Showing 1 - 10 of 146
City dust levels up slightly
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/02/2019
» Fine dust levels have risen slightly in greater Bangkok, but Bang Khen district of the capital was the only area with a hazardous reading, the Pollution Control Department reported on Tuesday morning.
Air in greater Bangkok now 'safe'
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/02/2019
» Greater Bangkok was free of hazardous levels of toxic dust for the past 24 hours, but anti-smog measures were continuing, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.
Lower PM2.5 levels throughout greater Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2019
» Toxic dust levels fell in greater Bangkok on Friday morning, with the worst conditions recorded on Phahon Yothin Road in Bangkok's Bang Khen district.
War set to be waged on plastic
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 28/12/2018
» Thailand is looking to ban the use of thin single-use plastic bags in 2022, followed by single-use plastic glasses and straws by 2025, according to plans drafted by the Pollution Control Department.
Elderly man chokes to death on roast duck
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/12/2018
» PATHUM THANI: A 66-year-old man attending a farewell meal with relatives died when a piece of honey-roasted duck became stuck in his throat at a suki restaurant in Thanyaburi district on Sunday.
Schoolboy whipping investigated
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/11/2018
» BURI RAM: A committee has been set up to investigate a male teacher for allegedly punishing a Prathom 6 student by ordering him to make 50 hand-clapping jumps in the sun and whipping him 10 times on the buttocks, causing severe bruising.
Free rides on BTS Samut Prakan section extended
Gary Boyle, Published on 05/11/2018
» The 13km extension of the BTS elevated rail route linking southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan will open next month and commuters will be allowed free trips for four months, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday.
Cell-phone blamed for overnight house fire
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2018
» KHON KAEN: A two-storey residence in Mancha Khiri district was destroyed by a fire believed started by a plugged-in mobile phone left to overcharge when the 80-year-old householder went out for the night.
Air-con bus fares to rise ฿2
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/10/2018
» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority will raise air-conditioned bus fares by two baht from 11-23 baht a trip to 13-25 baht on Oct 15, cancelling out the two-baht fare reduction in February 2015.
Bang Sue to Rangsit line faces more delays
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/09/2018
» The Bang Sue to Rangsit Red Line is facing another delay and is now due to open in 2021 after officials demanded some technical adjustments for the long-awaited electric railway in Bangkok.