LAMPANG, July 30 — More than 300 train passengers in Chiang Mai-to-Bangkok train were forced to evacuate from a train at a Lampang train station after a bomb threat by an unidentified caller. But after investigation, no explosive device was detected. Police from the provincial police station in the northern province of Lampang and railway […]
The Department of Medical Science has invented a new technique called in-house DNA-PCR which was developed to detect HIV infection in new born babies. It is easy and accurate and could be carried out in remote areas. Deputy Director General of the Department MD Pratom Sawanpanyalert said the method was considered to cheaper for the […]
Nock Ten will bring heavy rains to Thailand from today to Monday, while tropical storm Moei Fa is also likely to bring torrential rains to the Northeast, relief agency officials said. Urban areas in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Muang district were inundated briefly after it rained heavily through Thursday night, leaving the City Hall under 50 centimetres […]
A Thai-born woman was among those killed in last week’s massacre in Norway, the Thai Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Pornthip Adam, 21, was among the 68 victims of a gun rampage on July 22 that took place on the Norwegian island of Utoya, which is about 50 kilometres from capital Oslo. Read more: The Nation
The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists called Friday on Thai authorities to drop lese-majeste charges filed against an editor that could lead to a 30-year-jail sentence. “The growing official use of lese-majesty charges to stifle free expression has greatly undermined Thailand’s democratic credentials and done more harm than good to the royal institution the laws […]
BANGKOK, 29 July 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Education is urging schools nationwide to promote Chinese language study as it has been regarded an important tool to support educational development to the international level. Deputy Permanent Secretary for Education Churairat Sangboonnum on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Beijing Normal University on […]
BANGKOK, 28 July 2011 (NNT) – The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a warning against Tropical Storm Nock-ten, which is expected to hit Vietnam this weekend and cause heavy rains throughout the region, including Thailand. According to Director-General of the Meteorological Department Torsak Wanichkhajorn, Tropical Storm Nock-ten currently dominating the South China Sea is about […]
Their Majesties the King and the Queen of Thailand attended the royal bathing ritual for HRH Princess Bejaratana, the only child of King Rama VI, at the Dusit Maha Prasat throne hall Thursday evening. HRH the Princess passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday. Read more: The Nation
