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Chadchart hails road drainage system as BMA readies plans
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/05/2024
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the new road drainage system in the Udomsuk area will drain rainwater more effectively and quickly.
Struggling to recover
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 06/05/2024
» With an unfavourable economy and expiration of discounts for the land and building tax this year, property developers are thinking twice about acquiring new land plots, shifting instead to draining inventory.
Air pollution takes toll on motorcycle taxis
Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 01/04/2024
» Most motorcycle taxi riders in Bangkok have health problems due to air pollution, according to a Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) survey.
WFH urged amid rise in PM2.5
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/02/2024
» Levels of fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) soared in most Bangkok districts on Wednesday, prompting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to call on state agencies and private organisations to allow their staff to work from home Thursday and Friday.
Ministry to roll out 'dust-free' rooms
News, Published on 07/02/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health says it plans to provide "dust-free" hospital rooms for at-risk patients in 30 provinces following a rise in the number of people affected by PM2.5.
Bangkok's PM2.5 to reach orange level in 17 districts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/01/2024
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has warned of a spike in fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) that will push at least 17 Bangkok districts into the "orange zone" today.
Saw box found in car of murder-dismemberment suspect
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/01/2024
» Police have opened the car used by two Indian men accused of killing and dismembering a Myanmar job seeker and found a box of a circular saw and unused plastic bags inside the vehicle.
Air force told to combat PM2.5 haze
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 17/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has ordered the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to deploy all available measures to deal with the worsening fine-dust pollution, ACM Phanpakdee Pattanakul, the air force chief, said on Tuesday.
Capital braces for pollution surge
News, Published on 16/01/2024
» City Hall is closely monitoring ultra-fine dust pollution levels and will implement a work-from-home programme if seriously unsafe levels are predicted for three consecutive days, Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has said.
Police bust six pushers
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/12/2023
» More than 16,000 speed pills and 1 kilogramme of ketamine were seized, and six people were arrested in a crackdown targeting small-time pushers in Bangkok, police said.