BANGKOK, 19 February 2012 (NNT) -As part of an annual joint military exercise Cobra Gold 2012, Thai police and the Navy have joined hands with the U.S. military in a sweeping operation to eradicate drug trafficking in Pattaya . The Provincial Police Region 2, the Royal Thai marines, US’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the […]
Insurgents in Pattani yesterday launched an attack on a naval security outpost in Sai Buri district, in an attempt to draw a relief force into an ambush trap where a roadside bomb and gunfire wounded six marines. Insurgents launched an attack with automatic weapons on the outpost for 10 minutes at around 6 pm. The […]
SURAT THANI, 21 August 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is speeding the development plan for facilities around Ang Thong Islands National Marine Park in Surat Thani province, hoping to draw more tourists and promote sustainable tourism in this area. According to Head of the National Marine Park Mr. […]
Scientists have identified more than 300 previously unknown species of land and sea creatures, according to a news release from the California Academy of Sciences. They were discovered on a six-week-long expedition that ended in early June, and focused on the Philippine island of Luzon. The California Academy of Sciences, together with over two dozen […]
PHUKET, JUNE 21 – The Phuket Marine Biological Centre is warning tourists not to touch jellyfish washing ashore during the monsoon season. Centre director Wannakiat Tubtimsang warned tourists swimming at beaches in Phuket after the centre collected samples of jelly fish on Nai Harn Beach here and Nai Thon beach in Thalang district to identify […]
Troops in South Korea attacked a passenger jet Saturday after mistaking it for a North Korean aircraft. The Asiana Airlines plane was out of range and escaped undamaged; the 119 on board were unharmed. Soldiers fired 99 rounds, including two blanks, from their K2 rifles at the Airbus A321 as it approached Incheon International Airport […]
NARATHIWAT, June 2 — Three suspected members of the insurgent group Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) were killed today in a clash with Thai government soldiers in the southern province of Narathiwat, and a quantity of arms and ammunition was seized. Navy Commander Ratharoj Apirachrassami led a special Marine task force from Chulabhorn Naval Camp in […]
Tonga’s largest criminal trial today ended in the conviction of four men and the state shipping firm over the sinking of MV Princess Ashika. 74 were killed when the ferry went down off Nuku’alofa in 2009. Most bodies remain missing. Only two were recovered, including one Tongan – a 21-year-old mother called Vae Fetu’u Taufa. […]
