Pearl Oil found petroleum in G6/50 field; Chevron (Thailand) discovered it in G7/50; and PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) made its find in the G8/50 field. They were granted the concessions in the 20th round of concession granting by the Department of Mineral Fuels. The department’s directorgeneral, Songpob Polchan, said concession holders should promote good […]
BANGKOK, 1 April 2011 (NNT) – The Ministry of Tourism and Sports has indicated that the flooding disaster in the South has prompted 90 percent of Thai travelers to cancel their tour packages to the region, incurring a loss of 3-4 billion THB so far. After chairing a meeting to assess impacts from flashfloods in […]
A man has been sentenced to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of a Thai Rak Thai Party MP for Ratchaburi province in 2006. In this case, Anantasak Srisawat, alias Tai, Winyoo Rattanawannaee, and Anont Phanrat were charged with murder and illegal use of firearms in the shooting on May 27, […]
BANGKOK: — The Ministry of Interior are bringing a new proposal before the Cabinet prohibiting foreigners over the age of 50 from marrying Thai nationals. According to a Ministry spokesperson, statistics show that many older foreigners are marrying much younger Thai women, which is not appropriate and often leads to many problems. “Many older foreigners […]
BANGKOK, April 1 – Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Friday reported a cumulative total of 21 flood-related deaths while flood continues in the South despite less rainfalls and mudslide occurred in hard-hit Nakhon Si Thammarat. The 21 deaths include nine in Nakhon Si Thammarat, six in Krabi, four in Surat Thani and two […]
People are invited to help southern flood victims by donating commodities (drinking water, basic medicines, instant noodles etc) to the Nation Channel, Nation Tower’s 12A floor on Bangnatrat Road. Call for details at 023383000 press 3 or 023383600. The Finance Ministry is also mobilising donations around the base of the King Rama V Statue, starting […]
BANGKOK, March 31 – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said a low-level of radiation was found in one kilogramme of vegetables carried by a Thai traveller who returned from Japan. The agency warned Thai travellers not to take fruit or vegetables from Japan with them due to possible radiation risk contamination in […]
BANGKOK, March 31 – Thailand’s sole aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet carrying 753 tourists, including 551 foreign visitors from Koh Tao Island in Surat Thani province to safety docked at the Sattahip naval base in the eastern province of Chonburi Thursday as Thailand’s flood crisis took its toll on the southern provinces leaving at least […]
