Eleven Thai tourists, as well as one tour operator and the ship captain, had to jump into the sea yesterday as their boat hit underwater rocks and slowly sank off the coast of Chumphon province. All 13 people were rescued into safety by local officials around 2pm yesterday. When the accident occurred, the group was […]
SURAT THANI, 19th June 2018 (NNT)-Ko Samui police have arrested a 24-year old woman who allegedly ran an illegal orthodontic clinic on the island. Sasipond Robru was arrested at a commercial building in Mae Num sub-district where she offered an orthodontic service without a license. Police also found various kinds of dental instruments at her […]
Surat Thani police have launched a manhunt for a Myanmar migrant who allegedly stabbed his compatriot to death and injured another friend in Muang district on Monday night. Muang Surat Thani police station was informed of the killing at a rented house in Moo 4 village in Tambon Bang Koong at 8.40pm. Full story: The […]
PHATTHALUNG, 19 June 2018 (NNT) – Residents of Southern Thailand have been warned of possible flooding as heavy rainfall continues throughout this week. In Phatthalung province, strong winds have knocked down trees and damaged 50 homes in 5 communities in Konghra district. Rubber trees, as well as durian and lonkong plantations, have also reportedly been […]
PHANG NGA, 18th June 2018, (NNT) – Officials have erected red flags along the southern shoreline to warn tourists of dangerous areas in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, as harsh winds and strong waves dominate the region. Pounding waves have reportedly uprooted pine trees near beaches in Khuekkhak sub-district in Takua Pa […]
PATTANI, 17th June 2018 (NNT) – The government has declared the lifting of the emergency decree in seven southern border districts following a decline in violence in the far South. According to Spokesperson of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) Region 4, Col. Pramote Prom-in, the revocation of the state of emergency in Su-ngai Kolok […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: An investigation is underway into why a Dutch tourist fell to his death from the rooftop of a dormitory in Hua Hin on Thursday afternoon. The body of the 68-year-old, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, was found face-down on the narrow path alongside the four-storey building on Naeb Khehat […]
SONGKHLA: A Malaysian man fell to his death from a hotel in downtown Hat Yai district on Saturday morning. The body of Kong Soon Keong, 29, in his underwear was found stuck in an air-ventilation chute on the second-floor balcony of an adjacent six-storey commercial building on Saturday morning. Full story: Bangkok Post ASSAWIN PAKKAWAN […]
