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Busy riverside food pavilion collapses
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/07/2019
» SAMUT SONGKHRAM: A popular old food pavilion collapsed into the Mae Klong river in Muang district during lunch hour on Tuesday. Twenty-three people were hurt and three were missing.
Work suspended at crane fall site
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/06/2019
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has ordered construction to be halted at a 20-storey hotel until March next year after a crane at the site collapsed last Wednesday, injuring 10 schoolgirls at the adjacent Assumption Convent School.
Free new Bangkok boat route begins trial
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/06/2019
» A free new boat route from Bang Wa BTS station to Chang pier started on Monday, providing an alternate way for commuters to travel between Bangkok and Thon Buri.
Govt promises more anti-flood efforts
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/06/2019
» Authorities have vowed to step up efforts to prevent flooding in Bangkok now that the rainy season has taken hold.
WWII bombs found in Ratchaburi
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/06/2019
» Residents living in downtown Ratchaburi may soon be ordered to evacuate their homes as authorities prepare to defuse seven World War II-era unexploded bombs found on the bed of the Mae Klong River.
New Siriraj building to include mass-transit stations
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/05/2019
» The first two storeys of Siriraj Hospital's planned 15-storey building will serve as an interchange for two mass-transit lines.
Navy stages dress rehearsal of royal barge ceremony
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/04/2019
» The grandeur of a royal barge graced the Chao Phraya River on Tuesday as the navy went through a dress rehearsal of part of the coronation ceremony for His Majesty the King this Saturday.
Shock, prayers around the world for Notre-Dame Cathedral
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 16/04/2019
» The world reacted with shock, horror and prayers to the massive fire on Monday at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, united in grief and in solidarity with the people of France.
Rescue worker who sat with corpse suspended
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/03/2019
» A rescue volunteer who waited for more than six hours for police to collect a body has been transferred to take care of a shrine after the story went viral, sparking social media criticism of police.
Human head found in Chao Phraya River
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/02/2019
» SAMUT PRAKAN: Police are hoping to put a name to a human head found floating beside a pier in the Chao Phraya River in Phra Pradaeng district on Wednesday evening.