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Rainmaking to begin this week to clear air
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/01/2019
» The government is stepping up efforts to fight the worsening, detrimental effects of air pollution caused by the fine dust that has blighted Bangkok and surrounding areas since late last year.
Cops raid shady electronic waste plant
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 25/05/2018
» Police and officials from the Industry Ministry on Thrusday launched a raid on a factory which allegedly imported hazardous electronic waste from abroad to Lat Krabang industrial estate in Bangkok.
Fire safety: 82% of buildings ignore fire regulations
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/04/2017
» 82% of Bangkok buildings failed to comply with fire inspections but sloppy govt record-keeping means can't find any documents anyway, so may not really matter.
Suvarnabhumi Airport bus bursts into flames
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2016
» The 20 passengers quickly evacuated from bus by driver. Firefighters extinguished fire in 20 minutes.
People smugglers likely behind bombings, police say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2015
» Police are giving weight to possible connections between the Erawan shrine and Sathon pier bombings and Uighur smuggling rings allowing migrants to flee China and head to Turkey.
Police stop tourist searches & public urine tests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/02/2015
» New police policy aims to make police officers into "diplomats" when dealing with tourists, after random police searches in Bangkok last year, sometimes with demands for money or humiliating public urine tests, led to many complaints.
1.66 billion missing from uni bank accounts, 2 arrested
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/12/2014
» Ordinary people are wondering how a KMITL financial officer was able to transfer more than 1.6 billion baht out of university accounts for more than two years before being discovered.
Landfill fire battle not yet won
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/03/2014
» Firefighters have contained the fire at an abandoned Samut Prakan landfill, but they haven't put it out as dangerous gases continue to fill the air near the site. It could take another five days, officials say.
Air emergency at dump site (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/03/2014
» A massive fire broke out at a garbage dump covering 150 rai of land on Sunday afternoon and it has continued throughout today as firefighters try to contain the blaze.
Rough start to advanced voting
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/01/2014
» Polling stations were supposed to open at 8am this morning, but already there are many reports of protesters blocking the entry ways and even locking some stations, forcing cancellation of the vote in some key Bangkok districts.