Police investigators have forwarded the case against nine Thai soldiers accused of the murder of 13 Chinese riverboat sailors in October to the Office of the Attorney General. The investigators had determined that “parts of the incident” occurred near the border between Burma and Laos, about 25 kilometres from Thailand’s northernmost border in Chiang Rai’s […]
Historic murals at Ayutthaya’s ancient temples face threats from fungi, algae and salt stains following the severe recent flooding, Unesco experts have warned. Experts from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation said they found algae and salt stains on temple bricks during their post-flood survey of ancient sites in the province, Culture Minister […]
Many experts are worried that an ancient pagoda in Ayutthaya might come tumbling down because its base has been found to be severely damp, Soamsuda Leeyawanich, director general of the Fine Arts Department, said yesterday. She was inspecting historical sites in Ayutthaya with experts from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco). Ayutthaya, […]
BANGKOK, Nov 30 – The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) water specialists and experts from four countries are now surveying the Ancient City of Ayutthaya in Thailand to assess the impact to the World Heritage property from the country’s most disastrous flooding in decades, according to the world cultural body. International experts […]
Northern Thailand saw the mercury drop one to two degrees Celsius further yesterday, with frost a possibility on some mountain peaks. Tourists are expected to be drawn by the cooler winter, with spending expected to top Bt1 billion in Thailand during the end-of-year high season. Pensiri Trisat, a weather forecaster at the Northern Meteorological Centre, […]
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has resumed its train services from today, Nov 26, on normal routes to the North and Northeast after the flood has receded, SRT public relations chief Nuan-anong Wongchan announced. Read more: Bangkok Post
The Lat Lum Kaeo, Klong Luang, Thanyaburi, Lam Luk Ka and Nong Sua district offices in Pathum Thani are now open and have resumed services including the issuing of national ID cards. Pathum Thani PR officer Anansak Boonkreuphan said state offices in Muang and Sam Khok districts, where the flood situation is improving, have also […]
AYUTTHAYA, Nov 21 – Thailand’s historic central province of Ayutthaya, heavily hit in the recent floods, is holding a ‘Big Cleaning Day’ for the Bang Pa-In Industrial Estate after floodwaters have drained, according to Ayutthaya governor Wittaya Phewpong. Mr Wittaya said that holding the Bang Pa-In cleaning day is to show the readiness of the […]
