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Chatuchak fire prompts safety review, vendor relief
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026
» Bangkok's Chatuchak district office has ordered an urgent review of safety measures at Chatuchak Weekend Market following a fire that damaged dozens of stalls.
Govt targets poor-safety contractors
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» The government is poised to halt state-owned construction projects or cancel contracts with contractors that fail to protect public safety, after another accident on Rama II Road on Saturday added to a string of recent construction fatalities.
PCD targets Dec 10 Hat Yai clean-up
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 01/12/2025
» The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has set a target of Dec 10 to clear 11,000 tonnes of flood waste in Hat Yai amid rising health and safety concerns.
Govt deploys 'all resources' for stricken Hat Yai
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/11/2025
» Security forces and emergency crews have been instructed to mobilise all resources at hand to save Hat Yai, as severe flooding inundated large parts of the city.
Mourners asked to pitch in with waste-sorting
News, Published on 15/11/2025
» Mourners from across the country continue to gather at the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother, whose royal funeral rites are underway.
Overhead concrete-pour spills onto Rama II Rd
News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Traffic on Rama II Road was briefly interrupted by a concrete spill during pouring for the M82 motorway being built overhead in Samut Sakhon early on Monday, not by a construction subsidence as some people had wrongly speculated on social media, the Department of Highways said.
Kingdom of Denmark vs the Shadow Fleet
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 25/10/2025
» Back in the 16th and 17th centuries, two-thirds of the Danish kingdom's income came from taxes paid by every ship passing through the Øresund ('The Sound') Strait, the only exit from the Baltic Sea. Each ship had to declare its cargo -- and if the Danes thought they were undervaluing it, Denmark had the right to buy it at the declared price.
Heavy rain causes floods, landslide blocks hill road on Phuket
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 22/10/2025
» PHUKET – Persistent heavy rain caused flash floods and toppled trees and power poles on Wednesday, and caused a landslide on Patong hill that will close the road for three days.
City defences make 2011 flood warnings 'obsolete'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has confirmed the city is fully prepared for rising water levels, insisting there will be no repeat of the 2011 catastrophic floods.
Film festival a boon for Silk Road
News, Chen Ziqi, Published on 27/09/2025
» This year, the Belt and Road Initiative celebrates 12 years of cooperation between over 150 countries. Beyond trade and infrastructure, its heartbeat lies in bringing people closer together.