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BMA ordered to pay B5.79m to Santika fire victims
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/11/2016
» The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday ordered the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to pay compensation totalling 5.79 million baht to 12 relatives of people killed or seriously injured in the Santika Pub fire during New Year celebrations on the night of Dec 31, 2008.
Princess allows public access to merit-making ceremony
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2016
» Members of the public paying their respects before the body of His Majesty the late King were granted an audience with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during a royal merit-making ceremony in the Grand Palace on Saturday.
Planning takes shape to assist mourners
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/10/2016
» The government is finalising preparations to handle mourners who will flock to pay their respects before His Majesty the King's body in the Grand Palace starting this Saturday.
New rules for mourners
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/10/2016
» A strict dress code will be in place and only about 10,000 people a day will be allowed to pay respects before His Majesty the King's body in the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall in the Grand Palace starting this Saturday.
Funeral preparations underway with Princess taking key role
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2016
» HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has given his assent for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to make the final decisions in the construction of a Phra Meru for the royal cremation, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam disclosed Monday.
PM back in Bangkok to meet Crown Prince, statement plans denied
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/10/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha cut short his trip in Chon Buri province and returned to Bangkok to receive HRH the Crown Prince in Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon.
Bangkok's flood defences losing battle with heavy rain
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/10/2016
» City Hall has blamed unusually heavy downpours for causing the flood woes and traffic chaos in Bangkok on Monday night. The city's single giant drainage tunnel can't cope.
Rain, not river water causing Bangkok flooding (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2016
» "The chance of the water from the Chao Phraya and other rivers flooding Bangkok is zero," says official. Rain is the culprit for the current flooding.
Lumpini Park lizard removal nets 40
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/09/2016
» The large media presence was blamed for the BMA's failure to catch any monitor lizards yesterday morning, but in quieter circumstances in the afternoon, officials managed to catch and remove 40 of the animals. (Video included)
Zika virus hits Bangkok
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/09/2016
» Twenty-one cases of the Zika virus have been reported in Bangkok's Sathon central business district, and officials are now watching for more possible infections in several adjacent districts.