One lane at accident-hit expressway reopened but police say avoid it
ALTHOUGH the Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) worked round the clock to clear debris from the collapse of a beam at a bridge being built near Dao Khanong toll plaza that killed six workers and injured around 24 others enabling one inbound lane to reopen this morning (March 17), police said to avoid it […]
Read MoreTourism-deprived South Thailand provinces expect better days with improved road, air access
Narathiwat Province, South Thailand – The South Thailand provinces of Pattani and Narathiwat are pretty much at the bottom of the heap in terms of tourism. That is set to change over the next three years thanks to upcoming improvements in road and air accessibility. An upgrading of Narathiwat airport is due for completion […]
Read MoreSedan plunges off bridge after hitting two vehicles
THE DRIVER of a sedan got injured after hitting two vehicles on the bridge over Rama 5 roundabout, in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi, and plunging down almost seven metres to the road below, Naewna newspaper said today (May 26). A team of policemen from Bang Kruai station together with Ruam Katanyu Foundation rescuers rushed […]
Read MoreThailand, Laos, Australia mark 30th anniversary of the Mekong’s first post-war peace project
THAILAND, Laos and Australia are this week holding a series of activities to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1st Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, the first infrastructure project to reinforce the peace and promote travel, tourism, transportation and trade as a conduit for the economic development of the post-war Indochina region. The 1,170-kilometre bridge was […]
Read More2 dead, many tourists injured as bus plunges off a bridge in Samut Prakan
TWO people died and 18 others, mostly tourists, got injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Samut Prakan this evening (Feb. 3), Matichon newspaper said. Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers and ambulances quickly reached the bridge over Ka Long canal at 200 Pi road, Preng subdistrict, Bang Bo district, and rushed to take the […]
Read MorePM vows to go ahead with Land Bridge project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Jan.22) looked unperturbed by sustained criticism over the cost-effectiveness of the Land Bridge project in the southern region and pledged to go ahead with it. Prior to a two-day roving cabinet meeting in Ranong, the prime minister reconfirmed the Pheu Thai-led government’s scheme to carry […]
Read More15 children hurt in emergency bridge demo accident
A CHILDREN’S DAY event ended badly when an emergency bridge put on show in Satun suddenly malfunctioned sending around 30 children tumbling to the ground with 15 rushed to the hospital, some seriously injured, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 13). The sling of the emergency bridge, from the 45th Engineer Battalion, had suddenly […]
Read MoreLand Bridge projects to get started in 2025, finished in 2030: PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Dec.30) confirmed that the planned implementation of Land Bridge projects in the upper southern region of Thailand will get started in 2025 and finished in 2030. The prime minister said the government is currently putting forward various megaprojects to link two oceans, the Pacific Ocean […]
Read MoreBridge over Ping river collapses after heavy rain
AN OLD BRIDGE crossing Ping river and connecting Chiang Mai’s Chom Thong district to Lamphun’s Wiang Nong Long district dramatically collapsed last evening (Sep. 30) with vibrations felt throughout the neighbouring area after torrential rain lashed many parts of the North particularly the upper part of this river, Sanook.com said this morning. Mr. Chatchai […]
Read MoreFlyover metal plate falls on workers killing one, injuring two
A HEAVY metal plate beneath Lamsalee intersection flyover undergoing repairs caming crashing down and killed one worker and injured two others in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 17), Matichon newspaper said. Lt. Col. Banphot Manurak, deputy inspector at Lat Phrao police station, quickly went to the site of the accident together with […]
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