Thai police have apprehended a gang of loan sharks believed to have loaned a total of 10 million baht. The Consumer Protection Police Division arrested Witsanuwat Sitthiyuth and 12 accomplices are believed to be a part of an illegal loan-shark gang. Read more: TAN Network
BANGKOK, Feb 3 – Much drug apparatus, many mobile phones, SIM cards, and quantities of cash were found stashed in varied locations in the capital’s Bang Kwang Central Prison following a search operation conducted as part of an effort to crack down on drug syndicates. More than 400 personnel from the Departments of Corrections, Provincial […]
BANGKOK, Dec 10 – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reiterated that the overall flood situation has eased and all areas will be free of floods before the New Year. Addressing the public on her weekly TV and radio programme on Saturday, Ms Yingluck said the flood crisis has eased tremendously but flooding remained in some communities […]
BANGKOK, Dec 5 – Thailand’s flood-related death toll rose to 675 on Monday with three persons remaining missing, the Emergency Operations Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide reported. As of Dec 5, the centre said, 675 people died in the flooding since it began in August. Two missing cases were reported in Mae Hong Son […]
Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday developed a headache and nausea following her visit to a flooded area in Nonthaburi at around noon, forcing her to cancel her workload for the rest of the day. According to a source close to the prime minister, Yingluck appeared faint, complained of a headache and vomited during […]
BANGKOK, Nov 25 – Bangkok’s flood is gradually withdrawing overall, but close attention is now focused on Bang Khae and Thawi Watthana districts after municipal authorities more widely opened three sluice gates at Khlong Mahasawat for the second day. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Wednesday opened three gates at the canal from the existing opening […]
BANGKOK, Nov 23 — Dismantling the giant sandbag ‘big bag’ barrier at Don Mueang’s Directorate of Air Operations Control intersection on Phahonyothin Road has not yet impacted inner Bangkok, according to Flood Relief Operations Centre (FROC) Director Pracha Promnog. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will open three sluice gates at Khlong Mahasawat to one […]
Bangkok city bus authority has canceled special free bus services on two routes. The normal services on seven previous routes made inaccessible by floods have resumed. Meanwhile, the Chao Phraya express boat service between Nonthaburi and Wat Rajsingkorn also resumes operation today. The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority or BMTA has canceled the special free bus […]
