On Wednesday evening, May 15th, 2024, a Filipino woman sustained neck injuries when a palm tree, uprooted by strong winds and heavy rain, fell onto her car in Thalang. The accident occurred on the main Thep Krasattri Road in the northbound lane near Baan Phon, Sri Sunthorn, around 6:00 P.M. Female Filipino Tourist Attacked, Robbed, […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – The acting prime minister has visited Krabi province to observe local water management efforts and oil palm farming. There, he expressed confidence that the price of palm this year will reach 7.5 baht per kilogram. Deputy Prime Minister serving as Acting Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan received a briefing on the latest […]
PHITSANULOK: A man fell to his death from a sugar palm tree he had climbed up to tap palm milk at a village in Wat Bot district on Sunday morning, police said. Pol Capt Suthep Madit, a Wat Bot police duty officer, said police and rescue workers rushed to Suan Pan village in tambon Tha […]
PHATTHALUNG, May 29 – Gold diggers continued to flood into an oil palm plantation in this southern Thai province to search for gold despite an absolute prohibition from the land owner. Fifty or 60 people arrived at the plantation in Khao Chai Son district today in search of gold which they believe is buried underground. […]
CHON BURI, 21 January 2012 (NNT) – Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi has opened a new garden to celebrate the auspicious year of the dragon. Dubbed the Twin Dragon Park, the zoo’s new highlight, which is decorated with a pair of 84-meter long dragons made of fresh and artificial leaves such as those of […]
SURAT THANI, 12 June 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s popular tourist destination island, Koh Samui, is promoting coconut trees growing on the island with an aim of boosting local tourism and making coconut trees one of the Thai economy drives. Samui District Chief Mr. Prasert Jitmoong said the famous island was once renowned for its coconuts, […]
Thailand will start developing biofuel for jets to meet demand from 2012, when European aviation regulations calling for green fuel in airplanes take effect, says the Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency Department. “That means Thailand’s international airports should have airplane-compatible biofuel available to serve European airlines,” said Twarath Sutabutr, the deputy director-general. “We want to […]
