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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.
Bangkok sinkhole repair to take 2 weeks: MRTA
News, Published on 26/09/2025
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has pledged to repair the collapsed section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital within two weeks.
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.
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.
Fast progress in Chiang Rai rail project
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/11/2024
» The construction of a new railway project with four tunnels designed to withstand the impact of natural disasters in Chiang Rai has progressed by 20%, said the Department of Rail Transport's (DRT) director-general Pichet Kunadhamraks.
Pattaya banks on big tunnel to end persistent floods
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 01/11/2024
» The people of Pattaya are hopeful that a new drainage tunnel will help resolve the resort city's persistent flooding issues caused by heavy rainfall.
Sifting through Northern Thailand's mud and floods
Published on 13/10/2024
» Communities in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai provinces have been hit by two waves of flooding in the past several weeks, with locals describing these as the worst floods in decades.
Slow upgrade hampers Phuket
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 03/07/2024
» Slow infrastructure development in Phuket, which is unable to cope with rapid urbanisation and severe floods caused by heavy rainfall, is damaging its reputation as the government has not allocated budget or upgraded public facilities as promised.
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.
Israel bombs Gaza amid accusation it is 'starving' Palestinians
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Israel kept up heavy bombing of Gaza on Monday as it faced accusations from a human rights group that it is deliberately starving Palestinians in its campaign sparked by the Oct 7 Hamas attacks.