Akara gold mining company was today summoned by the Department of Special Investigation to acknowledge charges of illegal encroachment of forest land and highway land in two districts of the northern provinces of Phetchabun and Phichit. DSI deputy spokesman Pol Maj Woranan Srilum said today that representatives of Australian-controlled Akara Resources Company were invited to […]
A bank official in Phetchabun had never imagined a private act with his girlfriend inside a love motel in the northeastern province would be taped and widely shared online. The bank employee, 34, whose name has been withheld, on Tuesday filed a complaint with the Muang Phetchabun police station, requesting an investigation to bring those […]
The highways office in Phetchabun province has ordered the closure of the road leading to Phu Tub Berk mountainous resort village for major repairs after more cracks from landslides were found on the road, making it unsafe for motorists. Workers with heavy machines on Sunday filled up cracks at four points of the road, Highway […]
The director of a Phetchabun wildlife sanctuary was killed on Tuesday morning when his pickup truck was caught in whirling floodwaters. Sukij Khorthong, head of the Phupha Daeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Lom Sak district, was in nearby Tambon Pak Chong, on his way to a meeting in Phitsanulok, when his truck was swept away, police […]
PHETCHABUN, 18 September 2017 (NNT) – Tourists have continued to travel to Phu Thap Boek mountain of Petchabun province despite a fatal explosion earlier this month. Tourists continued to be seen making the most of the mountain’s 15-20 degrees Celsius weather this past weekend, with many stating they greatly enjoyed its morning fog and other […]
A tour bus driver was killed and two tourists injured on the way to Phu Tap Berk mountain retreat in Phetchabun province on Sunday morning after he accidentally stepped on an active bomb by the roadside as he was trying to relieve himself. Mr Wanchai Chayarom, headman of Village 16, Ban Tap Berk, said he […]
Public reaction to a Facebook post prompted the director of Phetchabun Hospital to explain on Tuesday that water leaking from the ceiling of the third floor of the building was caused by a high-power pump after the hospital had tried to improve the tap-water flow. Dr Weerasak Konglarpcharoen gave the explanation a day after a […]
More parents are expected to lodge complaint with the police against the 56-year-old self-proclaimed Hmong cult leader Lao Yang for sex abuses of their children. Lao Yang, or Wangfue Saejang, is facing charges on six counts of sexual abuse, including against three minors who filed fresh charges against him this month. Parents of the two […]
