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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.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
How climate fund can give justice for all
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 28/11/2025
» In one of the most momentous climate policy moves, Thailand's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) was formally submitted to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on Nov 4.
Iran: Drought, incompetence, revolution?
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 22/11/2025
» Twenty years of strict sanctions on Iran by both the United States and the United Nations did not bring down the regime of the ayatollahs. Half a dozen major waves of non-violent protest involving several thousand deaths have not brought it down either. Even last June's massive bombing campaign by Israel and the US did not bring it to heel.
People's Party takes aim at abandoned '100-Year Stadium' project
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 10/11/2025
» People's Party (PP) MP for Bangkok Rukchanok Srinork has renewed scrutiny over the long-delayed Narathiwat Provincial Sports Stadium, which has stood unfinished for 13 years and earned the local nickname the "100-Year Stadium" -- a jab suggesting it may never be completed.
Climate finance for urban resilience
News, Imran Arif, Published on 29/10/2025
» Heavy rainfall and floods continue to plague Thailand's cities. A trifecta of heavier-than-usual rainfall exacerbated by the La Niña weather pattern, unsafe overcapacities at major dams, and unusually high sea tides is a stern reminder of how vulnerable Thailand's urban centres are amid the world's changing climate.
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.
Sinkhole area girds for school traffic
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 22/10/2025
» Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered traffic adjustments around the Sept 24 sinkhole on Samsen Road ahead of the new school term, which begins next Monday.
Road repairs delayed by demolition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has admitted that the restoration of the road surface in front of Vajira Hospital will not be completed by Wednesday or Thursday as planned, due to the need to demolish the subsiding Samsen Police Station building.
Bangkok hospital sinkhole repairs make progress despite rainfall
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/09/2025
» Repairs to the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Clinic in Bangkok's Dusit district are progressing steadily, with the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) aiming to complete the work by Oct 8.