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Pratunam flyover to close until February
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/04/2026
» The busy Pratunam flyover on Phetchaburi Road will close from Friday at 10pm until next February to allow for the construction of an underground section of the Orange Line MRT.
Police seize fake brandname goods in Bangkok shopping mall
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/04/2025
» Police have arrested a Chinese man on a charge of selling counterfeit brand products and seized more than 27,000 smuggled items from a store in a shopping mall in Bangkok.
Fire at Ramathibodi Hospital, no casualties
Gary Boyle, Published on 12/03/2025
» A fire broke out in a nine-storey building at Ramathibodi Hospital in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Tuesday night, the Rama 199 radio centre reported.
Pedestrian crossings in Thailand 'need to be safer'
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2025
» Increased safety measures at Bangkok pedestrian crossings are being urged as most road accidents have been found to happen outside schools and hospitals.
Red-light runner hits student on zebra crossing
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/02/2025
» A driver who was checking a map on her phone has been charged after running a red light and hitting a student on a zebra crossing in front of a Bangkok school.
Police to question motorcyclist who hit Korean on crossing
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/01/2025
» The motorcyclist who hit a Korean tourist using a pedestrian crossing on Phaya Thai Road last week has been summonsed for police questioning on Tuesday.
New art house opens in Ratchathewi
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 16/01/2025
» Leaving Ratchathewi station on the skytrain to Siam takes you past a small park on the left, whose walls host an outdoor gallery of vibrant graffiti. The small public space is called Chaloem La, a name echoed by a new art house set to open right next to the park.
Bangkok traffic warning as construction starts
Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2024
» Motorists have been warned to expect heavy traffic congestion as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will close and demolish three key traffic flyovers during construction of the Orange Line electric train route, which starts on Friday.
Man survives four days trapped in Bangkok sewer
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/05/2024
» A man was rescued from a sewer in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Saturday, after reportedly being trapped for four days.
Truck hits clearance bar, causes traffic jam
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/05/2024
» Traffic was nearly paralysed after a truck hit a height clearance bar at Phaya Thai intersection in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Thursday morning.