BANGKOK, 27 October 2011 (NNT) – Traffic has become heavily congested in Pattaya and Khao Yai National Park as Bangkok residents are escaping the city ahead of the massive flood forecast for this weekend. As the northern runoff has inundated the Rangsit area of Pathum Thani province, cutting off major northbound routes, and has begun […]
As of Thursday’s morning, the floodwater has kept on rising in northern and western Bangkok. On Vibhavadi-Rangsit Highway, the inundation has spreaded to Wat Lak Si, located about 200 meters from the Don Muang Tollway ramp. The water level is about 50 centimeters. On Phaholyothin Road, the floodwater from Future Park Rangsit shopping mall to […]
The inundation at Don Mueang on Wednesday spreaded to Lak Si via Vibhavadi-Rangsit highway and to Saphan Mai via Paholyothin Road. The water is expected to further move to Lat Phrao junction. Read more: The Nation
Traffic in Bangkok was congested yesterday morning as the main waterworks canal overflowed in certain spots late on Wednesday and people living nearby moved their vehicles to elevated roads and flyovers. The canal overflowed because of runoffs from Pathum Thani and flooded Prachachuen Road near Phongphet Intersection, and people decided to park their vehicles on […]
A Swiss resident of Pattaya and his Thai Wife were attacked at a friend’s garage in the early hours of Tuesday. Mr. Martin Rudolf Moeklin aged 49, the owner of a Car Rental Shop on the Sukhumvit Road in Central Pattaya, sustained serious injuries and his wife, Khun Saishon aged 26, was also injured as […]
AYUTTHAYA, 8 October 2011 (NNT) – Floodwater has broken into the central area of Ayutthaya province in Thailand while local residents have been instructed to evacuate their homes and move to higher grounds for their own safety. Ayutthaya Governor Witthaya Phiewphong reported that several spots within inner Ayutthaya, or Koh Mueang, had become submerged under […]
BANGKOK, Oct 7 – Thai government has set up an integrated operations centre at Don Mueang Airport as flooding in Ayutthaya closed a section of the Asian Highway in the province, Thailand’s main route to the North. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra convened a meeting at Don Mueang Airport at 10am Friday to tackle the flood […]
A van transporting students from Bangkok back to Yala crashed with a ten-wheel truck, killing seven students and the van driver and injuring eight other students Tuesday, police said. The accident happened at 12:30 pm on the Asia Highway in Tambon Klong Channuan of Surat Thani’s Wiang Sa district. Read more: The Nation
