BANGKOK, April 2 — Concerned over an ongoing severe floods which affected 10 southern provinces, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday held a video conference meeting with governors or senior officials of those provinces regarding the tragedy as the death toll from floods and landslides increased to 39. Mr Abhisit first attended a briefing by […]
Surat Thani province wants three army CH-47 Chinook helicopters to deliver aid to tens of thousands of residents in four districts which are now under water. It has become the second province to ask for army Chinook helicopter help, after Nakhon Si Thammarat earlier sought the help of two of the giant helicopters for relief […]
The sudden plunge in temperatures last week could be a rare climatic phenomenon, according to a Thai expert. Assistant Professor Prateung Jintasakul of Rajabhat Nakhon Ratchasima University said the mercury plunged unusually sharply in the Northeast to 15-16 degrees Celsius from March 28 to 31, even though it is summer. The academic said the same […]
Tonga’s largest criminal trial today ended in the conviction of four men and the state shipping firm over the sinking of MV Princess Ashika. 74 were killed when the ferry went down off Nuku’alofa in 2009. Most bodies remain missing. Only two were recovered, including one Tongan – a 21-year-old mother called Vae Fetu’u Taufa. […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, April 2 — At least 35 people have been drowned and many are still missing following recent heavy rains, landslides and water runoff in southern Thailand, officials said Saturday. Relief supplies could be delivered to flood stricken people, but at a slow pace, as many roads are cut off from the outside […]
Pearl Oil found petroleum in G6/50 field; Chevron (Thailand) discovered it in G7/50; and PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) made its find in the G8/50 field. They were granted the concessions in the 20th round of concession granting by the Department of Mineral Fuels. The department’s directorgeneral, Songpob Polchan, said concession holders should promote good […]
Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, and a US Senate candidate in 2004, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for their role in furthering a “radical” Facebook Page called “Third Palestinian Intifada,” which openly advocated another uprising against the citizens of Israel. The complaint reserves the […]
It is believed that the singer met his mystery girlfriend when he made a secret holiday trip to Thailand a few weeks ago on the advice of his good friend, Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, who attended a wedding here late last year. The news _ which is sure to shock millions of teenage girls with […]
