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Faster flood drainage touted in Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 25/09/2025
» Flood-prone areas across the city are now able to drain much faster than they did in 2022, following the completion of key infrastructure projects, says the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
All Bangkok eateries told to install grease traps
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/03/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ordering all city eateries to install grease traps to help improve drainage efficiency in the capital ahead of the rainy season.
BMA building dikes in risk areas
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/09/2024
» Each year during the monsoon season, Rong Si community in Yannawa district gets inundated by runoff water from the North. The community's residents believe when the runoff from the North arrives in Bangkok in early October, the floods in the area will be much worse.
Three die in family toilet, overcome by fumes
Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2024
» Forensic police have warned of the danger of mixing sulphuric acid and caustic soda to clean a clogged pipe, after three people died in a small toilet at a family home in Chon Buri.
Man survives four days trapped in Bangkok sewer
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2024
» A man was rescued from a sewer in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Saturday, after reportedly being trapped for four days.
Tourist found trapped down Pattaya drain
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 17/05/2023
» CHON BURI: An American tourist was found trapped in a stormwater drain in Pattaya on Tuesday night after a passerby heard him calling for help
Swede dies in road accident after first meeting with Thai girlfriend
Post Reporters, Published on 29/01/2023
» ROI ET: A Swedish man died instantly when his motorcycle plunged into a roadside ditch days after his first meeting with the Thai girlfriend he met online.
Bangkok girds for more heavy rain
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 05/10/2022
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has asked private company employees to work from home to avoid traffic congestion as heavy rain is forecast across the capital from Wednesday until Friday.
Chadchart plans 'flood highway'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 15/09/2022
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has proposed building a so-called flood highway that would allow run-off from areas upstream of Bangkok to drain faster and directly into the sea.
Record rain overwhelming city canals
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/09/2022
» Some of the heaviest rain to have fallen on Bangkok in two decades began on Tuesday evening and has overwhelmed the capital's main canals, making it difficult to drain the excess water from some parts of the city, said governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday.