BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the flooding in the capital has stabilised and is expected to improve this evening if there is no additional rainfall while ordering schools closed and work from home for civil servants on Monday, Amarin TV said late afternoon today (Sep. 26). Meanwhile Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rescheduled his
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Bangkok in critical situation amid non-stop rain with many areas flooded
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the metropolis is in critical situation with cumulative rainfall that started at 4 p.m. on Thursday (Sep.24) having reached nearly 300mm as of 6 a.m. this morning (Sep. 26) with the public urged to avoid 17 routes, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Amarin TV’s reporters said many areas
Read moreGovt launches 24-hour war room to monitor incessant rain, water levels in Central region
AMID incessant heavy rain the government today (Sep. 25) set up a 24-hour war room to monitor the situation in the Central region, including Bangkok and its vicinity, and track water flow downstream from Chao Phraya dam with machinery and personnel prepared to handle floods, PPTVHD36 said, Ms. Lalida Peritwiwattana, deputy government spokesperson, said
Read moreSaen Saep canal boat service suspended amid persistent rain
WITH rain falling incessantly Family Transport (2002) Co., Ltd., the operator of Saen Saep canal passenger boat service, announced a temporary suspension of service from 11.45 a.m. today (Sep. 25) amid continuing rising water levels, Amarin TV said. JS100 Radio said on Facebook that the company would inform the public once water levels recede
Read moreChaos at Asoke as knife-wielding man stabs four people
A FRENZIED man armed with a knife went on a rampage in Sukhumvit 21 Soi 3 (Asok Montri road) this morning (Sep. 24) injuring four people and damaged stalls and other roadside property, PPTVHD36 said. Reporters said that at around 10 a.m. the unidentified crazed man chased and stabbed people walking down a sidewalk
Read moreRush to repair fire-hit MRT track and reopen service tomorrow
THE Department of Rail Transport the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) have been instructed to urgently complete repairs of a fire-hit track between MRT Tao Poon and Bang Pho stations that led to the entire system being shut down so that hopefully trains could start running again tomorrow (Sep. 21), Amarin TV
Read moreGovt moving to fully relocate Bangkok port to Laem Chabang
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed the government’s goal to fully cease operations of Bangkok port in Klong Toei and shift them to Laem Chabang if this is feasible so as to allow for commercial development of the area, thereby generating far more revenue for the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) than is
Read moreTalks held on jump in expressway tolls in December
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT), under the Ministry of Transport, is holding talks with Bangkok Expressway and Metro Plc (BEM) on a substantial increase in Prachim Ratthaya Expressway (Si Rat–Outer Ring Road Expressway) tolls from Dec. 15 onwards in an attempt to alleviate financial burden borne by the public, Naewna newspaper said today
Read moreEnergy protesters confront PM at Gastech exhibition
ENERGY protesters led by Greenpeace Thailand barged into Gastech Bangkok 2026 Exhibition & Conference at Bitec centre this morning (Sep. 14) and tried to submit a petition directly to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul but he slipped away, Naewna newspaper said. Amidst very tight security Anutin presided over the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote
Read moreBangkok hotel buffets: What sets the best apart
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun FINDING buffets in Bangkok is as easy as it gets. Practically every four- and five-star hotel in the city runs one, and most of them promise a similar pitch of international spread, live stations, and premium seafood. The actual experience, though, can differ by miles. A good few serve
Read moreFive-year-old boy depressed after teacher’s assistant strips him as punishment
PARENTS of a five-year-old boy appealed to Paveena Hongsakul Foundation for Children and Women for assistance as he is now depressed, refusing to eat or sleep and fears going to school, after a teacher’s assistant removed his uniform and underwear, leaving only his socks, then made him stand in front of the classroom as
Read moreFire guts 15 houses at Makkasan community in Sukhumvit Soi 3
A FIRE that broke out in the middle of the night at Makkasan community in Sukhumvit Soi 3 destroyed 15 houses with one person having died in the blaze, PPTVHD36 and Naewna newspaper said this morning (Sept. 1). At 2.35 a.m. Pol. Lt. Col. Wallop Isariyasakunwong, an investigating officer at Phaya Thai police station,
Read moreFire-hit Klong Thom Centre to be demolished while PM2.5 level soars
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said this afternoon (Aug. 29) that Klong Thom Centre in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district would have to be demolished as it has suffered a hundred percent damage in the huge blaze that started at 8.45 p.m. last night and only extinguished at 5 a.m. this morning, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreArson unlikely in big blaze that gutted Khlong Thom Centre: PM
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said while inspecting Khlong Thom Centre which was gutted in a fierce blaze that started at approximately 8.45 p.m. last night and only brought under control at around 5 a.m. this morning (Aug. 29) that it is unlikely to have been arson, Naewna newspaper said. This blaze does not appear
Read moreMan shot in fight over parking space at petrol pump
A HEATED argument over a parking space at a petrol pump in Bang Yai area of Nonthaburi this morning (Aug. 25) led to one of the two men being shot while his assailant fled in his pickup truck, Amarin TV said. A team from Bang Yai police station quickly went to the petrol pump
Read moreHouse panel presses agencies to provide information on ‘fake fathers and mothers’ scandal
THE House of Representatives Public Health Committee pressured agencies to provide information on hospitals involved in the “fake fathers and mothers” scandal threatening to summon them for clarification if they drag their feet on this issue, PPTVHD36 said today (Aug. 22). Mr. Sakoltee Phatthiyakul, a Democrat MP and this camp’s deputy leader who is
Read moreAmerican man high on drugs steals, slashes policeman with cutter
A DRAMATIC incident occurred in Sua Pa area of Bangkok today (Aug. 22) when an American man who later tested positive for consumption of methamphetamine was arrested after stealing from a convenience store then slashing a policeman with a cutter as he was trying to apprehend him, Amarin TV said. Pol. Lt. Col. Kris
Read moreChinese nominee hotel owner in Bangkok offers cash during raid
A RAID on illegal nominee businesses in Bangkok’s Huay Kwang district by Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee: and his team today (Aug. 9) surprisingly led to a Chinese nominee hotel owner calling his team and offering to reach a settlement claiming he was already paying cash to government officials, Naewna newspaper said late this
Read moreWhat expat families should know about living near Shrewsbury International School Bangkok
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun MOST expat families pick their school first and worry about the apartment later. But if you’re enrolling at Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, where you live will shape everyday life in ways that go well beyond the morning commute. Shrewsbury sits on the river in Sathorn, and the district around it
Read moreMore Airport Rail Link trains will likely run this evening after technical glitch
AFTER a technical malfunction today (July 22) reduced Airport Rail Link service to just one train an hour from usual four or five an hour Deputy Transport Minister Siripong Angkasakulkiat later said additional trains are expected to be added this evening but could not confirm return to normal service as yet, PPTVHD36 said. Those
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