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Thailand offers visa relief after flights canned
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/03/2026
» The government has introduced visa relief measures after 166 flights were cancelled amid Middle East fighting, with immigration waiving overstay fines for stranded travellers.
Highway upgrade eases traffic flow
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2026
» The Department of Highways (DoH) has completed a major upgrade to Highway 4030 in Phuket, transforming a previously hazardous two-lane section into a safer, more efficient thoroughfare.
Construction under way on new Phetchaburi tourism route
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/02/2026
» PHETCHABURI - Construction is proceeding on the Tanao Sri Kiri Phat tourism road, a 37.2-kilometre route linking Ban Khao Bandai and Ban Namphu Ron in Phetchaburi, aimed at boosting the local economy.
Green Bridge revamp gets nod
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/02/2026
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is pressing ahead with plans to transform the Green Bridge, a 1.6-kilometre elevated walkway and cycling path linking Lumpini Park and Benjakitti Park, into a modern urban green corridor.
Department unveils plan for Songkhla Lake bridge
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026
» The Department of Rural Roads (DRR) has unveiled plans to build a bridge across Songkhla Lake at a cost of 4.7 billion baht, aimed at easing traffic congestion and strengthening economic and tourism links between Songkhla and Phatthalung provinces.
Sixth Thai-Lao bridge on track following talks, design tweaks
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2026
» The Department of Highways has confirmed that construction of the sixth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge is set to begin in 2029, following financing talks and design adjustments on the Lao side.
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.
Boat crash prompts new safety rules
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2026
» Chiang Mai: Strict new safety measures have been imposed on boat tours at the popular "Floating Rain Tree" attraction in Mae Ngat Somboon Chon dam in Sri Lanna National Park following a recent collision.
New Year’s eve countdown road closures in Bangkok
News, Published on 27/12/2025
» Parts of several major roads in central Bangkok will be temporarily closed on Dec 31 and Jan 1 to facilitate the CentralWorld Bangkok Countdown 2026, as authorities roll out traffic and safety measures for New Year celebrations.
China's bluster over Japan's Taiwan remarks
News, John J Metzler, Published on 05/12/2025
» Beijing has gone rhetorically ballistic over comments by Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute "a situation threatening Japan's survival" that thus could trigger a military response. Her statement poses uncharacteristically tough talk from Tokyo at a time when tensions are running high in the Far East.