Travel by road between Bangkok and Thailand’s southernmost provinces is being hampered by heavy flooding in Chumphon province, where Asian highway 41, the main artery to and from the south, has become impassable to all but large trucks. Thai Government Provides Flood Relief Nationwide Motorists bound for provinces south of Chumphon are being advised to […]
All southern trains will resume normal operations on Thursday after fatal flooding in the region damaged the tracks, forcing them to terminate at Hat Yai station. Normal train service between Bangkok and Hat Yai resumes today State Railway of Thailand Governor Veeris Ammarapala announced on Monday trains will resume travelling to as far as Sungai […]
Train services between Bangkok and Hat Yai and between Yala and Su-Ngai Kolok, which were suspended for the past week due to heavy flooding, have resumed today followingrepairs to tracks and signalling systems, the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) announced today. Severe flooding in southern Thailand claims 25 lives As for the service between Hat […]
A huge fire broke out at, what is known among tourists as, the “ghost ship” at the Koh Chang Grand Lagoona Hotel in Trat province around noon today. Koh Chang Ranked World’s Second-Best Tropical Destination Firefighters rushed to the scene, where they found the blaze engulfing the ship near the beach. Before the fire started, […]
YALA, Dec 2 (TNA) – A landslide has damaged several vehicles parked behind the Betong Municipality building in Yala province, southern Thailand, as authorities continue to assess the damage caused by recent heavy rainfall. Phuket Big Buddha site ordered closed due to landslide risk Rescue workers have successfully removed five vehicles from the landslide site, […]
The body of a woman was found washed ashore on Chaweng Noi Beach on Samui Island late Saturday night. Search Resumes for Russian Woman Swept into Sea in Koh Samui The remains were later identified as being those of a Russian woman who went missing, believed drowned, on Friday. She was swept from a viewpoint […]
The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand has risen to nine, with over 500,000 households affected across several provinces. Heavy rains, driven by a northeast monsoon and a low-pressure system, have caused widespread devastation, forcing thousands to evacuate and disrupting daily life. Flooding worsens in Thailand’s southern provinces, roads impassable Key regions impacted […]
UPDATE: Police have clarified that the earlier report of two Russian nationals being swept into the ocean at a viewpoint on Bo Phut Beach, Samui Island, was inaccurate. Upon reviewing CCTV footage from the area, authorities confirmed that only one individual, a Russian woman, was swept into the ocean by a large wave. Foreign divers […]
