Tag: Traffic
More than 100 endangered pangolins seized in Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai customs officials have seized more than 100 live pangolins and 450 kilograms (990 pounds) of scales from the endangered animal...
Launch of speed detection in Bangkok streets
Metropolitan police have started the launch of speed detection to catch speeding motorists and motorcyclists in Bangkok with the use of radar speed guns,...
Interior Ministry campaigns for road safety during New Year festival
BANGKOK,(NNT) – The Deputy Interior Minister has instructed all relevant agencies to campaign for road safety and conduct strictly enforce the law to reduce...
Ratchayothin flyover bridge to be closed on Nov 22-25
The Ratchayothin flyover bridge will be closed on November 22-25 before it is due to be demolished on the following day to make way...
Pattaya traffic turns into chaos after heavy downpour flooded roads
Predawn thunderstorm today dumped heavy rains on Pattaya for two hours, submerging several roads and paralyzing traffic on adjacent areas including the Sukhumvit highway...
One month given to ease traffic in Bangkok
Authorities in charge of traffic affairs in Bangkok have been given one month to show progress in easing the congestion problem in the capital,...
Officials mull measures to reduce road accidents in Koh Samui
Foreign tourists may be required to undergo driving lessons and an orientation in Thai traffic rules for at least two hours before they are...
Dozens of new traffic regulations take effect
Two dozen new traffic regulations took effect Jan. 25 aimed at thwarting street racers and curbing vehicle-registration fraud. The vast majority of the new...
New 8 lane road opens to ease traffic congestions in Northern...
BANGKOK-The construction of an eight lane road aimed at easing traffic congestion in the North of Bangkok is now officially open to traffic. Bangkok...
Traffic expert calls Sukhumvit bypass tunnel wasteful, destructive
The former secretary-general of Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Board called four proposed tunnels under busy intersections on Sukhumvit road a “waste” of...
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Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
SUNDAY EDITORIAL
The government has at last confirmed that it will have the last word on which locations will be chosen to host casino-entertainment complexes....
Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
Would Thai language signs in Pattaya confuse tourists?
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...
Pattaya Patchwork Repairs – From potholes to bumps
PATTAYA, Thailand – Local residents and business operators near the South Pattaya traffic light intersection, close to Wat Chai Mongkol, raised concerns about damaged...