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Thai quake death toll reaches 17 with 77 missing, monorail still halted
Online Reporters, Published on 30/03/2025
» The death toll in Thailand from Friday's powerful earthquake in Myanmar has reached 17 on Sunday, with 77 people missing, and a Bangkok-Nonthaburi monorail remained halted due to a dislocated power rail.
1.3m items pawned in 2024, with gold, mobile phones topping list
Online Reporters, Published on 16/03/2025
» State-run pawnshops lent up more than 20 billion baht to Thai people in 2024 as gold and mobile phones remained the most popular pawned items, according to the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.
Thai cabinet approves Korat-Nong Khai high-speed rail
Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday formally approved the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train line, from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, with an investment of about 340 billion baht.
Unsafe levels of smog in 67 provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2025
» Sixty-seven out of 77 provinces in Thailand were shrouded with unsafe levels of ultrafine dust pollution on Thursday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Free public transport gives big boost to Bangkok train trip numbers
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2025
» Train ridership surged 60% across Greater Bangkok on Sunday, the second day of the government’s week-long offer of free public transport to help combat air pollution, the Department of Rail Transport (DRT) said on Tuesday.
Five-day wildfire worsens PM2.5 pollution in Rayong
Online Reporters, Published on 25/01/2025
» A wildfire at Khao Chom Hae in Rayong has persisted for more than five days, leading to growing worries about heightened dust pollution in the eastern Thai province and beyond.
PM orders week of free public transport to combat PM2.5
Online Reporters, Published on 24/01/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered free public transport in Bangkok for one week, starting Saturday, in response to worsening air pollution as dust levels have surged across all districts of the capital.
Dust levels 'red' in most of Thailand as Bangkok schools close
Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2025
» Ultrafine dust levels were in the red (hazardous-to-health) in 46 out of the 77 provinces and in Greater Bangkok on Wednesday morning, with only 10 provinces reporting moderate to good air quality.
Car topples 12 Bangkok power poles, causes blackout
Online Reporters, Published on 05/01/2025
» A car smashed into a power pole – leading to the collapse of 12 power poles in total – along with a blackout and damage to other cars in Bangkok on Sunday morning.
Bangkok rail service hours extended to 2am on New Year's Day
News, Online Reporters, Published on 23/12/2024
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) will extend the service hours of its four main lines by an extra two hours on New Year’s Eve.