AFTER a long gap of 19 years de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra visited Yaowarat road (Chinatown) this evening (March 20) with lots of locals and tourists taking selfies with him, Naewna newspaper said. Thaksin and his entourage, including Pheu Thai MP Kokaew Pikulthong, the party’s deputy spokesman Mr. Chirawat Aranyakanon and some
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Still unclear where Chinatown fire started with 60 houses likely gutted
FORENSIC Police started investigating last night’s huge inferno at Trok Pho community on Yaowarat road but as yet are unable to determine exactly where it started amid difficult conditions with water still being sprayed at some spots to prevent the fire from reigniting, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (July 7). It is as
Read moreOne dead in Sampeng market fire with shoppers fleeing in panic
ONE person died and some rescue volunteers were rushed to hospital for smoke inhalation after a big fire broke out at Sampeng market in Bangkok’s Chinatown today (June 26) with throngs of weekend shoppers fleeing in panic, Sanook.com and JS 100 Radio said. Sampheng is an historic market of Chinatown in Samphanthawong district. It
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