During the first six days of Songkran festival travel there were 2,008 traffic accidents, an increase on last year’s more subdued celebrations and with more casualties, but road deaths are down, according to the Interior Ministry. 91% of Serious Injuries During Songkran Attributed to People Not Wearing Seat Belts Chotenarin Kerdsom, permanent secretary, said the […]
Thailand will use the developments of its space technology to address the ongoing air pollution and environmental problems which are currently affecting public health and the country’s reputation. Thailand, Laos and Myanmar Discuss Transboundary Haze Pollution The House Committee on Communications, Telecommunications, and Digital Economy and Society (DES) is currently working with the Excellence Centre […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Authorities have estimated that more than 18 billion baht was spent by revelers during the Songkran holidays. Songkran road accidents claim 114 lives The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) forecasted that Songkran celebrations generated around 18.5 billion baht from domestic and international revelers nationwide. Around 300,000 international tourists were expected to visit […]
Four people sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting at a pub in Bangkok’s RCA nightlife district early this morning (Monday). Four dead in Surat Thani shooting All the injured, three men and one woman, were taken to the Bangkok Hospital for treatment. Some suspects have been taken into police custody for questioning. Makkasan police, who […]
The Secretary General of the Thai Public Health Ministry Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong reported that there was an uptick in serious injuries related to road accidents during this year’s Songkran festival, and 91% of the serious injuries were caused by people neglecting seat belts. 158 deaths and 1,431 injuries in four days of Songkran celebrations The […]
SURAT THANI: A ferry on the route between Koh Samui and mainland Surat Thani sank at Don Sak pier after passengers and vehicles had left the vessel. No one was injured, according to the Interior Ministry. Speedboat catches fire, sinks off Koh Samui, no-one hurt Sutthipong Julcharoen, permanent secretary of the Interior Ministry, said that […]
Search and rescue operations were launched today (Sunday) in the Gulf of Thailand, off the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, for an unknown number of fishermen and tourists following the capsizing of about 20 boats during a freak storm. Summer storms forecast for most of Thailand this weekend It is reported that a storm […]
Two shop owners were arrested for allegedly Illegally selling cannabis and selling cannabis on footpaths in Phuket Town. FDA Warns of Smuggled Cannabis Cookies After Children Hospitalized A team of Phuket Provincial Officers and the Phuket City Police inspected cannabis shops in Phuket Town on Rassada Road and on Thep Krasattri Road on Friday night […]
