The anti-coal mine movement in Samut Sakhon Province has pledged to remain firm despite one of its leaders having been assassinated. The group also pressed authorities to bring those responsible to justice. The anti-coal mine movement in Samut Sakhon Province held a meeting to determine its next move after one of its leaders, Thongnak Sawekjinda, […]
BANGKOK, 28 July 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has cautioned residents of the North and the Northeast of heavy rains from 30 July to 3 August while coordinating closely with its officials in the concerned areas. Based on a forecast of the Meteorological Department, DDPM Director-General Viboon Sanguanpong reported […]
CHIANG RAI, 25 July 2011 (NNT) – The Seismological Bureau of the Meteorological Department has reported that an earth quake measured at 3.1 Richter occurred at 17.56 hrs in Muang district, Chiang Rai province. No injuries or damages have been reported. Read more: NNT
Police on Monday seized more than a million methamphetamine pills and 73kg of crystal meth, or “ice”, worth a total of 500 million baht in Chiang Rai’s Muang district. A drug suspect was killed during a shootout with police. Chiang Rai provincial police chief Songtham Alapach said that acting on a tip off a police […]
TAK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – A number of Myanmar citizens have been arrested in Tak province after entering Thailand with the intention to find jobs and take advantage of the new government’s wage hike policy to 300 THB a day. On the occasion of Buddhist Lent this year, tens of thousands of people from […]
BANGKOK, 15 July 2011 (NNT) – The National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has warned people residing in the northern and northeastern regions of Thailand about possible flash floods during this period. According to NDWC Director Group Captain Somsak Khaosuwan, villagers residing in the North and Northeast may face flash floods due to continuous rain since […]
SA KAEO, July 14 – A Cambodian migrant worker was arrested on Thursday alleged to have attempted the smuggling of nearly 6,000 methamphetamine pills worth Bt3 million into Thailand. The Cambodian detainee was identified as Mai Siang, who claimed to work as a cleaner at Tesco Lotus hypermarket in the eastern province of Rayong. The […]
Two minor earthquakes, 3.4 and 3.5 on the Richter Scale, rattled Myanmar just a little while ago. The epicenter was 18 kilometers away from Mae Sai District of Chiang Rai Province. No injuries have been reported. Read more: TAN Network
