Two minor earthquakes, 3.4 and 3.5 on the Richter Scale, rattled Myanmar just a little while ago. The epicenter was 18 kilometers away from Mae Sai District of Chiang Rai Province. No injuries have been reported. Read more: TAN Network
Residents of ten northern provinces of Thailand were Monday warned to brace themselves for possible flash floods this week. The National Disaster Warning Centre announced that the ten provinces would be hit by heavy rains from Monday to Friday, leading to possible flash floods. Read more: The Nation
PRAE, 9 July 2011 (NNT) – The Excise Department and Police Division 5 and 6 have added more technologies to their operation which began 3 months ago to stop the smuggling of illegal alcohol in the North of Thailand. Police have confiscated illegal items worth 5 million THB in fine. According to Department Director-General, Mr. […]
The Chiang Rai Election Office has launched an investigation aimed to uncover why 1,200 villagers from two villages in Muang district refused to vote on Sunday, resulting in zero turnout at two polling stations. “Not a single vote was cast in two polling stations located at Muang district’s tambon Huay Chompoo,” provincial election director Pongpan […]
BANGKOK, 29 June 2011 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for possible flash floods and mudslides in 22 provinces of the northern, eastern and southern regions during this period. The 22 provinces comprise Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lampang, Lamphun, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Tak, Sukhothai, […]
A transport truck collided with a ten-wheel truck in Chiang Mai’s Doi Saket district Tuesday, killing eight passengers and seriously injuring three others. The accident took place at around 7.30am on Doi Saket – Chiang Rai Road, after the transport truck for Wiang Kalong – Chiang Mai route, running downhill, overtook other vehicle but could […]
Thailand is not ready to cope with severe damage from extreme natural disasters, a seminar was told yesterday. Earthquake resistant construction and a preparedness plan to tackle severe flooding need to be put on the national agenda. The northern parts of Thailand are “locations of concern”, as moderate quakes measuring 5.6 in magnitude still strike […]
BANGKOK, 24 June 2011 (NNT) – The Thai Meteorological Department has warned people in the North and the Northeast of torrential rains during 24-26 June as a result of Tropical Storm Haima in the Gulf of Tonkin. Director-General of the Meteorological Department Torsak Wanichkhajorn reported that Tropical Storm Haima was currently dominating the Gulf of […]
