TORRENTIAL RAIN this afternoon (Sept. 5) led to several power poles being knocked down causing live wires to dangle over Si Ayutthaya road from Wat Benchamabophit intersection to the Royal Plaza where Equestrian Statue of King Rama V is located and this road is now closed till tomorrow while repairs are made, Thai Rath newspaper
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BMA gears up for weeks of heavy rain, floods
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration today (Sept. 3) alerted its key departments to be well-prepared for heavy rain and likely flooding in the capital city from this month till the middle of October as a monsoon trough is covering lower central, eastern and lower northeastern regions during this period, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Mrs. Silpasuay Raweesaengsoon, BMA’s
Read moreHit by virus, Bangkok condo market plummets in Q2
THE NUMBER of condominiums launched in the Bangkok market dropped sharply in the second quarter with the plunge being 73.2% year-on-year and 35.6% compared to the first quarter, latest research by Knight Frank Thailand Company released today (July 21, 2020) shows. Ms. Risinee Sarikaputra, director of research and consultancy at this real estate agency, said
Read moreVictim tells cops ‘pregnant’ girlfriend borrowed 200,000 baht and fled
A THAI man filed a complaint with Bang Phlat district police today (June 28) that his girlfriend had swindled him out of 200,000 baht and fled after fooling him that she was pregnant and her mother very sick, Sanook.com reported. Police said initial inquiry revealed that the same 37-year-old woman had swindled three other men
Read moreCabbie, passenger miraculously survive deadly plunge into tank
ESCAPING with only slight injuries were a taxi driver and his woman passenger after a successful manoeuvre to dodge a big log lying in the middle of the road led to the vehicle plunging head on into a large concrete water tank, PostToday reported this morning (June 25, 2020). The accident occurred at 5.45 a.m.
Read moreMuch-loved planetarium reopening tomorrow
By Peeranut P., Sanook.com GOOD news for children and astronomy buffs, the Bangkok Science Museum and Planetarium is reopening tomorrow (June 20) after being shut for a long spell due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sanook.com reported. However the reopening will be under the New Normal structure with there being strict measures in place to prevent
Read moreBangkok housing market likely to drop by 39% year-on-year
THE Greater Bangkok residential market is expected shrink by 39% year-on-year with new launches seen to bring in a total of 72,875 units compared to 118,975 units unveiled in 2019, the independent survey firm Agency for Real Estate Affairs (AREA) said today (June 18, 2020). Dr Sopon Pornchokchai, president of AREA’s Research and Appraisal Information
Read moreCheckpoints stay in place to monitor security despite curfew ending
METROPOLITAN Police Bureau is transforming its 88 curfew checkpoints to ones monitoring security and preventing crime now that night curfew has ended with this effective from 11 p.m. last night (June 14), INN News reported this morning. Pol Maj Gen Nitinan Petchabarom, deputy commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told this online news site that
Read moreFearful Krabi strictly screens first group of Bangkok bus passengers
TRANSPORT officials at the popular southern coastal province of Krabi mounted stringent screening of the first group of bus passengers to arrive there from Bangkok this morning (June 10) after inter-provincial bus services started up again in a big effort to prevent a second outbreak of Covid-19, Naewna newspaper reported. When passengers disembarked from their
Read moreUnemployment surged to 9.6% in Bangkok last month
KASIKORN Research Centre’s latest survey on the living conditions of Thai households in Bangkok and surrounding provinces shows that unemployment rate soared to 9.6% in May as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, PostToday reported this morning (5.6.2020). This survey, held during May 21-28, indicated that the jobless rate should reach the highest point in
Read moreCurfew from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., movie halls and theaters to reopen
THE full meeting of the the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning (May 29) decided to launch the phase 3 lockdown relaxation on Monday June 1 with curfew to be reduced by an hour from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. with 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Read moreAdvertorial: Being ready for the evolution of the new normal at Garden Towers
By Tim Maplethorpe AS a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, society as we know it, will and must change, which as a result will mean our social and working environmental habits will forever be disrupted and in many cases it will be for the better. The idea of getting back to normal will not only
Read moreCurfew reduced by an hour, malls to reopen
THE Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) meeting this morning (15.5.2020), presided over by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, agreed to reduce the curfew by an hour from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. instead of 10 p.m.to 4 a.m. previously from Sunday May 17 onward, Voice TV and PostToday reported.. Mr Peeraphan Saleeratviphak, Prime Minister’s adviser,
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