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Bangkok traffic back to gridlock as coronavirus measures ease
Reuters, Published on 18/05/2020
» Cars, trucks and motorcycles jostled on Monday in a return of the capital's familiar gridlock as commuters headed back to work in the second phase of easing coronavirus restrictions to get the economy back on track.
Break for Asia's clogged capitals as coronavirus curbs traffic
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2020
» MANILA: Strict lockdowns, school closures and curbs on commerce are giving Asia's congested capitals rare respite from transport mayhem, as the global fight to contain the coronavirus creates a free-flow of traffic not seen in years.
Fire kills 2 at CentralWorld in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 10/04/2019
» At least two people died and 17 others were injured, some after jumping from the eighth floor, when fire broke out at the CentralWorld shopping complex on Wednesday evening.
Traffic jams worsening on highways to North, Northeast
Published on 28/12/2018
» Traffic congestion was heavy on major roads in Nakhon Ratchasima province in the Northeast and Highway 32 in Chai Nat province in the North on Friday morning - and expected to get worse as the mass New Year exodus from Bangkok continued.
Exodus starts, traffic builds up
Published on 27/12/2018
» Heavy congestion slowed northbound traffic on Highway 1 in Nakhon Sawan province and Highway 2 in Nakhon Ratchasima to provinces in the Northeast as the New Year exodus from Bangkok gained momentum on Thursday.
Countdown to New Year's gridlock begins
Post Reporters, Published on 28/12/2017
» Traffic jams mushroomed on Thursday as people began travelling for their New Year holidays, with kilometres-long snarl-ups clogging bottlenecks and intersections on the major highways to the North and Northeast.
Church decries Duterte 'reign of terror'
Published on 04/02/2017
» MANILA: The Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is preparing to assail President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs for creating a "reign of terror" among the poor.
Transport Co plans new van station
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 30/11/2016
» Transport Co, the state-run inter-provincial bus operator, has set aside 145 million baht to build a station to cope with rising passenger numbers of inter-provincial vans after their relocation to the Mor Chit 2 bus terminal.
Van services relocate to 3 bus terminals
News, Published on 26/10/2016
» Over 4,000 inter-provincial vans were relocated from Victory Monument and the BTS Skytrain stop in Chatuchak to the city's three bus terminals.
Parking deadline looms for van drivers
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 22/10/2016
» Authorities have given drivers of inter-provincial public vans until Tuesday to pick up and drop off passengers at the three main bus terminals, or be hit with tough legal action.