NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Tuesday 16 April 2024

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The Director - general of the Department of Highways has ordered an urgent investigation into the collapse of scaffolding beam onto Rama II Road,  

The scaffolding fell on the Bangkok-bound road on Sunday afternoon, remarkably there were no casualties or injuries.

Construction had been stopped during the holidays to allow traffic to flow and is due to resume on Thursday. The elevated highway will be 81 kilometers between bangkok and Ratchaburi.

 

Around 15 forest Fires continue  to rage in Chiang Mai with some burning  for more than 3 days, authorities say 153 hot spots have been detected across the north, as unsafe levels  of air pollution continue.

Six army aircraft have been deployed to fight the fires,  

Many of Bangkok’s pavements are due to receive a facelift, a pilot project will re surface 86 kilometers of pavements or sidewalks along 16 roads.. 

The first section will be on Rama 4 road at Hualumpong. 

 

Traffic accidents from during the songkran holiday between April 11 to 14 claimed 162 lives and injured 1,279 others, many holidaymakers started to return to their workplaces yesterday. 

Around the region
Myanmar:  A resistance group fighting the junta’s military  said its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance and retake the key town of Mya-waddy close to the  Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. According to the Karen National Union.

WEATHER 

Chiang Mai and the north: sunny then..  cloudy with some thunder showers 38C

Bangkok: Sunny partly cloudy 36C

Pattaya:  Sunny partly cloudy  34C

Phuket and the south: Sunny  34C

Hua Hin: Sunny,  35 C

AQI yellow, moderate

Green clear, yellow moderate, Orange High,  Red unhealthy.  

Credits: Bangkok Post, The Nation, Asean Now, Khaosod English,  Hua Hin Today, Royal Coast Review, Kulsawek Sawekwannakorn, Thainewsroom.com, The Pattaya News, Phuket News, Channel News Asia, South China Morning Post, The Straits Times. The Irrawaddy. Windy.com. Wunderground.com

 

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