Three passengers were killed and 43 others injured when a bus they travelled in plunged into ravine after hitting a truck and knocking down several power poles. Police said the incident happened on the highway from Udon Thani to Phitsanulok in Loei province near Kilometre 22 Friday afternoon. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
Following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the north of Thailand yesterday, the famous White Temple of Chiang Rai has been effectively written-off by its creator. The world-famous Wat Rong Khun, created by Thai artist Chalermchai Kositpipat, suffered serious structural damage during the tremor. Some of the remarkable murals inside the main building were destroyed when a […]
CHIANG RAI, 7 May 2014 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department’s Seismological Bureau reported that a total of 274 aftershocks have been detected following the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Chiang Rai on Monday (May 5th). Chiang Rai’s Phan district endured a second night of aftershocks. Seven of them were in the range of 5.0 and 5.9 […]
BANGKOK, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – Many important archaeologist sites in Nan province have been damaged by an earthquake of 6 magnitude in Chiang Rai on Monday. The damage is reportedly worse than last year’s quake in Nan. Mayor of the Nan Municipality Surapol Thiansut and officers from a local disaster prevention and mitigation office […]
CHIANG RAI, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – Damage has been reported in several provinces in the North after a magnitude 6.3 quake occurred in Chiang Rai, with an epicenter located 10 kilometers deep in Phan district. Monday’s earthquake struck at 6.06 pm, sending people in several northern provinces running out of buildings. Widespread damage to […]
BANGKOK, 5 May 2014 (NNT) – An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude occurring at a depth of 10 kilometers hit Phan district in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Monday at 6.08 PM. More than 10 injuries from a hospital ceiling collapse were reported. The governor of Chiang Rai said no evacuation was necessary as […]
Four women on a rafting trip drowned in the strong currents at the base of the Lam Khao Ngu waterfall in Khuean Srinagarindra National Park in Si Sawat district of Kanchanaburi province on Sunday. Read more: BAngkok Post
A fire broke out at a garbage dump in Ayutthaya’s Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya district yesterday afternoon. Up to 20 fire engines were dispatched to put out the blaze at the 32-rai dumpster in tambon Ban Pom, which is about 2 kilometres from the city area. The fire was still raging at the time of […]
