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Road repairs delayed by demolition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has admitted that the restoration of the road surface in front of Vajira Hospital will not be completed by Wednesday or Thursday as planned, due to the need to demolish the subsiding Samsen Police Station building.
City defences make 2011 flood warnings 'obsolete'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has confirmed the city is fully prepared for rising water levels, insisting there will be no repeat of the 2011 catastrophic floods.
Safety tests delaying filling-in of Bangkok’s giant sinkhole
Online Reporters, Published on 06/10/2025
» Essential soil safety tests at the Samsen Road sinkhole site in Dusit district are delaying its filling-in, as the demolition of adjacent Samsen police station continues, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at the site on Monday morning.
Police station demolition starts at Bangkok sinkhole site
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2025
» The demolition of the new Samsen police station began at the sinkhole site on Samsen Road on Saturday night, according to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
Samsen Road reopening put off indefinitely
Online Reporters, Published on 04/10/2025
» The reopening of Samsen Road has been postponed indefinitely after authorities concluded that the police station next to the sinkhole that formed on Sept 24 must be demolished and rebuilt, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Saturday.
Bangkok eyes Oct 9 reopening for sinkhole-affected Samsen Road
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2025
» Bangkok authorities are working around the clock to stabilise the area around Samsen police station and restore the road in front of Vajira Hospital, following the recent major subsidence that caused a sinkhole.
New movies out this week: Oct 2-8
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/10/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand, including highlights from the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025
The 1 Introduces ‘The 1 to The World’
Published on 02/10/2025
» The 1, Thailand’s No. 1 digital lifestyle and loyalty platform under Central Group, has unveiled a new benchmark with “The 1 to The World” – exclusive global privileges that accompany members wherever they travel. In collaboration with Central Group’s international department stores and strategic partners, The 1 is elevating loyalty experiences beyond borders, offering seamless benefits at world-class destinations abroad.
Bangkok sinkhole to be filled, Samsen Road to reopen on Oct 9
Online Reporters, Published on 30/09/2025
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand says it plans to fill the sinkhole on Samsen Road in Dusit district of Bangkok and reopen the road for traffic by Oct 9.
Concrete poured as Bangkok sinkhole repairs advance
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/09/2025
» Bangkok authorities said repair work on the massive sinkhole on Samsen Road is progressing on schedule, with concrete already poured into the collapsed area and sand infilling set to begin on Tuesday.