Tag: Bangkok
Metropolitan Waterworks Authority cuts tap water production
BANGKOK, Nov 2 – The Thai capital’s Metropolitan Waterworks Authority on Wednesday cut tap water production at its Bang Khen plant by 200,000 cubic...
No radiation contamination, chemical leak from flooded installations
BANGKOK, Nov 2 - The Thai government confirmed on Wednesday that there was neither radiation contamination nor chemical leaks at flood-ravaged premises and industrial...
Water inundates Bangkok roads at Major Ratchayothin, SCB Park and Criminal...
BANGKOK, Nov 3 – The massive volume of water surrounding Bangkok continues slowly forcing its way into the heart of the capital from the...
City Hall declares evacuation in Bang Khae district
BANGKOK, Nov 3 - The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on Thursday advised the evacuation of an additional district of Bang Khae in western Bangkok...
Don Mueang Airport clarifies status of grounded aircraft on flooded runway
BANGKOK, Nov 3 – The aircraft that were left surrounded by floodwater at Don Mueang Airport are decommissioned, but some still usable, according to...
Consumer goods shortages likely to ease this week: Commerce Ministry
BANGKOK, Nov 2 – Flood-related consumer product and food shortages are likely to lessen this week, according to Permanent Secretary for Commerce Yanyong Puangrach....
Thai flood raises October inflation rate 4.19% year-on-year
BANGKOK, Nov 1 - Thailand's inflation rate in October rose to 113.07, a 4.19-per cent increase year-on-year due to Thailand’s flood problem, Yanyong Puangrach,...
BMA evacuating Bang Khen, other areas
BANGKOK, Nov 2 -- The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) issued an evacuation order for all Bang Khen district residents as the water level is...
Big sandbags to stem northern overflow to capital
BANGKOK, Nov 2 - In an attempt to curb the deluge from the north from overflowing into inner Bangkok, operations using 2.5 tonne sandbags...
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Tourist seriously hurt after falling from hotel building in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign woman was seriously injured after falling from a hotel building in Pattaya during the early hours of March 15.
At...
Shorter booking windows force Pattaya tourism to rethink promotions
PATTAYA, Thailand – Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to ripple through the global travel industry, with tourism operators in Pattaya closely...
Pattaya officers wake intoxicated tourist found sleeping on bank steps
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya assisted a heavily intoxicated foreign tourist who was found asleep on the steps of Bangkok Bank...
Public pressure mounts as Pattaya reviews Bongkot–Kor Phai traffic barrier
PATTAYA, Thailand – City officials in Pattaya are preparing to reopen a traffic barrier at the intersection of Soi Bongkot and Soi Kor Phai...
Pattaya officials confiscate illegal beach chairs and mats on public sand
PATTAYA, Thailand – Authorities in Pattaya have announced stricter enforcement against individuals illegally placing mats and chairs on public beaches for rental, warning that...