Tag: Bangkok
Parts of Bangkok, Samut Prakan hit by high-tide floods
SEVERAL areas of Bangkok and Samut Prakan were flooded today (Oct. 13) due to high tide raising the Chao Phraya river level with floodwater flowing into some houses too, Matichon newspaper said. At noon today the flooding at kilometre 25 of Borommaratchachonnani road, both inbound and outbound, reached 30 centimetres with tailbacks on both sides …
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Chadchart tells hit-and-run driver who killed street-sweeper to surrender
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Oct. 10) urged a hit-and-run driver who killed a female street-sweeper on Saturday to surrender warning that a hunt for him continues, Sanook.com said. Ms. Somsri Yimchalam, who was employed as a street-sweeper by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) Cleaning and Parks Department, died after being hit by a vehicle while …
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Tree falls on car, cab during rainstorm, cabbie safe
A PRIVATE TAXI driver escaped unscathed after a tree at the fence of Chulalongkorn University fell on both his cab and a private car parked beneath it during hours-long torrential rain in Bangkok last evening, Sanook.com said this morning (Oct. 8). Both vehicles were parked beside Chamchuri building’s fence next to Phayathai road when …
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Shopkeeper arrested for bashing up foreign tourist with skateboard
THE owner of a shop selling cannabis infused craft sodas on Khao San road was arrested today (Oct. 7) after using a skateboard to hit a foreign tourist on the head and face before dawn yesterday, Sanook.com said. Mr. Phawit (surname withheld), or Ken, 33, admitted that at 5 a.m. yesterday morning just as …
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Many areas of Bangkok flooded after torrential rain
GREATER Bangkok was lashed by torrential downpour from 2.30 p.m. onwards that led to many roads being flooded and critical traffic jams building up in many areas, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon (Oct. 3). Flooding was particularly heavy at Bang Na intersection with small cars having difficulty going through. Also in a bad state …
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After weeks of flooding Lat Krabang residents find sandbags stuffed in a drain
RESIDENTS of a neighbourhood in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district that has been flooded since September 10 with the floodwater now reeking today (Oct. 2) found that sandbags had been stuffed into a key drain, Amarin TV said. People living in Soi Luang Phaeng 6 said they started checking the drains after hearing that sandbags …
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Covid jab service shifting from Bang Sue station to Dermatology Institute
ALTHOUGH the Covid vaccination service at Bang Sue Grand Station is ending on Friday Sept. 30 it will be continuing at the Institute of Dermatology near the Victory Monument from Saturday Oct. 1 onwards, Amarin TV said today (Sept. 27). The Central Vaccination Centre (CVC) said on its Facebook page that this service will …
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Chadchart: Rain has doubled over 30 years with super typhoon moving in
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at a meeting today (Sept. 26) that the amount of rain Bangkok received so far this month without Super Typhoon Noru having arrived is very high, being double the amount that fell in the same period 30 years ago, Matichon newspaper said. This is clearly illustrated by Din Daeng …
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Many roads in Lat Krabang remain flooded
MANY roads remained flooded in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Sept. 16) with small cars unable to travel on some of them after all its six subdistricts were declared a disaster zone yesterday, INN News and Naewna newspaper said. District officials checked the situation and found that the floodwater was 10-15 cm high on …
Prawit wades in to help Chadchart solve city flooding
CARETAKER Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan inspected Khlong Saen Saep floodgate in Minburi to monitor the flooding in the capital with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt being on hand to brief him on the situation, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Sept. 14). Chadchart told Prawit, who was accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Gen. Chaicharn Changmongkol and …
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Champion charged after wakeskating on flooded road
BANGKOK-BORN World Wakeskate 2022 Champion Daniel Grant was summoned and charged with endangering vehicles and people for wakeskating on flooded Phaholyothin road, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Sept. 13). Grant, 24, posted a video clip of himself wakeskating on floodwater in front of Bangkok University in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani on Facebook Accompanying caption …
3 cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the …
Red flag alert issued in Rangsit as key canal overflows amid incessant rain
RANGSIT municipality this afternoon (Sept. 8) issued a red flag alert as continuous heavy rain has led to water in the Rangsit Prayoonsak canal now overflowing the dam line onto the roads, Matichon newspaper quoted JS100 Radio as saying. Pol. Capt. Dr. Trilup Thoopkrachang, Rangsit city’s mayor, together with a team of officials had …
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More heavy rain to hit Bangkok this evening, Bang Khen in danger again
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt warned that the capital faces two more rounds of torrential rainfall tonight and tomorrow night (Sept. 7-8) after being lashed by heavy downpour from 3.30 p.m till 4.30 a.m this morning, Naewna newspaper said. The Meteorological Department forecast more rainfall in Bangkok at 3 p.m. followed by a slowdown but …
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Chadchart launches garbage pilot project in 3 districts
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Sept. 4) launched a campaign asking people to separate waste into two simple categories and also unveiled a new type of garbage truck as part of a garbage management pilot project in three districts, TV Channel 7 and Matichon newspaper said. The three districts involved in this project are …
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Academic: Big floods this year, Bangkok to disappear by 2100
A RANGSIT University professor warned that flooding over the next three months will be as severe as in 2011 with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged to inform residents that the floodwater in the capital could reach a metre high while also drawing attention to projection by global experts that the metropolis will sink in …
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Chadchart hits back at critic attacking charity show
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt slammed Mr. Srisuwan Chanya for posting photos of him modelling and criticising him for not paying attention to floods and traffic jams pointing out that it was a charity event for the disabled and he was not paid anything, INN News and Sanook.com said today (August 29). Chadchart even thanked …
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Canal boat service halted to channel excess water
THE Phadung Krung Kasem canal’s electric boat service is being halted from September 3 till October to channel excess water flowing down from the north while a few more tropical storms are also moving into the country, Matichon newspaper said. Krungthep Thanakom Co., which is the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s holding company for investment projects, said …
Prawit calls Chadchart, sending soldiers to help with city floods
CARETAKER Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan contacted Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt by hotline today (August 27) to help prepare for flooding in the capital during the current rainy season with soldiers being sent to fill sandbags and build flood walls, Matichon newspaper said this evening. Gen. Prawit, in his capacity as Deputy Prime Minister, is …
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Chadchart orders inspection of all bridges after another one found damaged
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (August 27) ordered the inspection of all bridges in the capital after another one, crossing Ratchada-Ladprao intersection, was found to be damaged, TV Channel 7 said. This follows a part of a U-turn bridge at Samut Sakhon section of Rama 2 road falling on top of several cars below …
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Massive traffic jams after rain lashes city
COMMUTERS were stuck in massive traffic jams across Bangkok after heavy rain this evening (August 26) amid complaints that nothing is moving, Matichon newspaper and Sanook.com said. At 6.45 p.m. FM91 Traffic Pro confirmed that traffic was not moving at all on Petchaburi and Chidlom roads and in the Pratunam area. There were also …
Move to clear dead cables in Bangkok with 50% useless
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittiphan supervised the removal of dead cables at Thonglor road today (August 25) to speed up a project to tidy up communication lines running through 800 kilometres of the metropolis within two years, Naewna newspaper said. He was accompanied by Mrs. Pirongrong Ramsut, secretary-general National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, with this …
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