Twelve people were killed and 129 hurt in the explosion and fire at a petrochemical factory at the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong province on Saturday, Deputy Public Health Minister Surawit Khonsomboon confirmed on Sunday. Mr Surawit said of the 12 killed, nine died in the explosion at a factory owned by Bangkok […]
Firefighters and police still could not control a blaze at a tire factory in Map Taphut Industrial Estate in Rayong province on Saturday. As of 5pm, FM 91 Trafficpro reported in its twitter and Facebook that firefighters so far could not put out the fire that broke out after sounds of explosions were heard in […]
Pattaya, Banglamung police was notified about a handcuffed man knifed and bleeding on the street. PATTAYA – April 1, 2012 [PDN]; Pol.Lt.Col.Chaiyaporn Natong Piang Banglamoong police was notified about a man handcuffed with stab wounds at Kratinglai junction in Rayong. Read more: Pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, March 23 – Excessive levels of cancer-causing agents are being found in Thailand’s urban areas such as Bangkok and the metropolitan region, as well as in urban centres such as Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Songkhla and Rayong, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). PCD Director-General Wijarn Simachaya said three types of volatile organic […]
Police in nearby Rayong Province have arrested a major illegal drug courier thought to have been operating around the Eastern Seaboard. Police Lieutenant General Panya, the Region 2 Police Commissioner held a press conference at the Nikhom Pattana Police Station on Wednesday to announce the arrest of Khun Palop aged 27 and the seizure of […]
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 […]
BANGKOK, 24 September 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s National Disaster Warning Center has issued an alert for people in several provinces for possible mudslides and flashfloods during this time. The flood alert has been issued to people in Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Surin, Si Sa Ket, Ubon Ratchathani, Amnat Charoen, Nakhon Nayok and Prachin Buri. Meanwhile mudslides […]
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rains in the lower North, Central, East and Northeast while the South is packed with strong winds and residents are urged to keep ashore in the Andaman and the Gulf of Thailand. Residents living down the mountains in Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Rayong, […]
