Police complaint filed over fatal fall down Bangkok manhole
WEDNESDAY, MAY 08, 2024
Two siblings of a 59-year-old man who was killed after falling 15 metres down a manhole have filed a complaint with police against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Metropolitan Electricity Authority.
BMA orders inspection of manholes after man, 50, falls to his death
SATURDAY, MAY 04, 2024
An underground power cable project on Bangkok’s Lat Phrao Road has been halted after a 50-year-old man fell to his death into a 15-metre-deep hole on Friday morning.
One-day event to showcase 110 decorated manhole covers from across Japan
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Manhole covers are everywhere and many people just walk by them on the street without even thinking about them. Increasingly in many parts of Japan, however, artistically designed covers are making pedestrians stop in their tracks for a closer look.
Bangkok manhole covers to form ‘tourism map’ of Chinatown
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022
Bangkok plans to turn manhole covers into a “cultural map” that tells tourists about interesting historical landmarks and activities in city neighbourhoods.