Residents living near the Chang Phuak Gate in the Chiang Mai city wall have expressed growing concern about the lack of restoration work despite a collapse four months ago. Community members near the fallen section of the historic wall told reporters on Saturday that they were worried further deterioration would occur. Full story: Bangkok Post […]
Chiang Mai’s ancient city wall, near the Chang Phuak Gate, partially collapsed due to heavy rain last night, prompting officials from the Fine Arts Department and Chiang Mai municipality to rush to assess the damage ahead of starting renovation work. Broken parts of the ancient wall, said to have been built during the reign of […]
A hungry elephant has broken through the wall of a house to access the kitchen in search of food. It happened in Hua Hin district, south of Bangkok. During the night of Sunday a family in the town of Hua Hin heard a roar in the kitchen, what they did not imagine was that they […]
KHON KAEN, April 23 (TNA) – A four-year-old girl was killed when a school building wall collapsed during heavy rain and strong wind in Khon Kaen province yesterday. According to initial investigation, the collapse may be linked to modification of the building’s construction plan, said Khon Kaen governor, Somsak Jangtrakul, who inspected the damage at […]
CHIANG MAI — Chiang Mai police on Saturday said the two tourists who vandalized a historic wall avoided jail time and will likely fly home after paying 100,000 baht fines. Col. Teerasak Sriprasert of Chiang Mai City police today said Briton L. F. and Canadian B. S. were initially sentenced to two years in prison […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): An Air India flight with 136 persons on board hit a compound wall in Trichy before takeoff. After airport officials informed the pilot in command about the damage, he responded by saying that that the aircraft systems were operating normally. The badly damaged plane, later, diverted to Mumbai, which is around 690 […]
PHUKET: One lane of Thung Kha Rd in Rassada remains closed today (July 12) following the collapse of a retaining wall yesterday (July 11) which is believed to have been caused by recent heavy rain. The wall is the property of property development company Pruksa Ville who recently purchased the adjoining land for a new […]
Airports of Thailand has allocated a budget of Bt30 million to build a glass wall at Suvarnabhumi Airport to prevent suicide attempts. Rawewan Netrakavesna, general manager of the airport, said the wall would be built on the fourth floor of the departure lounge, according to Thai Rath online. Read more: The Nation
