LAMPANG, 24 April 2013 (NNT) – The drought situation continues to exacerbate, with water sources drying up. Meanwhile, storms pounded several provinces in the northern region last night, tearing off the roofs of many homes. In Don Fai sub-district, Mae Tha district, Lampang province, roofs were blown away from many homes and downed trees crashed […]
BANGKOK, 22 April 2013(NNT) – Fire has broken out at a warehouse in Lamphun Province, causing over 10 million baht in damage. The fire had lasted for at least 2 hours before it was extinguished by firefighters with the help of 30 fire trucks. The warehouse belonged to a sanitary ware company. According to officers, […]
CHAI NAT – Human body parts found in two bags at a dry canal in Chainat’s Manorom district are believed to be those of a male foreigner who was murdered at another location, dismembered and then dumped. Pol Lt Col Cherd Thongchaiwattana, investigative officer at Hangnam Sakhon police station, said it was reported on Thursday […]
BANGKOK, 5 April 2013 (NNT) – On the auspicious occasion of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya’s founding anniversary, the province has unveiled its new tourist attraction called “Thungbuachom Floating Market”. After the opening ceremony presided over by Permanent-Secretary for Transport Wichien Pojphosri, the market’s committee chairman expressed confidence that this new floating market will be the […]
Phitsanulok – An Udon Thani-Chiang Mai bus fell into a ravine in this northern province early Monday, killing five and injuring 49 other people, police said. The accident happened at 2 am on Phitsanulok-Dan Sai Road in Tambon Bopho of Nakhon Thai district. Read more: The Nation
Laotian anti-narcotics agents Friday seized a cargo boat on the Mekong River along with 22 million amphetamine tablets found hidden on board, after a shootout with the crew in which two suspects were killed and several others disappeared after jumping overboard. The nationalities of the dead suspects and of the vessel could not be ascertained […]
Three people were killed and five injured yesterday when a public van collided with a truck in Prachin Buri’s Sri Maha Pho district. Two female passengers in the van, which was travelling on a Bangkok-Sa Kaew-Soi Dao route, and the van’s male driver were killed. Read more: The Nation
Two mild tremors hit Mae Hong Son’s Pai district yesterday morning. The first took place at 6.16am and measured 2.7 on the Richter scale. The second struck two minutes later with a magnitude of 2.9. Read more: The Nation
