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New interprovincial bus terminal to be in Rangsit
Published on 07/07/2015
» The Transport Ministry is looking for a site in the Rangsit area for a new bus terminal to serve the northern and northeastern lines and replace the Mor Chit terminal.
Baraku operators complain their livelihoods are up in smoke
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/09/2014
» Baraku or shisha service operators at pubs and restaurants along Bangkok's busy tourist streets are outraged over the National Council for Peace and Order order to ban the import of the Middle-Eastern style hookah pipe, a device used to smoke baraku, a tobacco-type product.
Pathum Thani's leaning tower of Lam Luk Ka
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/04/2013
» An apartment building under construction suddenly subsided Sunday night, tilting it an an angle similar to Italy's leaning tower of Pisa. The local version is likely to be demolished, however.
Building at risk of collapse
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 01/04/2013
» An apartment building under construction behind Zeer Rangsit Mall in Lam Luk Ka, Pathum Thani, subsided on Sunday night and tilted at a perilous angle, sparking an emergency evacuation of panicked workers and residents around the site.
Kasetsart opposes expressway route
Published on 27/12/2012
» Kasetsart University has submitted an objection to an expressway expansion plan that it says would endanger its historic campus area, and has suggested an alternative route.
Bring out the pumps (Sunday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/11/2011
» Fed-up residents of Muang Ake housing estate and other heavily inundated Bangkok communities have renewed hope as a government pumping operation begins today.
Flood management controversy
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2011
» Residents living above where the "big-bag barrier" was recently dismantled are cheering, while those below it are protesting.
Protesters take action
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/11/2011
» The Din Daeng-Don Muang tollway and the big-bag barrier were targets of flood-weary protesters yesterday. More action seems likely as some residential areas have been swamped for over a month.
Bangkok governor gets his pumps; flooding widens
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2011
» Relations between the BMA and the national government have improved after the governor's requests for more pumps and better drainage were granted. Meanwhile, the flood situation has worsened.
Dry in 10 days?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2011
» Froc says that with 5.5 billion cu/m of northern run-off remaining to be drained and with a daily drainage capacity of 550 million cu/m, it should take 10 days to drain the run-off out to sea.