BANGKOK, Sept 7 – Outgoing Thai National Security Council secretary-general Thawil Pliensri on Wednesday said he will petition Thailand’s committee on merit systems very soon to redress what he described as an “unfair” transfer order with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as the possible primary target. Speaking to a news conference one day after being transferred […]
The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has invested 100 million baht to improve security screen areas at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Eight full body scanners will be implemented for maximum security checks, according to AoT senior executive vice-president and acting president Nirandra Theeranartsin. “We will relocate the security checkpoint zone from behind the immigration service areas […]
PHITSANULOK, Aug 31 – Thailand’s northern province of Phisanulok has been hit by a new round of floods, leading the authorities to tighten security to prevent looting. Local residents in Bang Rakam district still dealing with an ongoing flood condition had their problems intensified as new floodwaters as high as two metres swept into provincial […]
BANGKOK, 30 August 2011 (NNT) – MD Kraisit Tantisirin, President of the Nutrition Association of Thailand, said food security was a significant concern in the country as the number of rice farms had declined by 2 million rai during 2003-2008 while 4 million rai more land were turned into para rubber tree plantations. In a […]
AMNAT CHAROEN, 30 August 2011 (NNT) – Deputy Governor of Amnat Charoen province Mr. Nopwatchara Singhsakda advised Thai citizens traveling to Lao People’s Democratic Republic to be aware of the dos and donts following the arrest of 3 Thais who had photographed Lao’ military unit. Their actions have been considered a threat to Lao national […]
BANGKOK 25 August 2011 (NNT) – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport is schedule to hold a seminar under the theme “Airport of Smiles” from 25-26 August, 2011 to improve its services for visitors and passengers. Airport Director Flying Officer Anirut Thanomkulbutra said airport staff, officers, receptionists, baggage handlers; security officers and every one involved were encouraged to […]
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thai Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday conceded that the security and protection measures for local residents in the three insurgency-plagued southern border provinces are still not fully effective but pledged that the army has addressed the violence by strictly adhering to the rule of law. The army chief said […]
Stringent security measures were put in place at and around gold shops in Bangkok’s Yaowarat area on Tuesday after gold prices surged to a record high. Chief of Pubplachai police station Pol Col Rungrote Sayanprasert said the large number of gold shops in the Chinatown area could become targets of criminals. He had police to […]
