"Saen Saeb"

The Saen Saeb canal boat services will be halted during the long Songkran holidays, as the operator expects fewer commuters.

No boats will be plying Bangkok’s Saen Saeb canal from April 11 to 15 because the company running the service is giving its 350-strong team of drivers and fare collectors a Songkran break for the first time in two years.

The Harbour Department is building a 100-seat passenger boat and a charging station for a pilot shuttle service and will offer free service for two months while the new boat is being tested later this year.

The Harbour Department will install traffic signs and lights on the Saen Saeb Canal as a pilot project to try to prevent boat accidents, a deputy department chief said on Wednesday.

A motorcyclist had to be rescued from Saen Saeb Canal in Bangkok after he mysteriously tried to flee from police although no illegal items were found on him.

An unidentified man is being praised on Facebook as a hero after jumping into Bangkok’s polluted Saen Saeb Canal on Wednesday evening to rescue an aged dog.

The popular shuttle boat services on Bangkok’s Saen Saeb Canal will be closed three days starting April 13 during Songkran.

The body an unidentified foreigner was found floating on Saen Saeb Canal in Bangkok’s Vadhana district on Saturday morning, police said.

The Harbour Department has allowed the operator of the Saen Saeb canal shuttle boat service to raise its fare by one baht per distance, the department announced.

Shuttle boat service on Saen Saeb Canal was suspended on Saturday morning as the water level was too high following overnight heavy rains.