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Ministry chugs ahead with trains
Published on 29/07/2013
» Whilst the 2-trillion baht borrowing bill is still proceeding through parliament, officials in the Transport Ministry are ploughing ahead with feasibility studies and environmental impact assessments on the electric train project involving four routes. The proposed route from Bangkok to Rayong, starting at Bang Sue and stopping at Chachoengsao, Chonburi and Pattaya, is estimated to cost 101 billion baht. A consultant has been hired to conduct the planning studies. Critics of the scheme say that high-speed trains never break even in any country which has them and require heavy subsidies. The proposed Bangkok-to-Rayong route is one of the less controversial as there is a widespread feeling that the Eastern Seaboard city needs a direct and speedy link to the metropolis. Also the expanding U-tapao provincial airport would benefit enormously from a direct high-speed connection to both Pattaya and Bangkok.
Damaged electric wire kills boy
Published on 08/05/2013
» A nail driven through an electric wire was likely responsible for the death of a four-year-old Cambodian boy. Police said the youngster was playing near a construction site in Soi Nern Plabwan when his friends heard a bang, then spotted Sean Shew on the ground unconscious. The boy had serious burns on his back and feet and was rushed to Banglamung hospital where he later died. Investigators said that the electric wire had been secured to a wooden pole by means of an inch-long nail driven into it.
Troubled man retreats to electric pole
Published on 06/09/2012
» Police spent two hours talking to a man perched on a high-voltage pole before persuading him to come down and visit a psychiatrist. Vijit Saothong, a 26-year-old hotel worker, had sought refuge in a high place after suffering an overwhelming number of problems including arguments with his wife, a constant toothache, a 65,000 baht debt and disagreements with his relatives. At first he refused to be dislodged and demanded that the police switch off a strong light. After talking to his wife on a mobile phone he agreed to go with her to a hospital for psychiatric assessment.
Tourists jumped from Tiger's second storey
Published on 18/08/2012
» PHUKET: Shocking accounts of tourists jumping from the second floor and others trampled in the panic to escape are emerging following the fire at Patong's Tiger Discoteque early on Friday morning.
Japan to provide fire engine for Bankad sub-district
Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 04/08/2012
» Under its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects Scheme, the government of Japan will provide funds amounting to 2,825,000 baht for the procurement of a fire engine for the Bankad Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) in Mae Wang District, Chiang Mai Province.