The government has set aside 50 million baht in emergency funding for every province which is hit by typhoon Ketsana, which is now heading towards Thailand, Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul said on Tuesday. The death toll from Ketsana in the Philippines has soared to at least 240 people, and more than 170,000 people in Vietnam […]
The Meteorological Department Friday warned residents of 16 provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods at the result of a depression storm in Vietnam. In its seventh warning issued following the detection of the depression storm in Vietnam, the department said the storm’s influence would unleash heavy rains in lower northern […]
Thirteen districts out of 18 in the northern province of Chiang Rai have been declared disaster areas after flash floods inundated 322 villages,destroyed bridges and caused mudslides in many areas. Villagers in tambon Mae Jaydee in Wieng Pa Pao district are stranded after mudslides blocked access in and out. Wide areas of farmland are under […]
The ultimate weapon against AIDS would be a vaccine to prevent infection with the HIV virus. Until now, though, every test of experimental vaccines has failed. But results from the largest-ever vaccine trial gave new hope to scientists that, in principle, a vaccine could work someday. Researchers said a vaccine tested in more than 16,000 […]
His Majesty the King has recovered from his fever and is now eating and sleeping well, the Royal Household Bureau says. His body temperature has returned to normal and the medical team has reduced his intravenous drip and antibiotics intake, the bureau said yesterday in its fourth statement since His Majesty entered hospital. The King […]
In his speech for Columbia’s World Leaders Forum program, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva looked past the current economic crisis and political unrest as he laid out plans for Thailand’s future post-recovery. While a student at Oxford, current Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva never once made a trip across the Atlantic to Columbia. Even so, […]
The NACC had already started hearing the case but it would take a week to complete since the proceedings had to cover the individual involvement of each accused, Klanarong said. “Today’s deliberation has covered 12 of 44 accused ministers and officials and the NACC should be able to rule on the case by September 29,” […]
BANGKOK, Sept 22 (TNA) – Police arrested three men suspected as members of a gang involved in a jewel heist over Bt50 millon (US$1.7 million) from a gem fair over the weekend. Three men from South America — two Mexicans and one Peruvian – were arrested by the Thai authorities, according to Provincial Police Region […]
