Koh Kut resort expresses regrets for massive fire, insists smoke detectors were installed

A luxury resort on Thailand’s Koh Kut island has issued a statement regarding Sunday’s massive fire, expressing regret and concern for those affected, while insisting that all villas within the resort have smoke detectors installed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The resort’s statement came after a well-known paediatrician and a former […]

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Forest fire in Phuket, tourists rescued

PHUKET: A group of tourists have been evacuated to safety after a forest fire broke out near Krating Cape and Pha Hin Dam in tambon Rawai, Muang district, on Saturday night. Phuket governor Narong Woonciew said the blaze spread quickly around 7.50pm. Full article: Bangkok Post Achadthaya Chuenniran BANGKOK POST

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Thai Team Wins Space Business Idea Contest Using Satellites to Pinpoint Forest Fires

BANGKOK (NNT) – A team from Thailand has won an international space business contest, using satellites and mobile networks to pinpoint the location of forest fires and provide support to firefighters in the area. Dr. Damrongrit Niammuad, deputy director of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), revealed that Team EcoSpace from Thailand won the […]

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Drug-crazed son burns down family home in Chaiyaphum

CHAIYAPHUM: A drug addict burned down his 86-year-old great-grandmother’s house, leaving her, his mother and three girls homeless, and threatened to kill them. The five women now live together in a makeshift shelter beside Chaiyaphum-Si Khiu Road in Ban Khok Phaeng Phuai village of tambon Laharn in Chatturat district. They earn a small income selling […]

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Fire destroys garden shop in Chonburi

A major fire has destroyed a garden shop in the Mueang Chonburi district on Thursday (November 4th). Sane Suk firefighters were notified of the fire at 9:00 P.M. at a garden shop on Khao Larm Road in the Huay Kapi sub-district. Full story: thepattayanews.com By GoongNang(GN) The Pattaya News

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