Thailand’s Longest Wooden Bridge on Brink of Collapse
Strong currents in the Songkalia River and debris piling up is dangerously hindering the structure of the wooden Bridge.
Thirty Students Injured After School Bus Crashes into Ravine in Eastern Thailand
The crashed bus rests in a ditch after running off the road in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi, injuring about 30 people, on Thursday.
BANGKOK – Police and rescue workers from Kanchanaburi rescue network responded to a school bus accident in Kanchanaburi province just east of Bangkok on Thursday. Thirty people were injured, one seriously, when a bus taking students on a school trip ran off the road in Sai Yok district. According to the Bangkok Post, the Kanchanaburi […]
42 year-old Dutchman Killed after Ramming into the Rear of an Oil Tanker in Western Thailand
Officials said Roi Fanh Veeland (not official spelling) became the first casualty of Kanchanaburi's road-accident monitoring period during the Songkran holidays, called the “Seven Dangerous Days” of Songkran.
KANCHANABURI – The Royal Thai Police in western Thailand have reported that a 42 year-old Dutch tourist has been killed after he rammed into the back of an oil tanker with his Toyota Camry. Pol Maj Vorapong Chaophae, deputy investigation chief at Tha Muang police station in Kanchanaburi Province said that the accident took place […]
Irishman Robert Lytle Reportedly Missing in Kanchanaburi Province Found Dead in Kwai Noi River
51 year-old Robert Lytle was found floating face down in the river, wearing only black boxer shorts. The rescue team towed the body to shore.
KANCHANABURI – Pol Capt Somboon Pattrawongwiset, deputy investigation chief at Sai Yok police station in Kanchanaburi Province reported a rescue team had recovered the body of an Irishman,Robert Lytle, 51, who was reported missing by his Thai girlfriend two days ago. His body was found floating in the Kwai Noi river in Sai Yok […]
Thai Authorities Fail to Clean Lead-Poisoned Creek Despite Supreme Court Order
KANCHANA BURI – Hundreds of Karen families in Klity Creek Kanchanaburi Province are suffering from lead poisoning near a polluted creek that the government has failed to clean up despite a court order two years ago, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. In 1998, Lead Concentrates (Thailand) closed a mine in Klity Creek in […]
