Bomb thrown at bus in Bangkok A bomb exploded in Bangkok’s Min Buri district Monday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others. The explosion occurred at 5 pm. Those killed and injured were riding NO 27 bus. The injured were rushed to the Navamin Hospital. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
BANGKOK, 15 November 2010 (NNT) – National Police Chief Wichian Pojphosri said the police have been prepared to provide safety in the upcoming demonstration of the anti-government group, or the Red Shirt, on Friday. According to Police Chief, the police will adopt similar crowd control measures used last year as well as other approaches if […]
Former US President Bill Clinton on Friday called on countries to change the ways of producing and consuming energy, insisting that the reform crucial to the campaign against global warming can go hand in hand with sustainable economic growth. Speaking to a distinguished audience at the Government House in Bangkok on “Embracing Our Common Humanity”,Clinton […]
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has plans for four drainage tunnels under Bangkok to prevent the city being inundated, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Thursday. The construction of the four giant tunnels is planned for completion in five years at an estimated total cost of 16 billion baht, he said. Construction of the first tunnel […]
BANGKOK, Nov 11 – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Thursday the government may consider lifting the state of emergency in Bangkok and three adjacent provinces before it expires in January. Mr Abhisit said the emergency decree can be lifted in Bangkok and nearby provinces if the situation clearly improves. Now, the government intends to revoke […]
The Transport Ministry expects there will be a conclusion on the plan to utilize Don Muang Airport by the end of this month and that it will be proposed to the Cabinet by December. Following a press conference on the organization of the Thai Aviation’s 100th anniversary, Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Supoj Saplom said the […]
BANGKOK, 8 November 2010 (NNT)-Former world’s number one golfer Tiger Woods has donated 2,200,000 baht from the sale of tickets for the Skins Games to help flood victims Thailand’s very own Thongchai Jaidee and America’s Tiger Woods yesterday paid Prime Minister Abisit Vejjajiva a visit at the Government House to make the donation. Both of […]
The Danish national Carsten August, who runs a small business in the northern part of Jutland in Denmark, was recently arrested in Suvarnabhumi International Airport when he tried to return to Denmark. The story became public when Carsten August stepfather called nyhederne.tv2.dk. “When tried to travel back to Denmark the other day, he was arrested […]
