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Wires along Ratchadapisek go underground next year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) will call for bids for a 4.3 billion baht overhead-to-underground power line conversion contract along a first stretch of Ratchadaphisek road next year.
Four cities to start building light rails
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/11/2017
» Light rail projects in four key cities – Phuket, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima – worth a combined 161 billion baht are scheduled to start construction next year.
Ghostbusters sought to rescue "haunted" village
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2017
» On Sunday, people from 370 households in a Kalasin village hired ghostbusters to catch ghosts they thought were responsible for several mysterious deaths.
Designs progressing for new skytrain stations at Saphan Taksin, Sathon
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2017
» Two stations, part of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc network, are expected to open for use in 2019 and 2020. The Saphan Taksin station is intended to end the bottleneck across the Chao Phraya river.
Chao Phraya dam increases discharge, floodwaters to rise, inner Bangkok still safe
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/10/2017
» The Chao Phraya barrage will release even more water as the dam faces heavy pressure from increasing run-off from the north. Floodwater south of Chai Nat, including Bangkok's adjacent Nonthaburi, could rise as much as 30cm.
Bangkok, Central region on alert for heavy rain (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2017
» A fresh round of torrential downpours is expected in the lower Central region including Bangkok over the next few days because of a monsoon trough, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
Provincial replicas of royal crematorium almost finished
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/10/2017
» Construction of copies of the royal crematorium in 76 provinces nationwide is expected to be completed by Sunday.
Toll rises to 59 dead, 527 wounded in deadliest shooting in US history (Updated Tuesday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 03/10/2017
» A gunman killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 400 others when he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas Sunday in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.
Traffic congestion to worsen next year as rail construction begins
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/09/2017
» Traffic is expected to worsen on several city streets when the construction of three mass transit routes kick off next year, according to the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
Sorrayuth free on bail
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/09/2017
» The Supreme Court yesterday granted bail to former TV news anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda and a co-conspirator, who were both convicted for embezzling state advertising revenue.