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Trains running on the Blue Line of Bangkok's fire-damaged Mass Rapid Transit system would resume full services on Monday morning if overnight repairs were complete and guaranteed safe, Deputy Transport Minister Phattrapong Phattraprasit said on Sunday.
Read original →Some MRT services were suspended after a fire caused by a short-circuit on the railway line between Bangkok's Tao Poon and Bang O stations on Sunday afternoon.
Read original →HONG KONG - Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong's history, discovering HK$125 million (533 million baht) worth of marijuana in a 40-foot container and arresting three people.
Read original →After a long search, officials have located the point of the leak in an underground fuel pipe in Klong Toey district of Bangkok and the city governor has ordered thorough checks for leaks at other, similar installations.
Read original →Former England forward Andros Townsend was nearly run over by a motorised pitch roller while warming up with his Prachuap teammates at half-time during a Thai League 1 match on Saturday.
Read original →Police are preparing to investigate five Chiang Mai officers for negligence after administrative officials raided two long-running gambling dens in the city centre and detained more than 100 people.
Read original →Energy Minister Akanat Promphan has unveiled plans to reform Thailand's power structure by expanding household solar rooftop capacity to 10,000MW, allowing households to generate electricity for their own use and sell surplus power back to the grid.
Read original →The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has stepped up inspections of the Den Chai–Chiang Rai–Chiang Khong line, now 70.6% complete, as work continues on Thailand's longest rail tunnel.
Read original →The Election Commission (EC)'s decision to refer the Senate vote-rigging case, which involves 77 suspects, to the Supreme Court has put 26 serving senators from the so-called "blue camp" -- politicians linked to the ruling Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party -- at the centre of a legal process that could shift…
Read original →People's Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept 19, 2006 coup by calling for a new constitution, citing more than 21 million votes earlier this year in favour of beginning the process.
Read original →Maybe the best way to understand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s confounding decision to reinforce the Thai government stance on foreigners as hostile — ordering “errant” visitors be summarily deported — is by understanding how some conclusions in this country are so foregone they appear unsha…
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