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Power-pole chaos continues, 2 more toppled in Bang Kapi (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/09/2016
» A construction crane in Bang Kapi toppled two more power poles Friday afternoon after a BMW sedan knocked down three poles on Asok-Din Daeng Road in the morning.
Bus-train collision: How could it happen? (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/04/2016
» Police are probing whether alcohol or drugs might be the reason a bus driver failed to notice a fast-approaching train which killed him and two others. Loud music in the coach could also have been a factor. An automatic safety barrier was set to be installed this week.
Pathum Thani landslide kills one
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/05/2013
» A landslide in flat Pathum Thani? It can happen if the hill is man-made and it can be deadly too.
Car blaze cancels golf outing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/05/2013
» Niwat Ruangying never made it to his golf outing yesterday. Instead, he stood in shock by the roadside, watching his car go up in flames.
Empty tank scam fools taxi passengers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/04/2013
» If your taxi appears to have run out of petrol and the driver asks you to push the cab to the side of the road, don’t do it – unless you have all your belongings with you.
Thaksin “survives” April 1
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/04/2013
» That report of Thaksin’s death in a car accident was just a cruel April Fool’s joke. The former prime minister is really in Chiang Mai preparing to run in the by-election there.
Children's Day accident
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/01/2013
» Children's Day was fun for most, but not for Chutima Pleanwong and her two young sons who were injured at Government House when strong winds blew down a billboard.
Hollywood-style chase in Chinatown
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/12/2012
» It looked like a Hollywood movie chase, but bystanders in the famous Yaowarat Chinatown section of Bangkok quickly learned it was the real thing.
BMA’s flood planning blasted again (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/09/2012
» Democrat Party-led City Hall's flood preparations have received plenty of criticism from the Pheu Thai party, but yesterday's criticism from a prominent academic may have been more damaging and accurate.
Phuket murder: 300 baht unpaid drinks bill the motive
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/06/2012
» Michelle Smith, a 59-year-old travel agent from Perth, died because her confessed killer needed 300 baht to pay for alcoholic drinks, the young man said yesterday.