The atmosphere in Thailand’s southern metropolis of Hat Yai is lively as 2011 draws to a close, with Thai, Malaysian and Singaporean travellers joining up for the “Night Paradise Hat Yai” countdown event, while moe than Bt100 million is expected to circulate during the festive period. Starting on Friday at the town centre, the event […]
The Meteorological Department of Thailand on Friday afternoon issued a warning for people in eastern coastal provinces of the South to prepare for widespread scattered rain with heavy falls in some areas and the danger of floods from today to January 1. The department said the northeastern monsoon is now prevailing over the Gulf of […]
PATTANI, Dec 30 – Three soldiers on Friday were wounded in two separate roadside bombings in the southern border provinces of Pattani and Yala, according to local authorities. In Pattani’s Yarang district, two members of a six-man teacher protection unit were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion on 410 Yala-Patttani Road, according to Pol Col […]
A Pattaya teenage who gang rode back home after the Bodyslam-So Cool Pattaya Count Down 2012 Concert were followed by a gunman on a bike who shot and wounded five teenagers and escaped. The police assumes old gang rivalry. Pattaya, December 29, 2011 [PDN]; Pol. Sub. Lt. Noppadol Intarasorn, Deputy Inspector, Banglamung police station was […]
BANGKOK, Dec 30 – Thirty-four deaths, and 501 injuries in 427 road accidents were reported yesterday (Dec 29), the first day of the seven-day travel period of the New Year holiday, according to the holiday traffic safety centre. The major causes of road accidents are driving under the influence of alcohol and speeding, said Deputy […]
PHNOM PENH, Dec 30 — Thailand and Cambodia have reaffirmed their strong and close ties and agreed to speed up talks on plans for joint development of the two countries overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand for their mutual benefit. Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Surapong Tovichakchaikul and Minister of Energy Pichai Naripthaphan […]
An explosion at a warehouse in Burma’s largest city has killed at least 17 people and injured more than 100. Authorities said firefighters were fighting a blaze in the Rangoon warehouse district before dawn Thursday when the explosion occurred. Conflicting reports said the building was housing gunpowder, chemicals or medical equipment.
BANGKOK: Thailand’s government has returned the Thai passport of the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and is preparing to welcome him from exile, stoking renewed political tensions in the country. Mr Thaksin, a divisive figure, missed a self-imposed deadline to be in Bangkok for the wedding of his daughter Pinthongta two weeks ago. But […]
