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New vehicle ferry in Gulf to set sail soon
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2021
» A new car, truck and passenger ferry service between Chon Buri and Songkhla will start soon, which could later include a stop in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob has said.
BMA mulls ban on overladen trucks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/01/2020
» City Hall is looking to ban overloaded lorries from certain parts of Bangkok in a proposal aimed at not only protecting city roads from further damage but also to reduce hazardous ultra-fine dust particles in the air.
A complete waste
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/05/2016
» When the Samart Corporation partnered in a lucrative deal to dispose of waste at Suvarnabhumi Airport in 2006, questions were raised as to why a telecommunications company was awarded the contract. The 600 million baht agreement with the Airports of Thailand (AoT) called for the construction of two incinerators to handle all waste generated at the country's biggest airport.
Minors in the quarry
Spectrum, Published on 11/05/2014
» Every day Myat Phyu walks to work and back. “It is very near so I can walk, it is only one hour,” she says while drops of sweat roll down her forehead. The walk is the least strenuous part of her day. For 2,000 kyat a day, about 67 baht, she works in a quarry in Myanmar’s Mon state. Her job is to hack large stones into smaller ones, then load them into a bucket before throwing them onto a large pile which will be sold.
Hope still flows for poisoned Klity
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 29/12/2013
» 'It's still there, in the creek's water, and the villagers are still worried about it, the lead which has been contaminating their creek for decades,'' said Supaporn Malailoy, a lawyer who has been advocating on behalf of the residents who live near Klity Creek.
Extinguisher rule on hazardous loads
Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2013
» The Land Transport Department has issued a new regulation requiring fire extinguishers on trucks carrying hazardous substances.
New river fleet helps weeding go with the flow
News, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 24/11/2013
» With their large metallic teeth, robotic arms and garish yellow paint jobs, the city's latest acquisitions cut a striking figure while plying the Chao Phraya River.
Fried-Banana sellers just won't split
News, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 06/10/2013
» It's been going on for at least a decade and is illegal and risky, but there's almost nothing police can do to stop the fried-banana sellers zigzagging through traffic on Lan Luang Road in the old Dusit area of Bangkok.
Heavy metal tragedy still playing out at Klity Creek
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 27/01/2013
» Ma Aung Seng's bamboo thatched-roof home has no running water, and the 50-year-old blind Karen woman has no money to buy bottled water as she can no longer work her rice fields. So when she needs water she normally asks her 16-year-old son to walk down to Klity Creek and fetch some to use for drinking, cooking and cleaning.