BMA unveils cell broadcast for real-time PM2.5 alerts
WHILE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA’s) newly-introduced cell broadcast system is helping people cope with PM.2.5 air pollution the situation in the capital today (Jan. 14) is not as severe as the same time last year as there are only three to four red-alert districts, TV Channel 7 said. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the […]
Read MoreKlatham contestant may have own assets confiscated over money-laundering charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A FORMER KLATHAM MP who is currently seeking re-election in a southern constituency may eventually have a sum of 158 million baht worth of his wealth confiscated at a court order due to his alleged involvement in money-laundering activity. The Anti-Money-Laundering Office today (Jan.14) announced that the agency is calling […]
Read MoreUpdate: Train accident death toll rises to 28 as rescue work is temporarily suspended
THE DEATH toll in the horrific accident at Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) this morning (Jan. 14) has risen to 28 with 79 injured but operation to rescue passengers of the train running from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchthani province that was hit by a crane falling from a bridge being built for high-speed rail project […]
Read More22 dead, 80 injured as crane falls on train
A CRANE used in the construction of a high-speed rail project fell on top of an express diesel train heading from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province with 208 passengers aboard just as it was passing Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat) with latest death toll being 22 and around 80 people injured, Naewna newspaper said this […]
Read MoreVendors affected as price of fresh chillis soars
VENDORS are feeling the heat as the price of fresh chilli peppers has soared to record high in many parts of the country reaching 250-350 baht a kilogramme, TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said last evening (Jan. 13). A news team surveyed prices at a market in Khuan Kalong district, Satun province, and […]
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