Three blasts occurred in Mumbai Wednesday evening in one of the busiest areas of the city. It has been estimated that 21 people have been killed and up to 113 injured. According to a regional government official, Prithviraj Chavan, the explosions were “a co-ordinated attack by terrorists.” The first blast took place in South Mumbai’s […]
Insurgents fired an M79 grenade at the Narathiwat Provincial Hall Friday, in what are seen as a stepped-up attacks ahead of election day. Police said an unknown number of insurgents fired the grenade with a M79 launcher at the Narathiwat Hall in the Government Complex in Muang district at about 11.20am. The grenade missed the […]
BANGKOK, 21 June 2011 (NNT) – His Majesty the King this afternoon came down from the Chaloem Phra Kiat 84th Anniversary Building in Siriraj Hospital and proceeded to the pier to review the rehearsal of royal boats in the Royal Barge Procession on the Chao Phraya River. His Majesty appeared relaxed and in good health, […]
Nonthaburi – A Vietnamese vegetarian was killed Monday morning in apparent suicide when he fell from his room of a residential building in side the Sukhothai Thammathirat University. Tran Huu Dan, 24, fell from his room on the eight floor of the Chalermprakiart Building at 9:30 am. Read more: The Nation
China is ready to deploy the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops on the China-Burma border, near Mongko Township, in Northern Shan State, Eastern Burma, as construction of a military base camp in the area is close to completion, according to Kachin News Group (KNG). Residents from Mongko Township said that all major buildings have been […]
A small cyclone hit the Homeworks shopping plaza near Pattaya Tai on Sukhumvit Road on March 24. The front glass wall of Moderform Furniture caved in and billboards and canopies were destroyed in the strong winds. This follows the recent Pattaya Times article calling for stricter building code enforcement called to the attention of the […]
Tokyo Electric Power Company has retracted its announcement that 10 million times the normal density of radioactive materials had been detected in water at the Number 2 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The utility says it will conduct another test of the leaked water at the reactor’s turbine building. NHK.or.jp
Earthquake preparedness is a must for Bangkok as the capital is not far from active fault lines where even a moderate quake could send strong shock waves to the city, seismologists have warned. City Hall has issued a warning that about 2,700 buildings in the capital could be damaged by an earthquake. Bangkok is less […]
