More than 460 suspects were arrested and more than 1 million methamphetamine tablets seized during a week-long police and military assault on drug traffickers in eight northern provinces. The 464 suspects, including seven accused drug smugglers, were apprehended between May 20 and 26 with some taken to a news conference in Nan province on Thursday. […]
SECURITY personnel shot dead a suspected drug-trafficking gang leader and arrested one of his men in Nan province yesterday in an unfolding operation in which as many as 12 soldiers and police have been shot. Three other gang members reportedly remain on the run. Read more: The Nation Stanley Bennett Mongkhonchaowarat Tangmangmee
NAN — A suspected drug trafficker was killed and another arrested after a new round of clashes with authorities on Friday afternoon that have left 11 soldiers and police injured since yesterday. A source said the dead suspect was believed to be Woenkhuan Sae Jao, 60, alias “Saddam”, a major drug trafficker in the area, […]
NAN — More than 1,000 Buddhists gathered by a temple in northern Thailand yesterday to protest a plan to construct a mosque in Nan province. The rally came in response to news that a group of local Muslims had purchased a plot of land in Nam Kaen subdistrict, where they said they intended to build […]
CHIANG MAI, Aug 29 – Heavy downpours continue in the northern region while concerned authorities have been instructed to closely monitor for possible water runoff in the northern city of Chiang Mai which could affect tourists who are visiting national parks, officials said Friday. The authorities said heavy rains are continuing in Nan and the […]
NAN, Aug 20 – Forest runoff late Tuesday night in the northern province of Nan has flooded more than 300 households and has left one man missing, carried away in the strong current. The authorities were searching for a 60-year-old man reportedly missing after the flood struck several villages Tuesday night. Read more: MCOT
NAN, July 7 – Provincially-based disaster agency workers have been sent in to help residents affected by flash floods in Thailand’s northern province of Nan on Monday. Provincial Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation under the Ministry of Interior as well as military and administrative staff have helped affected residents in Nan province on Monday […]
NAN, 24 May 2014 (NNT) – A 3.6-magnitude earthquake was reported today at 10:00 a.m. in Nan Province with its epicenter located in Na Noi district. Soon after, a 3.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 10:19 a.m. in Wiang Sa district, according to a local official. The Bureau of Environment Geology Director, Somboon Khositanont, said the […]
