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Bangkok eyes Oct 9 reopening for sinkhole-affected Samsen Road
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2025
» Bangkok authorities are working around the clock to stabilise the area around Samsen police station and restore the road in front of Vajira Hospital, following the recent major subsidence that caused a sinkhole.
Bangkok sinkhole to be filled, Samsen Road to reopen on Oct 9
Online Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand says it plans to fill the sinkhole on Samsen Road in Dusit district of Bangkok and reopen the road for traffic by Oct 9.
MRT sinkhole sparks fears
News, Published on 27/09/2025
» The massive sinkhole that appeared early on Wednesday morning at the under-construction Vajira Hospital MRT station was not just a shocking incident. It represents a serious and indelible mark on the public safety record of underground train construction projects in Thailand.
MRTA: Unstable soil, groundwater caused Bangkok sinkhole
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) blames unstable soil and groundwater for the huge sinkhole that opened up on Samsen Road in Bangkok, above an under-construction underground rail station.
Workers filling Bangkok sinkhole to prevent building collapse
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» Workers were rushing on Thursday to fill the huge sinkhole site on Samsen Road in Bangkok with sandbags and crushed stone to prevent more subsidence and possible collapse of at least one building.
Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok subsided on Wednesday morning, forming a huge sinkhole about 20 metres deep. No injuries were reported.
Bangkok MRT station flooded during heavy rain
News, Online Reporters, Published on 06/09/2025
» Bangkok commuters experienced flooding on Friday evening as heavy rain affected several areas, including inside the MRT Blue Line station.
Russia hits Kyiv with ‘massive’ deadly overnight strikes
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» KYIV - Russian forces launched a “massive” attack on Kyiv on Thursday, hitting the Ukrainian capital with strikes that killed at least four people and wounded around 30 others, Ukrainian officials said.
AI set to replace most humans
News, Published on 22/08/2025
» Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades.
Sounds serious: New York City noise pollution takes a toll
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» NEW YORK — Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan in the United States so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban noisescape that tests New Yorkers every day.