On Thursday morning Police and rescue services were called to a beach in Rayong Province to deal with a drowning of a Swedish Tourist. The incident occurred at Gon Ao Beach and resulted in the death of Mr. Gras Rolun aged 65. Read more: Pattaya One
Police and Map Ta Pud residents have been hunting for six Turkish illegal immigrants who escaped from a detention cell of the immigration police in Map Ta Pud since Saturday night. The six escapees and a sixth who was arrested by the police were sent from Phang-nga province to the detention centre of the immigration […]
Mae Rampoeng beach in Rayong was found to be strewn with countless number of plastic fertilizer bags thought to be dumped into the sea by unscrupulous fishermen. A fisherman said he saw the “garbage” being swept ashore for at least at least five kilometers long since Friday evening. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
RAYONG — Thailand’s state petroleum enterprise apologised for leaking chemicals near a residential area in eastern Thailand – a year after an oil leak from the company’s pipeline devastated an island in the same region. “We would like to apologise for the incident,” said Anuthin Chuaipen, deputy manager of PTT Global Chemical, in reference to […]
Seven residents of Rayong province suffered nausea and eyes and nose irritation after an ice-making machine near their community exploded on Wednesday morning, sending out ammonia fumes. Police said the blast happened at the Sujira Pattana ice factory in Rayong’s Muang district at 8:30 am. Read more: The Nation By The Nation
RAYONG — The antique shop owner who made headlines last week by promising 100,000 baht for rare 10 baht coins has withdrawn his offer after accusations of inflating the price of the coins. Punnawat Siriruengwanic, the owner of Panan Jewelry Shop, started a nationwide sensation last week when he offered to pay 100,000 for 10 […]
A TOURISM association on Koh Samet has slapped PTT Global Chemical with a Bt1-billion lawsuit for damages its oil leak caused to the island. About 50,000 litres of the PTT subsidiary’s oil leaked into the sea off Rayong province on July 27 last year. Read more: The Nation
BANGKOK, 29 July 2014 (NNT) – A fire broke out at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong province on Tuesday but caused no deaths or injuries. It is now controlled. The fire took place inside a building of the Bangkok Cogeneration company located at Map Ta Phut. Firefighters and fire trucks from the […]
