BMA and BTS Group launch ‘Fight against Dust’ campaign
IN AN EFFORT to decrease PM2.5 dust pollution the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the BTS Group have kicked off “Fight against Dust” campaign, encouraging Bangkok residents to change the engine oil and filters of their vehicles with receipts exchangeable for vouchers at participating stations, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 6). Mr. Chatchart Sittipunt, […]
Read MoreFemale student hit by motorcyclist at zebra crossing
GOING viral online is a video clip showing a motorcyclist hitting a female student at a pedestrian crossing on Ekachai road in Bang Khun Thian district seriously injuring her, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb. 4). The surveillance camera clip shows two students crossing the road and while other vehicles slowed down, this motorcycle […]
Read MoreFemale student hit by motorcyclist at zebra crossing
GOING viral online is a video clip showing a motorcyclist hitting a female student at a pedestrian crossing on Ekachai road in Bang Khun Thian district seriously injuring her, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Feb. 4). The surveillance camera clip shows two students crossing the road and while other vehicles slowed down, this motorcycle […]
Read MoreCar smashes through car park wall in dramatic crash
A CAR dangled precariously at a Rama IV road car park last night (Jan. 20) after the driver smashed through a wall upon accidently pressing the accelerator pedal while reaching for something at the back seat, PPTVHD36 said. The accident occurred at around 9 p.m. within a seven-storey car park at the Klong Toei […]
Read MoreOver 40% Bangkok residents fearful of answering phone calls as scams spread: Opinion poll
WITH SCAMS spreading an opinion poll conducted this month shows that 40.1% of Bangkok residents are now apprehensive and hesitant to answer calls from unknown numbers with the most common form of fraud being impersonating a government agency, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 19). The Ban Somdej Poll Centre at Ban Somdej Chaopraya Rajabhat […]
Read MorePM blames Rama II road cave-in on negligence
CARETAKER Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the sinkhole that opened up on Rama II road early this morning (Jan. 17) leading to a pickup truck plunging in was due to a water pipe rupturing but this is due negligence and not faulty design or construction method, PPTVHD36 said. Amid public concern about repeated accidents […]
Read MoreBig traffic jam as sinkhole emerges at Rama II road
A PICKUP truck fell into a sinkhole that opened up at on a parallel lane of Rama II road at 6.30 a.m. this morning (Jan. 17) causing a water pipe to burst and flood two of its lanes triggering big traffic congestion on both inbound and outbound directions, Naewna newspaper and FM91 Trafficpro said. […]
Read MoreCrane falls on Rama II road killing one person
A CONSTRUCTION crane fell on Rama II road at 9.15 a.m. this morning (Jan. 15) crushing two vehicles with there being one fatality, Naewna newspaper said. According to the Fire & Rescue Facebook page the crane fell and hit the two vehicles in front of a hotel on the outbound side of the Samut […]
Read MoreBMA 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 MorePM2.5 pollution staying high during Dec. 20-26
THE public has been warned to be careful as the concentration PM.2.5, which are tiny particulate matter that can dangerously clog lungs, is spiking from today Dec. 20 till Dec. 26 in many parts of the country, especially Bangkok and its vicinity, due to stagnant air, TV Channel said this afternoon. The Air Pollution […]
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