As PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai Province exceeded 710 microns this morning (Monday), it was business as usual for most residents, despite advice that they should stay indoors. Most were wearing face masks however. Excessive PM2.5 dust in 21 northern and north-eastern provinces on Sunday One noodle vendor […]
Police have officially ended the search for the 8-month-old baby boy who went missing from home in Bang Len district of Nakhon Pathom on February 5th. Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, said today (Wednesday) that they believe that the child, known as “Nong Tor”, is already dead, as stated by his […]
PRABHINBURI, March 21 (TNA) – Rayong governor has ordered furnace dust to be transported back to the smelting plant, where the authorities detected traces of Caesium-137 in metal dust in Prachinburi to allay local residents’ concerns over the contamination. Rayong governor Traiphob Wongtrairat led officials and local leaders to inspect a company in Nong Faeb […]
The governor of Thailand’s eastern province of Prachin Buri has ordered the immediate closure of a foundry and declared the plant off-limits to unauthorised personnel after radiation from caesium-137 was detected among other metallic scrap. The finding of the radioactive material, sealed in a steel cylinder, ended the frantic search, which began on March 10th […]
Three Chinese nationals – two men and a woman – have been arrested for allegedly abducting a female compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police said. Police said the three were arrested on Saturday at a hotel in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province and were brought to Thong Lor police station in […]
Police in Prachin Buri have questioned the owners of more than 20 scrap dealerships in the province. None of them claimed to have seen the steel tube containing radioactive caesium-137. Meanwhile, the provincial administration has sought help from neighbouring provinces in the search for the dangerous material. Pol Maj-Gen Vinai Nutcha, the commander of Prachin […]
Officials from Thailand’s Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP) and Prachin Buri provincial administration are trying to recover an unspecified amount of Caesium-137 radioactive material, which went missing from a steam power plant in Prachin Buri Province on February 23rd. The dangerous material is contained in a steel tube, about five inches in diameter and […]
AYUTTHAYA, March 13 (TNA) – The Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal on Monday celebrated the Thai National Elephant Day to honour elephants which have played an important role in Thai history and culture. The province’s senior monks received alms from the elephants and mahouts, participating in the ceremony and sprinkled holy water to bless […]
