On April 9th, 2024, Mueang Uttaradit police officers received a murder report of a 10-year-old girl at a resort in Mueang, Uttaradit. Man charged with killing daughter accused in deaths of 4 sons in Kamphaeng Phet The Mueang Uttaradit forensic and police officers were dispatched to the crime scene and found a 10-year-old girl with […]
AYUTTHAYA, April 10 (TNA) – The Songkran Festival in the ancient city of Ayutthaya has commenced with elephants adorned with colorful paints splashing water joyously. TAT Launches TikTok Contest for Songkran 2024 It is all set to welcome both Thai and international tourists. Senior officials from the tourism office and local authorities on Tuesday joined […]
On April 7th, 2024, the Thai Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division, Mueang Samut Sakhon police officers, and relevant agencies launched an inspection at a Taiwanese company in Mueang Samut Sakhon, regarding an alleged connection to the disappearance of 15,000 tonnes of hazardous cadmium in Tak. 7,000 tonnes of ‘missing’ cadmium waste found in […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Northern Thailand is confronting a critical public health issue, with Chiang Mai and Lampang provinces experiencing alarmingly high mortality rates from lung cancer linked to the pervasive presence of PM2.5 particles in the air. According to Assoc Prof Chalerm Liewsisakul of Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Medicine, the last decade has seen […]
On April 4th, 2024, Pha Mueang military patrol officers and relevant agencies received a report from an anonymous source of a massive lot of drug smuggling along the Mekong River, Thai-Lao PDR border, in Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai. Fleeing smuggler leaves B20m crystal meth on Mekong river bank in Mukdahan The officers launched an […]
SAMUT SAKHON, April 5 (TNA) – The Samut Sakhon governor has declared Samut Sakhon factory premises a disaster zone with restricted access after 15,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste was discovered there. Unsafe cadmium level detected in a specific batch of seaweed product He ordered it to be returned to its original location in Tak […]
Health and environment officials have collected water samples from the Mekong River at Khut Khu rapids in Chiang Kan district of Loei province for testing, after sulfuric acid leaked into the river from a truck which overturned in Luang Prabang yesterday. Anthrax alert at Thai-Lao border after human infections reported in Laos Laotian officials had […]
Airborne PM2.5 dust reached the health-threatening Red level in eight northern provinces Thursday morning, with Mae Hong Son being the hardest hit. Chiang Mai’s Air Pollution Remains of Concern According to real time satellite-derived air pollution data via the “Check Foon” application, PM2.5 readings in the eight northern provinces are: 211.9 microns (µg/m³) in Mae […]
