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Crane probe overdue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 17/12/2024
» The latest accident at a construction site near Lumphini intersection reminds the public that safety issues concerning cranes remain unsolved.
BMA probes falling beam on Rama IV
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt ordered suspension of demolition work at the Srifuengfung Building on Rama IV Road after a concrete beam fell from a crane and damaged three vehicles on Saturday.
Shaky hold on site safety
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/12/2024
» Traffic on Rama II Road fully resumed on Saturday after a two-week disruption due following the mishap in which a crane carrying a concrete beam collapsed onto the road in Samut Sakhon on Nov 29, killing six workers and injured nine others.
Road safety above profits
Oped, Editorial, Published on 03/12/2024
» The collapse of a launching gantry crane and precast concrete on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon early on Friday morning resulted in the deaths of six construction workers and the injury of nine others. It was a shocking accident on this stretch of road, also known as Highway 35, which is already well known for its high rate of motoring accidents.
Road safety can't wait
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/11/2024
» Every third Sunday of November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims -- a time for relatives of victims around the world to honour the lives lost or those disabled by traffic crashes. Running for 21 consecutive years, the global event has become a way for civic groups to launch campaigns or pressure the government to do more to reduce accidents.
Russian woman punched by Bolt rider in Pattaya
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/11/2024
» A Russian woman was assaulted by a Bolt motorcycle taxi driver in Pattaya after she told him to reduce speed for fear of an accident.
Russian woman passenger punched by Bolt rider in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/11/2024
» PATTAYA: A Russian woman was assaulted by a Bolt motorcycle taxi driver after she told him to reduce speed for fear of an accident.
Advocates blame lax law enforcement for high volume of road fatalities
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/11/2024
» Road accident prevention advocates have called for stiffer enforcement of road safety laws as traffic accidents still exact a gruesome toll, with 48 fatalities registered per day on average now, according to a forum.
Indian tourist found dead after falling down Samui waterfall
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 11/11/2024
» SURAT THANI - Searchers have found and recovered the body of an Indian tourist who fell from a cliff while walking to the top of a popular waterfall on Koh Samui.
Four killed, 9 injured when pickup hits trailer truck
Published on 06/11/2024
» SURAT THANI - Four people were killed and nine others injured when a box pickup truck carrying Myanmar workers rear-ended a trailer truck in Tha Chana district in the early hours of Wednesday.