Dome-shaped building in Samut Prakan collapses
A LARGE dome-shaped building within the Metropolitan Electricity Authority training and skills testing centre in Samut Prakan province collapsed at around noon today (Feb. 9) with rescuers who rushed to the scene to help those possibly trapped in the rubble not allowed in and initial report indicating two persons got injured, Naewna newspaper and […]
Read MoreDome-shaped building in Samut Prakan collapses
A LARGE dome-shaped building within the Metropolitan Electricity Authority training and skills testing centre in Samut Prakan province collapsed at around noon today (Feb. 9) with rescuers who rushed to the scene to help those possibly trapped in the rubble not allowed in and initial report indicating two persons got injured, Naewna newspaper and […]
Read MoreFootbridge at Bang Na-Trat road collapses, inbound traffic paralysed
RESCUERS are working hard at freeing three people trapped in their vehicles that got damaged when a pedestrian overpass at Bang Na-Trat road collapsed upon being struck by a dump truck this morning (Dec. 18) paralyzing inbound traffic, Nawena newspaper said. This footbridge is right in front of Namchai market, Bang Phli Noi subdistrict, […]
Read MoreConcrete chunk falling on car in Bang Na not caused by structure chipping: EXAT
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) clarified today (May 2) that an object resembling a concrete block that fell from a footbridge on Bangna-Trad road and smashed a sedan’s windshield was not caused by the structure chipping, Amarin TV said. This followed widespread coverage of this incident on traditional and social media. In a […]
Read MoreLove across the canal ends in tragedy
A WOMAN very much in love with her boyfriend decided to swim across the canal to meet him but got tired and tragically drowned, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 16). This morning police at Klong Dan station, Bang Bo district, Samut Prakan, were alerted of a woman’s body seen floating in Klong Dan canal, […]
Read MoreSamut Prakan kicks off fun-filled festival to welcome 2025
WITH the New Year just round the corner, revellers of all ages looking for a cool way to say farewell to this one might like to join “Travel Locally, Eat Deliciously in Samut Prakan Province” festival which started on Christmas Day and ends with a spectacular New Year countdown fireworks, Amarin TV said this […]
Read MoreSamut Prakan badly flooded as seawater rises
RISING seawater flooded many areas of Samut Prakan today (Nov. 17) with several roads turned into canals and the flooding likely to worsen tomorrow, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Seawater started flowing in at 8 a.m. this morning with a two-lane road from Phra Samut Chedi junction to the entrance to Pom Prakan village […]
Read MoreIcelandic man found dead at Samut Prakan hotel
AN ICELANDIC man was found dead at a hotel room in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province today (July 17) in unclear circumstances with police assuming that the alcohol he drank triggered an underlying health condition, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon. At 11.30 a.m. police at Bang Kaew station were informed of […]
Read MoreTruck driver caught after wild chase with over 20 vehicles hit
A TRUCK DRIVER who zoomed to escape a police search then led them on a wild 20-kilometre chase during which he hit over 20 vehicles and slightly injured three policemen now faces five charges, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Dec. 4). Pol.LCpl. Peerapat Ongphudee, head of the traffic group on duty at Bang […]
Read MoreWaiter accidentally shoots man celebrating friend’s birthday
A MAN who was among 10 people celebrating a friend’s birthday at a restaurant in Phra Pradaeng district, Samut Prakan province, was accidently shot in the right rib cage by a waiter who was unloading bullets from a pistol behind a bar counter in the wee hours of this morning (Aug. 31), Amarin TV […]
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