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What does the MRT smell like? The internet weighs in
Online Reporters, Published on 13/01/2026
» A social media user's question about the distinctive scent of the Bangkok's Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) system has sparked a lively online discussion among commuters attempting to identify the underground rail network's unique aroma.
City Hall to begin demolition of Samsen police station on Oct 22
Online Reporters, Published on 16/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) looks set to begin demolition of the Samsen police station building in Dusit district on Oct 22, as part of efforts to restore the surface of a section of Samsen Road, which subsided on Sept 24.
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.
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 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.
Bangkok governor blasts contractor after Udomsuk flood chaos
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt inspected flood-hit areas in Phra Khanong and Bang Na districts late Saturday night and into the early hours of Sunday, after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding — including on Udomsuk Road, a stretch that he said should never have flooded at all.
Free express boats for Bangkok commuters affected by road collapse
News, Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» The Royal Thai Navy is providing free express boat services to help commuters affected by formation of a huge sinkhole on Samsen Road in Bangkok until the situation improves.
MRTA: Unstable soil, groundwater caused Bangkok sinkhole
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) blames unstable soil and groundwater for the huge sinkhole that opened up on Samsen Road in Bangkok, above an under-construction underground rail station.
Workers filling Bangkok sinkhole to prevent building collapse
Online Reporters, Published on 25/09/2025
» Workers were rushing on Thursday to fill the huge sinkhole site on Samsen Road in Bangkok with sandbags and crushed stone to prevent more subsidence and possible collapse of at least one building.
Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok subsided on Wednesday morning, forming a huge sinkhole about 20 metres deep. No injuries were reported.