Lat Krabang residents find sandbags stuffed in a drain
RESIDENTS of a neighbourhood in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district that has been flooded since September 10 with the floodwater now reeking today (Oct. 2) found that sandbags had been stuffed into a key drain, Amarin TV said. People living in Soi Luang Phaeng 6 said they started checking the drains after hearing that sandbags
Read moreCovid jab service shifting from Bang Sue station to Dermatology Institute
ALTHOUGH the Covid vaccination service at Bang Sue Grand Station is ending on Friday Sept. 30 it will be continuing at the Institute of Dermatology near the Victory Monument from Saturday Oct. 1 onwards, Amarin TV said today (Sept. 27). The Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) said on its Facebook page that this service will
Read moreChadchart: Rain has doubled over 30 years with super typhoon moving in
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at a meeting today (Sept. 26) that the amount of rain Bangkok received so far this month without Super Typhoon Noru having arrived is very high, being double the amount that fell in the same period 30 years ago, Matichon newspaper said. This is clearly illustrated by Din Daeng
Read moreMany roads in Lat Krabang remain flooded
MANY roads remained flooded in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Sept. 16) with small cars unable to travel on some of them after all its six subdistricts were declared a disaster zone yesterday, INN News and Naewna newspaper said. District officials checked the situation and found that the floodwater was 10-15 cm high on
Read morePrawit wades in to help Chadchart solve city flooding
CARETAKER Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan inspected Khlong Saen Saep floodgate in Minburi to monitor the flooding in the capital with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt being on hand to brief him on the situation, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Sept. 14). Chadchart told Prawit, who was accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Gen. Chaicharn Changmongkol and
Read moreChampion charged after wakeskating on flooded road
BANGKOK-BORN World Wakeskate 2022 Champion Daniel Grant was summoned and charged with endangering vehicles and people for wakeskating on flooded Phaholyothin road, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Sept. 13). Grant, 24, posted a video clip of himself wakeskating on floodwater in front of Bangkok University in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani on Facebook Accompanying caption
Read more3 cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the
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