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Bangkok governor blasts contractor after Udomsuk flood chaos
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt inspected flood-hit areas in Phra Khanong and Bang Na districts late Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday, after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding — including on Udomsuk Road, a stretch that he said should never have flooded at all.
B20m in uncertified cleaning and cosmetic products seized in Bangkok
News, Published on 22/07/2025
» Police have seized 20 million baht worth of uncertified cleaning supplies and cosmetics after raiding a Bangkok warehouse owned by a Chinese investor.
Naked American 'rescued' from condo drainage pipe
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» A naked American who insisted he needed no help was hauled out of the drainage system at a condominium building in Bangkok's Chomthong district on Monday morning.
BMA's sewer war begins
Oped, Editorial, Published on 24/06/2025
» Last week, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) closed down 46 food shops. Owners of these food businesses were found to be violating a municipal law, which requires them to install grease interceptors at their dishwashing basin systems.
BMA cleans up both sides of Mahachak Road
Published on 11/03/2025
» BANGKOK — Chakkaphan Phewngam, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, oversaw an operation to clean pedestrian roads and drain pipes, as well as clearing obstacles on public areas in Pom Prap Sattru Phai and Samphanthawong districts on Monday.
Tourist found trapped down Pattaya drain
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/05/2023
» An American tourist was found trapped in a drain in Pattaya on Tuesday night after a passerby heard him calling for help.
Tourist found trapped down Pattaya drain
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/05/2023
» CHON BURI: An American tourist was found trapped in a stormwater drain in Pattaya on Tuesday night after a passerby heard him calling for help
Police reform an unmitigated failure
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/02/2023
» Bribery, extortion, graft, abuse of power, a hand in illegal businesses — you name it, these are just a few of the sins committed by numerous bad cops. And quite a few of the offenders rank in the upper echelons of the police force, which is stripping public confidence and trust in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).
City Hall refuses to be sunk by floods
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 08/08/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is preparing a major redevelopment of the capital's drainage system to increase its drainage capacity in a fresh drive to combat the city's flood problem.
Poll says Chadchart still streaks ahead
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Former Pheu Thai party heavyweight Chadchart Sittipunt, now an independent candidate in the Bangkok governor election, is still leading by a wide margin, followed by former governor Aswin Kwanmuang in a survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.