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Rama II Road sinkhole repair advances, one lane reopening
Online Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» SAMUT SAKHON - Repairs to Rama II Road were nearly complete after a burst water main caused a subsidence on the inbound frontage lane to Bangkok, and one of the closed lanes was expected to reopen later on Sunday afternoon.
Govt targets poor-safety contractors
News, Published on 18/01/2026
» The government is poised to halt state-owned construction projects or cancel contracts with contractors that fail to protect public safety, after another accident on Rama II Road on Saturday added to a string of recent construction fatalities.
Rama II Road subsides, pickup truck stuck
Online Reporters, Published on 17/01/2026
» SAMUT SAKHON - A section of Rama II Road inbound to Bangkok subsided on Saturday morning, leaving a hole into which a passing pickup truck fell. No casualties were reported.
Living in Thailand's age of impunity
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/01/2026
» There's no place like Thailand. Joyscrolling TikTok and Reels reveals dozens of clips made by international visitors lamenting having to leave our lovely country and return to dreary Europe or joyless America. "Nobody talks about how hard it is to go from this" -- insert a cut of a wonderful beach in Krabi -- "to this"--cut to a drab, damp suburban street somewhere in the West. Add a crying-face emoji. "I want to move here!" the traveller announces. True, everybody loves Thailand.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
Samart seeks answers on Bangkok sinkhole
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 04/11/2025
» Former deputy Bangkok governor Samart Ratchapolsitte has criticised authorities for failing to provide a clear explanation on what caused the collapse of a section of Samsen Road, despite it being over a month since the incident.
Samsen station demolition expected to finish by Oct 25
Online Reporters, Published on 23/10/2025
» The demolition of the Samsen police station building is 70% complete and is expected to be finished by Saturday, according to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) officials.
Sinkhole area girds for school traffic
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered traffic adjustments around the Sept 24 sinkhole on Samsen Road ahead of the new school term, which begins next Monday.
Public safety No.1
Oped, Editorial, Published on 22/10/2025
» This Friday will mark one month since the under-construction MRT station at Vajira Hospital suffered a massive sinkhole on Samsen Road. The public has since been left in the dark, not knowing how a well-designed and costly subway tunnel collapsed so easily.
Bangkok sinkhole filled, building demolition starts
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/10/2025
» The filling of the massive sinkhole on Samsen Road in Bangkok’s Dusit district has been completed, paving the way for the demolition of the damaged Samsen police station, Bangkok's governor said.