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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will raid unauthorised pet markets throughout the city to prevent similar incidents from reoccurring following Tuesday ....
Of course, Thailand's royals are, so think the ultra-royalists and several dinosaur political parties, in need of Article 112, to "protect" them. It seems they also have delicate eyes in need of protection from the political kaleidoscope that is election campaigning on Thailand's streets. Despite the fact that - as several regimes have endlessly bleated,… ....
3 Traffic moves through Thawi Wattana district on Sunday, as people left the capital for the Songkran holiday. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul) Twenty-nine people were killed and 392 injured in 376 traffic accidents on Tuesday, the fourth day of the Songkran road safety campaign, interior deputy permanent secretary Ansit Sampantharat said on Wednesday. Mr Ansit, chairman of the centre for the prevention and reduction of road accidents, said the figures raised the total number of accidents during the four days (April 10-13) to 1,465, with 152 deaths and 1,494 injuries. The death toll, 29, was substantially down on Monday s 54 killed on the roads. On Tuesday, speeding was blamed for 36% of accidents, followed by drink-driving, 28%. ....
Schools stay open despite air hazard 8 BMA to minimise risks of PM2.5 published : 18 Dec 2020 at 06:00 8 People wear face masks while exercising in Lumpini Park in Bangkok which saw dust particles exceeding the safe level on Thursday. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya) The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) insisted there was no need to shut its 437 schools in the city, while hazardous PM2.5 ultra-fine dust particles exceeded the safe level in 11 locations in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces on Thursday. PM2.5 dust levels measured at 7am on Thursday ranged from 15 to 75 microgramme per cubic metre, according to a report issued by the Pollution Control Department. ....
Bad air over greater Bangkok 5 published : 16 Dec 2020 at 11:15 5 The Pollution Control Department reported unsafe smog levels in greater Bangkok on Wednesday morning, but the air in other regions was at good to very good quality. Particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter exceeded the government s safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre of air over the past 24 hours in most areas of Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon, the department reported at 7am. PM2.5 was at 26-98 mcg/cm over greater Bangkok. In the capital, PM2.5 peaked at 98 on Ma Charoen Road in Nong Khaem district, followed by 87 on Klong Thawi Wattana Road in Thawi Wattana district and 76 in Bang Kae district. ....