Nok Air plane which slid off runway on Saturday sustains damage to landing gear

Workers have been using heavy equipment to move the Nok Air Boeing 737-800, which is partially blocking the runway of Mae Fah Luang-Chiang Rai international airport, after it was discovered that the plane’s landing gear had broken and become embedded in the ground. The airport’s Director, Sqn.Ldr. Somchanok Tiamtiabrat, said today (Monday) that Nok Air, […]

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North shaken by about 70 earthquakes in Myanmar

People in upper northern provinces felt tremors from about 70 earthquakes centred in Myanmar overnight, which included three shocks over magnitude 5. The Earthquake Observation Division of the Meteorological Department said people in the North sensed earthquake starting at 11.40pm with a 5.1 magnitude on the Richter scale that was centred four kilometres underground in […]

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Three killed in Chiang Rai shooting

Three people have been killed and three others injured by a gunman in the Mae Suai district of the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai this afternoon (Thursday). The gunman, whose identity is not known at the time of this report, was arrested and is currently being questioned by police. Police say that some pets […]

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