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Harnessing data to boost road safety
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 17/02/2026
» Inspired by Japan's long-term success in reducing road fatalities, Thailand is entering a critical period of learning and reform in road safety, a message underscored at the 3rd Thailand Road Traffic Safety Forum.
Safety measures ramped up before Chinese New Year
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 16/02/2026
» The government has instructed local authorities across the country to ramp up safety measures ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, with a focus on preventing fires, reducing traffic accidents and curbing air pollution.
Chinese make beeline for Phuket to mark New Year
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/02/2026
» Phuket's tourism sector is experiencing strong momentum during this year's Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, with a sharp rise in Chinese arrivals driven by additional flights and renewed travel demand, according to the Phuket Tourist Association (PTA).
Crane collapse injures two workers in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 07/02/2026
» Two construction workers were injured after a tower crane collapsed at a construction site near the Terminal 21 shopping mall at the Asok intersection in Bangkok on Saturday morning.
2 tourists killed in separate traffic accidents
Achadthaya Chuenniran and Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 28/01/2026
» PATTAYA/PHUKET: Chinese and Turkish nationals were killed in separate traffic accidents in the tourist destinations early on Wednesday morning.
94-year-old struck by songthaew outside Pattaya police station
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» CHON BURI - A 94-year-old man was seriously injured when struck by a songthaew while using the zebra crossing on the busy road in front of Pattaya police station on Tuesday.
Staff warning failure blamed for deadly Korat crane incident
Online Reporters, Published on 23/01/2026
» The deadly crane accident in Nakhon Ratchasima province last week was caused by on-site staff "failing to notify" that construction was underway, despite the contract requiring notice before trains pass, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Friday.
Rail repairs finished after Korat crane collapse
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/01/2026
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has finished repairing a stretch of railway track in Sikhiu district of Nakhon Ratchasima province in the wake of a fatal crane collapse that struck a passenger train on Jan 14, killing 30 people, while a parallel technical investigation moves towards identifying the causes and accountability.
PM set on cancelling construction contracts, alarmed by fatal accidents
Mongkol Bangprapa and Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/01/2026
» As fire erupted at the site of the crane collapse on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon on Tuesday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted that state agencies must cancel contracts with the company responsible for a series of accidents during construction of elevated transport routes.
Families mourn after rail tragedy
News, Prasit Tangprasert and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/01/2026
» Grief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic crane collapse that struck a passenger train four days earlier.