United Nations Climate Change Conference Bangkok, April 2011 The sixteenth session of the AWG-KP (AWG-KP 16) and the fourteenth session of the AWG-LCA (AWG-LCA 14), as well as workshops pursuant to the Cancun Agreements, are taking place from Sunday, 3 April through Friday, 8 April at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) of the United […]
Illness – mostly from respiratory problems – has struck more than 20,000 residents in flooded provinces in the South. They are seeking or receiving treatment at government clinics, hospitals, or from mobile medical units, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said yesterday. Mobile medical units had made 667 visits to 18,378 patients seeking treatment for respiratory […]
A 14-year-old Thai girl, who lost her leg to a speeding subway train in Singapore on Sunday, has undergone surgery and in a stable condition, Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said Monday. “Unfortunately, she has to lose one of her legs,” he said, adding that the ministry had provided for some relatives to visit her. […]
A strong earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia’s Java island early Monday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning. The quake, measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, jolted the southern coast of Central Java at 3:06 am (8:06 pm GMT Sunday). Read more: Ynetnews.com Ynet News
A Swedish couple were killed in Thailand at the weekend after being electrocuted in the shower of their hotel on the island of Krabi. The 25-year-old man and the 23-year-old woman had decided to take a shower together on Saturday evening, the Aftonbladet newspaper reported. Friends staying in the next room rushed in to the […]
Operators of Japan’s crippled power plant say they will release more than 10,000 tons of contaminated water into the ocean to make room in their storage tanks for water that is even more radioactive. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirmed the plan at a press conference Monday, saying the step is “unavoidable” to ensure safety. […]
The army chief affirms that the army never has any ambition apart from serving the people and protecting the country’s sovereignty. He also threatens legal action against those involved in the antimonarchy movement. Read more: TAN Network
BANGKOK, 4 April 2011 (NNT) – Domestic oil retailer and refinery PTT Plc has increased retail oil prices by 50 satang per liter for all products across the board except for E85, which will be increased by 30 satang, from today at 05.00 hrs onwards. Retail oil prices in Bangkok and vicinities are as follows: […]
