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Eight killed in horrific crash on motorway

Eight people were killed when their car was rear-ended by a truck in an emergency stopping lane on a motorway in Samut Prakan province, resulting in a collision with another parked truck.

Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2025

Man killed in Samut Prakan shooting

One man was shot dead and two others seriously injured in a shooting near a market in the Phra Pradaeng district of Samut Prakan province around noon on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2025

Thailand’s cleanest and most polluted beaches named

The Pollution Control Department has named the cleanest beaches for swimming, and the most polluted, in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Jan 1, 2025

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Four dead, one injured in Samut Prakan shooting

Four people died and a girl was severely wounded when a man opened fire at a neighbouring family and then took his own life in Samut Prakan.

Bangkok Post · Nov 26, 2024

Singapore drug dealer could face death after deportation

A Singaporean drug smuggler who was arrested this week in Samut Prakan will be deported back to his country, where he is likely to be given the death penalty, officials said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Sep 19, 2024

Woman rescued from 4-metre python attack

An exhausted woman was freed from the coils of a large snake that had been wrapped around her body for almost two hours, at her house in Samut Prakan on Tuesday night.

Bangkok Post · Sep 18, 2024

Lisa look-alike chicken seller goes viral

A young fried chicken seller at a market in Samut Prakan is gaining attention after people commented on her resemblance to Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal of the K-pop group Blackpink.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2, 2024

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Woman complains about Songkran groping

A woman has complained to police about being groped during a Songkran celebration in Samut Prakan on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Apr 16, 2024

Chinese tourist killed on zebra crossing

A Chinese tourist was killed after being hit by a speeding pickup truck on a zebra crossing in Samut Prakan province on Friday night, the first day he arrived in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2024

Parents of street racers fined

The parents of 10 youths caught motorcycle street racing in Samut Prakan have been charged and fined 10,000 baht, police said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 23, 2024

Monorail train wheel hits taxi

A wheel fell off a Yellow Line monorail train and hit a taxi in Samut Prakan on Tuesday evening. No casualties were reported.

Bangkok Post · Jan 3, 2024

Former officials found 'unusually rich' by B2bn

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has found four former Revenue Department officials in Samut Prakan province to be unusually wealthy, by 2.1 billion baht.

Bangkok Post · Dec 5, 2023

Road rage gunshot kills passing motorcyclist

A passing motorcyclist was killed by a gunshot from an angry pickup driver who fired at the driver of a six-wheel truck in Samut Prakan district on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Nov 21, 2023

Three killed after jet ski rams longtail boat

Three people on board a longtail boat were killed when a speeding jet ski rammed into their vessel in a canal in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 30, 2023

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Bangkok Post · Sep 11, 2023

Colombians arrested for luxury home break-ins

Three Colombian nationals - two men and one woman - have been arrested for a string of burglaries at luxury houses in Samut Prakan and nearby provinces.

Bangkok Post · Jun 24, 2023

Samut Prakan school on climate change front line

Each morning, four children stand barefoot in a line and proudly sing the national anthem as the Thai flag is raised outside their school, perched on a finger of land surrounded by the sea.

Bangkok Post · Jun 14, 2023

Insults erupt into deliverymen vs customer brawl

SAMUT PRAKAN: Two groups of hot-headed people were all charged with engaging in physical assault after a brawl sparked by an argument between a deliveryman and a customer.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3, 2023

Yellow Line monorail service gets positive reviews

Commuters were thrilled to join the first Yellow Line monorail trial run on Saturday. Many had flocked to Samrong station in Samut Prakan since 9am.

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Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Factory owes workers almost B20m

Labour authorities have ordered the operator of a textile factory in Samut Prakan province to speed up paying more than 100 workers wages totalling 19.33 million baht.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Factory owes workers B20m

Labour authorities have ordered an operator of a textile factory in Samut Prakan province to speed up paying about 109 workers 19.33 million baht in total, plus 15% interest, in wages the employer had failed to pay them from July 2020 until this April.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2023

Duni preps B300m to double capacity

Duni (Thailand) Co, a Thai-Swedish paper napkin manufacturer, plans to spend 300 million baht to double its production capacity at its Asia manufacturing base in Samut Prakan, aiming to capitalise on a rebound in demand in the HoReCa (hotel, restaurant and catering) market.

Bangkok Post · May 16, 2023

Travel to the next province for a meal Sooooo Good

I travel for food, especially if it’s good and there is meat involved. Enter Sooooo Goood Gourmet, which does involve a bit of travel since its in Bang Phli Yai, Samut Prakan.

Bangkok Post · May 14, 2023

Woman shoots, stabs husband with minor wife at polling station

SAMUT PRAKAN: A woman was detained after injuring her husband in a gun and knife attack near a polling station in Muang district on Sunday, police said.

Bangkok Post · May 13, 2023

Crypto miners ‘stole B500,000 a month worth of electricity’

SAMUT PRAKAN: Authorities have seized cryptocurrency mining hardware worth more than 5 million baht from two houses in Samut Prakan where electricity theft exceeded 500,000 baht a month.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2023

Two migrant labour brokers found stabbed to death

Two men working as brokers for a migrant labour smuggling gang were found dead with multiple stab wounds in dense grass in Nonthaburi on Thursday after being reported missing from a house in Samut Prakan last week.

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