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Main Taxi stand of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok

Bangkok

May 22, 2025

Bangkok Taxi Drivers Warned Against Airport Blockade Protest

BANGKOK – The Department of Land Transport (DLT) has issued a stern warning to taxi drivers planning to blockade Suvarnabhumi Airport in protest against ride-hailing services, vowing legal consequences for any disruptions. Phuket Taxi Drivers Protest 40 Baht Public Transport Project DLT Director-General Chirute Visalachitra emphasized that “airport blockades are illegal” after a group of […]

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Bangkok

May 21, 2025

Foreign Vendors Busted in Khao San Street Food Crackdown in Bangkok

BANGKOK – Immigration and police officers raided Bangkok’s iconic Khao San and Rambuttri roads this week, arresting eight foreign nationals for illegally operating food stalls in the bustling tourist district. Turkish Man Arrested For Illegally at Cannabis Shop in Phuket The joint operation between Immigration Division 1 and Chanasongkram Police Station targeted unauthorized street vendors […]

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Central Rama II in Bangkok as seen from the motorway.

Bangkok

May 20, 2025

Falling Debris from Rama II Expressway Construction Damages Multiple Vehicles

BANGKOK – At least three vehicles were struck by falling construction debris from the accident-prone Rama II expressway project on May 19, renewing concerns over safety along the critical southern Bangkok artery, Bangkok Safety Watch said. Driver injured when cement block falls on Bangkok’s Rama 2 highway The incidents came to light after a driver […]

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Construction site of Siriraj MRT Station Orange Line in Bangkok.

Bangkok

May 19, 2025

Construction Worker Falls into 19-Meter Deep Pit at Bangkok Orange Line Site

BANGKOK – A construction worker at the Orange Line railway project plunged into a water-filled 19-meter-deep excavation pit on Monday afternoon, triggering a desperate rescue operation in the heart of the capital. Sinkholes damage nine houses in Ang Thong The accident occurred around noon at the Lan Luang Station construction site near Soi Lan Luang […]

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Inside a train of Bangkok's MRT Blue Line

Bangkok

May 13, 2025

Viral Influencer Sparks Outrage with Disruptive MRT Stunt in Bangkok

Bangkok, May 12 – A foreign social media personality has ignited fierce backlash after posting footage of himself blasting loud music inside a crowded MRT train, drawing angry shouts from commuters and triggering a heated online debate about public etiquette. The controversial incident unfolded on Saturday as the influencer, believed to be Iranian national Shayan […]

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Bangkok

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025

Bangkok Furniture Factory Fire Contained After 40-Hour Battle

Lat Krabang, Bangkok – Firefighters have finally brought under control a raging inferno that engulfed a furniture factory in Lat Krabang district, following an exhausting 40-hour battle against the flames. The massive blaze, which broke out on Sunday afternoon along Chalongkrung Soi 55, was finally subdued at 7am this morning, though authorities warn the aftermath […]

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Bangkok

May 11, 2025May 13, 2025

Floodwater in Bangkok recedes, but more rain forecast for today

Widespread flooding in Bangkok on Saturday night has eased this morning, after city officials worked throughout the night to drain water from many roads, following six hours of occasionally very heavy rainfall. Heavy Morning Downpour Triggers Brief Flooding in Kamala, Phuket   Spokesman for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Ekwaranyu Amrapala, said today that eleven out […]

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Rescue at the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building during the Bangkok earthquake.

Bangkok

May 10, 2025

BMA ends search of collapsed quake building; seven people still missing

Bangkok, May 12 — With heavy hearts, authorities today called off the search for survivors at the collapsed State Audit Office building site, nearly seven weeks after the catastrophic structure failure that claimed at least 89 lives during Bangkok’s worst peacetime disaster. Bangkok Building Collapse Recovery Efforts Continue Amid Mounting Challenges The decision came after […]

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