BANGKOK, Dec 26 – Passengers at Bangkok’s main bus terminal and on the Chao Phraya River are now able to use free Wi-Fi as part of government policy to provide access to high speed internet to the public. Minister of Information and Communication Technology Anudith Nakornthap inaugurated the high-speed internet service dubbed “Smart Station Smart […]
The Stop Global Warming Association (SGWA) lodged another complaint against the Airports of Thailand (AOT) with the Central Administrative Court. This is the third complaint against the company’s plan to expand Suvarnahbumi Airport. SGWA also represented two groups of residents living near the airport in lodging the first two complaints. Read more: The Nation
The six-storey IT Grand shopping mall in Bangkok’s Bang Kae district was engulfed in flames late Friday night. No one was injured in the blaze. Police said some 30 fire engines took nearly two hours to control the blaze. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
BANGKOK, 17 December 2012 (NNT) – The Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP) has projected that traffic congestion will climb to a new peak in 2014, due to increased motor vehicles and several infrastructure projects. The number of vehicles registered daily in Bangkok has increased by 39.6 percent from last year and […]
BANGKOK,17 December 2012 (NNT) – The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) next year will install an additional 20-thousand closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) in the capital city, especially communities plagued with crimes and drug trafficking in an effort to provide security for Bangkok residents. Speaking at a press conference after a BMA executives meeting today, BMA Spokesperson Wason […]
Two British men, one of them 77 years old, survived a small plane crash in a grassy field in Pathum Thani. The men were returning to Bangkok from a business trip when the plane’s engine failed. The plane skidded on the ground after landing and overturned. The men reportedly suffered minor injuries. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
Residents in Bangkok’s Rama III area suffered a blackout from yesterday morning until the evening after a crane became entangled in power lines and pulled down 32 electricity poles, causing damage to four cars and a townhouse and injuring six people. Many poles were uprooted and toppled onto the road. A taxi and a container […]
Thai government’s first-car tax rebate scheme has been a smashing success and a boon for the auto industry, but has helped spawn tremendous traffic snarls on Bangkok streets, traffic officials said. “We found that people have to spend 30 minutes to an hour more on the road, especially in the main congestion areas such as […]
