BANGKOK, Jan 2 – Thailand’s struggle with rising drug use will continue in 2011 with crystal methamphetamine likely to spread as the authorities plan a closer watch over border areas to prevent drug smuggling during the New Year, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB). The ONCB will keep an eye on […]
CHIANG MAI, Dec 27 – Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Mai has declared all its 25 districts as a disaster zone due to the cold snap affecting the region, according to to provincial disaster response services director Prajon Pratsakul. The Chiang Mai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office head said temperatures dropped below 15 degrees Celcius […]
BANGKOK, Dec. 23 (UPI) — Thai officials say they’ve asked China to allow a giant panda cub, a celebrity at a northern Thailand zoo, to stay for two more years. Zoological Park Organization chief Sophon Damnui and the Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti say they’ve been working to extend the contract signed with […]
BANGKOK, 15 December 2010 (NNT) – The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned people in the North and Northeast of changing weather, possibly heavy rain and cold this week. The Department has warned that the weather could damage crops and cause road accidents as the temperature could drop as much as 5 degree […]
MAHASARAKAM, 8 December 2010 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has warned the denizens of the upper North to brace for chilly weather, as the temperature is expected to drop another 4-6 degree Celsius; while many in I-Sarn (Isan) are already donning winter clothing to keep themselves warm. The coldest weather in 30 years in Mahasarakam […]
TAK, 28 November 2010 (NNT) – Over 1,000 Myanmar refugees have once again crossed over the Thai border to seek shelters in Mae Sot district, Tak Province after an exchange of gun fires between the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) and the Burmese troops on Saturday night. The sound of gun fires could be heard […]
The Chiang Rai Provincial Police have charged two men with possession of one million methamphetamine pills. Twenty nine year old Dumnuen Parnpimpuem and Suwit Khumsak have been arrested by Chiang Rai’s Mae Chan Police, for possession of one million methamphetamine pills. The two were nabbed at Tha Klao Pluak checkpoint on a local road in […]
Update (Nov 26): Thailand’s flood-related death toll reaches 255 BANGKOK, Nov 13 — The death toll from the continuing flooding in Thailand has risen to 215, while a senior Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry official said the survey on damage in the agricultural area would be completed within 30 days. The Department of Disaster Prevention and […]
