Tag: Governor
Phuket Expat Deaths Missing from Envoys’ List
AT LEAST 17 expats have died on Phuket since the Phuket honorary consuls met the Phuket Governor and island leaders three months ago. Only 13 [Read More…]
Thai border governors ordered to set up war rooms
SURIN, 8 February 2011 (NNT) – Interior Minister Chavarat Chanvirakul has instructed governors of provinces on the Thai-Cambodian border to set up war rooms to [Read More…]
Narathiwat, Thailand declared flood disaster zone
NARATHIWAT, Jan 10 – Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat on Monday was been declared a disaster zone as incessant heavy rain triggered flooding over large [Read More…]
TAT promotes travel Thailand among high-end Europeans
BANGKOK, 5 January 2010 (NNT) – As the number of European tourists to Thailand has been dropping, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has come [Read More…]
Millions of Thais nationwide celebrate King’s birthday
BANGKOK, Dec 5 — Millions of Thai throughout the country offered alms to Buddhist monks early Sunday to celebrate their revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 83rd [Read More…]
Bangkok to build drainage tunnels to prevent flood
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has plans for four drainage tunnels under Bangkok to prevent the city being inundated, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Thursday. [Read More…]
Strong quake strikes off Sumatra, tsunami warning lifted
Jakarta – A strong quake struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra late Monday but officials said there were no immediate [Read More…]
Simultaneous bombings down South Thailand
Yala, 25 October 2010 (NNT) – Several bombs exploded simultaneously in the three southernmost provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala. Nine bombs exploded in four [Read More…]