BANGKOK, 6 May 2014 (NNT) – Many important archaeologist sites in Nan province have been damaged by an earthquake of 6 magnitude in Chiang Rai on Monday. The damage is reportedly worse than last year’s quake in Nan. Mayor of the Nan Municipality Surapol Thiansut and officers from a local disaster prevention and mitigation office […]
BANGKOK, 18 March 2013 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health revealed that over 40,000 cases of haze-induced illnesses were reported in the North during the first week of March, a 16 percent rise from a week earlier in worst-hit provinces. Permanent Secretary for Public Health Dr. Narong Saha-methapat said that during March 3-9, residents […]
A 22-year old university student and a 16-year-old teen girl were arrested separately on prostitution charges by Nan police in the north Thailand province. They said many classmates are selling sex for money to buy nice things. Their customers include government officials, politicians and police officers. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, Dec 15 – Five police officers in the northern province of Nan have been suspended from the force, pending investigation, after they were detained for allegedly smuggling one million methamphetamine pills. According to Saturday’s press briefing chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubumrung, the five policemen were Pol Lt Col Thammanoon Nakbua, Pol Sub […]
CHIANG MAI, Oct 11 – Temperatures are dropping in Thailand’s northern provinces as winter approaches, after the floods began to fade, and cleanup is under way. Royal Agricultural Angkhang Station has adjusted its floral garden design to prepare for an influx of tourists coming to enjoy the chilling weather. The average night temperature recorded at […]
NAN, July 5- Disaster officials in this northern province are on high alert in preparation for possible mudslides and flash floods during this rainy season. Ekkrit Jittangkul, chief of the Nan Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, on Thursday said that the agency prepared measures to cope with possible mudslides and forest run-off in the monsoon […]
A transgender who ran for a local political position in Nan province on Monday became the first transgender to win a seat. Yonlada or Nok, whose real name is Kirkkong Suanyos, received 3,808 votes while her rival candidate; Pawat Settayawong got 3,659 votes. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
Songkla, Thai police found fake 1,000 THB banknotes in muang Hat Yai, Songkhla province and fake 100 THB banknotes in northern Nan province. The replica banknotes looked very much look like the real banknotes. SONGKHLA – May 22, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Col. Surachet Hakphal, Hadyai police station, Songkhla province was notified by an employee at […]
