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Jenphop Indicted for Fatal Benz Crash

By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter

AYUTTHAYA — Businessman Jenphop Viraporn was indicted yesterday for the fiery crash that killed two graduate students on an Ayutthaya highway.

Erawan Shrine Reopens After Car Plows Through, Injuring 6

BANGKOK — Tourists were gathered as usual at the Erawan Shrine on Saturday morning after a car drove into the sacred venue Friday night, injuring six people.

Dozens of Roads Closed This Weekend Around Grand Palace

BANGKOK — Roads throughout much of Bangkok’s old quarter will be closed Saturday for the first day of public access to the palace hall where His Majesty the Late King lies in state.

Sakon Nakhon City Lowers Speed Limit to 60kph

SAKON NAKHON — Officials on Tuesday lowered the speed limit of a northeastern province to 60kph in an effort to lower road accidents.

City Hall Dismisses Concerns Over Chao Phraya Footbridge

BANGKOK — City Hall on Tuesday dismissed concerns over the project to build a footbridge and bike lane across Chao Phraya river, after its...

Passenger Death Forces Tigerair to Land at BKK



BANGKOK — A Tigerair flight out of Chiang Mai had to make an emergency landing Tuesday evening after a passenger died on board.
Photo: Matichon

Some MRT Fares to Go Up 1 Baht From July

BANGKOK — The metro operator Friday said it would raise some fares by 1 baht starting July.
A bus fitted with an air-filtration system on top of its roof.

Bangkok Buses to Install Rooftop Air Purifiers Despite Pseudoscience Claims

BANGKOK — A transport official on Tuesday said he will go ahead with a plan to install air purifiers on top of public buses to reduce dust pollution in the capital, despite criticism from scientists who call it a pseudoscience.
Photo: Matichon

Ticket Cams to Bust Bangkok’s Lane Cutters

BANGKOK — It’s Friday evening and the commute home is more exhausting than the actual work week. Slogging toward an overpass, a random car creeps from behind and swoops in up ahead, extending the traffic infinity war even longer.

GrabCar Driver Charged With Assaulting Girl

CHIANG MAI — A GrabCar driver was arrested in Chiang Mai province Friday for harassing a teen female passenger. Jaran Naetawan, 26, admitted he hugged...

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