A YOUNG Brazilian woman who was among three persons who died in the fire at a six-storey hotel in Khao San road area last night (Dec. 29) had just got engaged last week after her boyfriend popped the question, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Aside from the Brazilian woman who tragically died after getting
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Spooktacular Halloween fun at Khao San road
KHAO SAN road is rocking tonight (Oct. 31) with witches, warlocks, ghosts, ghouls and goblins flocking in to mark Halloween as the police kept a watchful eye, Amarin TV said. Tourist Police and Phra Nakhon district officers joined forces to maintain law and order at this spooky festival and just as importantly ensure the
Read moreRoad rage brawl leads to killing at home
A ROAD RAGE brawl in Rayong led to a motorcyclist’s father being killed after the pickup truck driver with whom the former argued followed him home and fired a shot that hit the latter, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 4). At 9 p.m. last night Pol. Lt. Col. Punnapat Sritraithan, deputy superintendent at
Read more‘Kim Thailand’ thanks Lisa for filming Rockstar video on Yaowarat road
WITH K-pop sensation Lalisa “Lisa” Manobal’s music video of her solo single “Rockstar” raking in over 35.4 million views as of 12.35 p.m. today (June 29) after its release yesterday, a Thai entrepreneur who looks like North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked her for filming it on Yaowarat road, or Bangkok’s Chinatown, thus
Read moreNew Year road toll climbs to 71 on second day
WITH just two of seven dangerous days of New Year holidays having passed, as many as 71 people have died in traffic accidents with 37 fatalities occurring yesterday (Dec. 30), TV Channel 7 said. Moreover 404 people got injured in 385 accidents yesterday, with two key causes being speeding, 34.55%, and drink driving, 22.60%.
Read moreTraffic accidents kill 34 on first day of New Year holidays
THERE were 339 accidents leading to 34 fatalities and 335 people being injured yesterday (Dec. 29) the first day of the New Year holidays, Amarin TV said today. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation’s Road Safety Centre said on the first day of the “Drive safely – Thailand without accidents” campaign most of
Read morePM zeroing in on rogue road projects in Isaan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin might probably launch investigation into alleged conspiracies amongst rogue contractors and corrupt local administrators over the bidding process for road construction projects throughout the northeastern region. Certain profiteering contractors and executive officials of varied municipalities and subdistrict administrations in a dozen Isaan provinces have been accused
Read moreLuxury sedan slams into motorcycle killing two sisters
TWO SISTERS returning from a Carabao charity concert in Prachinburi province at around 3 a.m. this morning (Dec. 14) were killed instantly with their bodies cut in half after a Mercedes Benz sedan slammed into their motorcycle, Naewna newspaper said. Pol. Capt. Chaiyong Amphansen, deputy inspector at Kabinburi police station, quickly sent Satcha Putthatham
Read moreForeign man hit, killed by car in Pattaya
AN UNIDENTIFIED foreign man died after being hit by a car while crossing a road in Pattaya soon after midnight last night (Dec. 5) with the driver blaming him for suddenly jumping in front of his vehicle, TV Channel 7 said. The accident occurred at 12.16 a.m. on the inbound side of Sukhumvit road
Read moreDriver dead, 15 students hurt as truck slams into van
A SIX-WHEEL parcel delivery truck slammed into a school van in Chiang Rai early this morning (Oc. 25) killing the driver of the latter vehicle and injuring 15 students, Matichon newspaper said. At 7.20 a.m. the police at Pa Daet station in this northern province were alerted of an accident on Road No. 1126 passing
Read morePoliceman drowns in Makkasan pond after motorbike hits barrier
A POLICEMAN who just got off duty and was riding his motorcycle home drowned in Makkasan pond at 2 a.m. today (Oct. 20) after crashing into the barrier of a bridge at Chaturathit road, Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Wisanu Poonjang, a deputy inspector at Din Daeng police station, rushed to the accident site
Read moreSongkran Festival death toll drops by 5%
DEPUTY Interior Minister Naris Khamnurak said this morning (Apr. 18) that the death toll from road accidents during Songkran Festival’s “seven dangerous days”, April 11-17, 2023, dropped by 5% year-on-year, Thai Post newspaper said. However, while the number of accidents had increased the situation had returned to normal today, he added. Latest statistics show
Read moreSilom road not being closed for Songkran festival this year
WITH Songkran festival kicking off next Thursday (Apr. 13) revellers might be disappointed to hear that Silom road will not be close this year for them to gather there for a splashing good time but they can still enjoy themselves on the sidewalks and the alleys leading off this key artery of the metropolis,
Read moreKhao San road opposing BMA’s order to remove shop signs
KHAO SAN road businesses have appealed to the Interior Ministry to coordinate with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in putting off removal of shop signs and arrange a meeting to work out a solution to this issue, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Mar. 4). Mr. Sa-nga Ruangwatanakul, president of Khaosan Business Association, said these shop signs
Read more48 dead on 2nd of seven dangerous days
ON THE second of seven dangerous days yesterday (Dec. 30) there were 366 accidents that killed 48 people and injured 363 others with speeding being the biggest cause of these road crashes, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 31). The Road Safety Centre said this took the total for the first two of seven
Read moreKhao San road cancels New Year countdown event
KHAO SAN road entrepreneurs have cancelled New Year countdown celebration at the popular tourist strip citing request by several government agencies in refraining from organising festivities to welcome the New Year due to the current fragile state of mind of the Thai people, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Dec. 24). Mr. Sanga Ruangwatanakul,
Read moreNetizens blast building a drain higher than the road
GOING viral on Thai social media is this puzzling photo of a drain built in Pattaya that is higher than the road with questions being raised as to where the water will go, Matichon newspaper said today (Nov. 29). This photo was posted on PattayaWatchdog webpage which shares interesting information about this seaside city
Read more3 Laotian women die as van slams into truck in Rayong
A VAN carrying 14 Laotians rammed into a 10-wheel truck that had stopped at a red light in Klaeng district of Rayong province at 3 a.m. this morning (Jan. 26) killing three women from the neighbouring country, Sanook.com said. A police team from Klaeng station together with Buddhist volunteers and Sawang Phon Charity Foundation
Read moreSections of Chaeng Wattana, Samut Prakan roads subside
HEAVY RAIN lasting days led to a large sinkhole appearing on Chaeng Wattana road and a 200-metre stretch of a secondary road that is being built in Samut Prakan also caving in, Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 11). The two-metre wide, five-metre long and two-metre deep sinkhole is in front of Health Land at
Read moreSingaporean woman dies after slamming sedan into a bus in Phuket
A SINGAPOREAN woman driving a sedan up Phuket’s Kata hill at high speed at midnight last night (August 12) hit a bus coming downhill and later died with her four passengers and three others in the bus getting injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (August 13). Pol. Capt. Chanarong Prakongkua, deputy inspector at Karon
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