BANGKOK, 18 October 2010 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand has canceled part of its northeastern and northern train services in light of flood. The State Railway of Thailand yesterday disclosed that it had canceled part of its services to and from the Northeast and the North. All services north of Nakorn Sawan have […]
Nakornrachsima, 18 October 2010 (NNT)- Over 100,000 residents of Nakornrachasima Province have been affected by flash floods, with roads and houses submerged under water blocking rescue teams’ access to the area. The worst flooding in decades continues to wreak havoc on Nakonrachasima, inundating hundreds of homes and thousands of rai of farmland in Pakthongchai district. […]
Thai security authorities are being placed on high alert as political groups organize highly charged memorial gatherings in October to mark past bloodshed. Bangkok Post reported. Security agencies had warned that there might be violence in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces such as Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan and Pathum Thani, Udon Thani, Nakhon Ratchasima and Khon […]
A Thai woman was arrested in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Huai Thalaeng district Saturday for duping others with false promises of jobs in South Korea paying Bt30,000 a month. Saisamorn Sutthichaiya, 55, was arrested along with travel documents of the alleged victims. She reportedly confessed to the crime, Pol Lt Col Phum Thongpho of the Police Region […]
BANGKOK, Oct. 1 (UPI) — Thailand lifted a state of emergency in the northeast Friday but kept it in force in four central provinces, including the capital, the government announced. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva signed an order to lift the emergency decree in the last three northeastern provinces — Khon Kaen, Udon Thani and Nakhon […]
BANGKOK, 22 September 2010 (NNT) – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva remarked on Wednesday that the Emergency Decree will definitely be revoked in some provinces and that situations in the remaining provinces will be under close monitoring. Following the government’s decision to extend an expiring decree effective in seven provinces including Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Samut […]
Secretly recorded mobile phone footage has exposed a teacher at a Catholic boarding school in north-eastern Thailand who whacked dozens of students on the buttocks with a cane wrapped with electrical wire. Art teacher Somchai Limthanmaporn was fired after he was exposed hitting at least 40 students, according to Nongkran Prathumtri, an administrator at St […]
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, June 17 (TNA) – A German man and his Thai wife committed suicide at their residence in the provincial seat, leaving Bt200,000 (US$6,150) cash and a suicidal note saying the cash was for their funeral and that no guests should be invited for the ceremony. Local police were told by neighbours that there […]
