A passenger van collided with an 18-wheel truck on the motorway heading to Chonburi on Friday morning, resulting in five deaths and eight people injured. The Jor Sor 100 traffic radio station reported that a passenger van travelling between Bangkok and Chachoengsao ploughed into the back of the truck at the 34th kilometre stone about […]
An express train bound for Bangkok from Surat Thani Province hit a pickup truck in Pranburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. One person has been confirmed dead while more than 120 others have been injured. Read more: TAN Network
A Belgian was killed in a late night road accident on Sunday, involving a motorbike, a truck and a stray dog. The incident occurred in front of Soi 14/1 in Soi Kow Tha Low in East Pattaya and resulted in the death of Mr. Frank Victor Livien S’Jongers aged 51 and serious injuries sustained to […]
Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra said yesterday that he would see to it that all roads and sois in the capital are dry as a New Year gift for Bangkokians. However, he yesterday warned residents in Prawet, Saphan Sung and Bangkok Yai districts to move their belongings to higher ground and prepare for possible evacuation. […]
YALA, 26 October 2011 (NNT) – At least three people were killed and dozens more were injured when a series of bombings rocked the southernmost province of Yala yesterday. Eight bombs were detonated at several spots in the heart of the city, including a hotel, a restaurant and the old marketplace. Authorities managed to defuse […]
BANGKOK, 18 October 2011 (NNT) – The Metropolitan Police Bureau has ordered its officials to be on high alert for possible flooding in all areas of Bangkok and to prepare vehicles and equipment for the rescue of flood-affected residents. Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Police Major General Piya Uthayo stated that the flood relief operation unit of […]
BANGKOK, 12 October 2011 (NNT) – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has instructed the Army to increase manpower to help Pathumthani Governor fix the flood barriers to shield Bangkok from the inundation. It had been reported during the video conference between Ms. Yingluck and 14 provincial Governors from the Central region that the flood barriers in […]
A truck driver was killed in a drive-by shooting on the Chonprathan road at Ban Pho in tambon Magrood of Pattani’s Khok Pho district on Saturday morning, police said. The victim, identified as Pisuth Boonnap, 61. Read more: Bangkok Post
