The United States has announced that it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018, citing a need for reform and an anti-Israel bias in the organization, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement on Thursday. “On October 12, 2017, the Department of State notified UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova of the US […]
As more rains are anticipated this week in large areas of the country, and several irrigation dams are discharging water to prepare for more water inflow, the Chao Phraya river is now swollen and is submerging low-lying areas and farmlands along the river in several provinces. The swollen river has also prompted Bangkok city officials […]
BANGKOK, 11 October 2017 (NNT) – His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun has issued a statement to voice his appreciation to all those participating in the “We Do Good with Our Hearts” social service campaign. In the royal message, His Majesty the King conveyed his heartfelt thanks to the Thai people for their sincere expression […]
Owners have been given 90 days from Friday to register their drones, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) announced on Wednesday. NBTC Secretary General Takorn Tantasith said the decision was taken to deal with the rampant use of drones in Thailand, while only 350 are registered with the Civil Aviation of Thailand (CAT). Full […]
There have been no reports of the spread of a kind of drug called “Flakka” or “zombie” in Thailand but narcotic suppression police throughout the country have been instructed to watch out for it, Pol Maj Gen Tanai Apichartseni, acting deputy commissioner of the Narcotics Suppresion Bureau (NSB) said on Tuesday (Oct 10). Pol Maj […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Self-proclaimed anarchists burst into the Spanish embassy in Athens on Wednesday and threw leaflets in favor of Catalonian independence, an embassy official said. The embassy staff evacuated the premises leaving only a few diplomats inside, the official said. There were no reports of damage or injuries, Reuters reported. “About 15 to 20 […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Breached dykes, landslides, house collapses and flooding caused by a tropical depression over the past three days in Vietnam’s northern and central regions have killed 20 local people, injured five people, and left 12 others missing. They have also damaged thousands of houses and thousands of hectares of crops, and killed thousands […]
KANCHANABURI – Police chased a murder suspect into the jungle and arrested him, and then they all nearly drowned on the way out when a flash flood swept over their vehicle in Sai Yok district on Wednesday. Udom Meksamlee, 37, was apprehended in the Wang Yai and Mae Nam Noi national forest reserve on Wednesday […]
