Thailand Floods situation update Issued at Bangkok at 16.00 (GMT+7) on 30 November 2011 Flood waters have receded in most areas of Thailand’s Central Region and cleanup operations have taken place. Methods of transportation used by tourists are all operating as per normal. Central Bangkok remains dry. Popular tourist attractions and areas where tourists normally […]
President of Thai Airways International Piyasvasti Amranand said that although some areas on the outskirts of Bangkok are currently affected by floods, a majority of Thailand remains normal. Therefore, THAI’s domestic flights are operating normally, including Phuket, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Samui and Krabi. The national airline revealed that it is now using bigger aircrafts […]
BANGKOK, 12 October 2011 (NNT) – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide of Thailand has cautioned residents of six southern provinces on the Andaman Coast of heavy downpours and possible mudslides. Mr Viboon Sanguanpong, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Deputy Director of the Emergency Operation Center for […]
BANGKOK, 6 October 2011 (NNT) – The Emergency Operation Center for Flood, Storm and Landslide has warned five provinces of flash floods and mudslides while indicating the possibility of more flooding in the central region during 13-16 October. Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and Deputy Director of the Emergency Operation Center […]
BANGKOK, 30 September 2011 (NNT) – The Thai Meteorological Department has reported that Typhoon Nesat will make a landfall in Northern Vietnam later today while nine provinces in Thailand will face heavy rains caused by the Southwest monsoon. The Meteorological Department has issued its third warning against Typhoon Nesat, of which the center is currently […]
BANGKOK, 27 September 2011 (NNT) – Thailand Meteorological Department has warned 24 provinces in the northeastern, eastern and southern regions to brace for tropical storm Haitang during September 27-28. The storm, which has weakened into a depression while reaching Vietnam, is now 300 kilometers away from eastern Mukdahan province. Haitang is forecast to reach the […]
CHIANG RAI, Sept 25 – Thai Police arrested a suspected member of a major drug network in the North, two suspected drug traffickers in the capital and a suspected drug smuggler in Phuket. Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung and Acting national police chief Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong informed a news conference on Sunday of the […]
Bangkok, September 7, 2011 — Supermodels from 30 Asia-Pacific countries will participate in the region’s first International Supermodel Contest to be organised in Thailand between September 12 – 19, 2011 with the support of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Local tourist attractions in Bangkok and Pattaya will be the backdrop highlight of the event, […]
