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Billboards to be dulled to protect drivers
News, Published on 04/07/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Council has approved in principle a draft regulation to control the brightness of illuminated billboards to protect public health and safety, particularly for drivers.
Sober driver crashes into police station doorway
News, Online Reporters, Published on 30/06/2025
» A sober 36-year-old man accidentally crashed his pickup truck into the doorway of Yannawa police station in Bangkok late Sunday night after mistakenly hitting the accelerator instead of the footbrake.
Bangkok on alert as flood threat grows along Chao Phraya
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 30/05/2025
» Bangkok is on heightened alert for potential flooding as high sea levels threaten low-lying areas along the Chao Phraya River through to Sunday, with temporary and permanent flood protection measures underway.
Student gets death sentence
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/03/2025
» The Bangkok South Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a 22-year-old man to death for the fatal shooting of a rival student and a woman in Klong Toey district in November 2023. It ordered him to pay over 6 million baht in compensation to the victims' families.
Uyghurs doing OK, says police chief
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 30/01/2025
» National police chief Pol Gen Kittharath Punpetch has defended the treatment of Uyghurs being detained in Bangkok, saying if their treatment was poor, claims would have surfaced in media reports long ago.
Thai govt gives nod to online classes amid air pollution
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2025
» Schools can conduct online classes if fine dust pollution reaches critical levels, the Education Ministry says.
Former editor dies at 61
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2024
» Former Bangkok Post sports editor Wanchai Rujawongsanti passed away on Wednesday morning after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 61.
King to open Rama X Bridge next month
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/11/2024
» The construction of the Rama X Bridge across the Chao Phraya River is complete, with Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) governor Surachet Laophulsuk announcing that His Majesty the King will preside over the opening ceremony on Dec 14 this year.
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.
Flood expert remains calm amidst the storms
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/09/2024
» This year's floods will not be as catastrophic as the ones in 2011 due to smaller masses of water coming from the North and the country's readiness to deal with the disaster, water expert Chawalit Chantararat predicts.