SI SA KET, 5 February 2011 (NNT) – Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket province has been pronounced a disaster zone after clashes erupted between Thai and Cambodian troops while assistance is being urgently provided for the evacuated. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has declared Kantharalak district an emergency disaster area after […]
BANGKOK, 16 January 2011 (NNT) – 26 districts in Khon Kaen Province have been declared cold-spell disaster zones. Over 150,000 people in the province are in dire need of warm clothes The weather is so cold in in Baan Ped district, Khon Kaen, that the elderly and children in particular, most lacking warm clothing, have […]
Khon Kaen – An air-conditioned bus heading from Nong Bua Lampu to Bangkok overturned here late Friday night, killing five passengers and injuring 30 others, police said. The accident occurred at 11 pm on the Kudchim-Phuwiang Road in Nong Rua district. Four of the five killed passengers were identified as Amporn Kaewprom, 27, Kesorn Kaewprom, […]
Ubon Ratchathani – Some 2,000 villagers rallied at the Ubon Ratchathani provincial hall Wednesday to demand compensations over impact from Pak Mool dam and called on the government to stop using the dam for good. The villagers vowed to continue their rally until their demands are met. They want PM’s Office Minister Satit Wongnongtaey to […]
The library building of the Prem Tinsulanonda school in Khon Kaen’s Nam Pong district was totally damaged by bombing late last night, police said. No one was injured in the explosion. The school is located near Prem Tinsulanonda military camp and the statesman museum in the northeastern province. Bangkok Pos
Bangkok – Cambodian troops on Wednesday arrested a Thai legislator and six other Thais who were inspecting a disputed area on the Thai-Cambodian border, officials said. Panich Wikitsate, a member of the ruling Democrat Party, and six colleagues were detained by Cambodian troops in a disputed zone in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Keow province, 200 […]
BANGKOK, Dec 22 – A British man with an outstanding arrest warrant from a British court was detained in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on charges involving sexually abusing underage children and recording and selling video clips related to child sex abuse, a Thai immigration police officer told at a press briefing on Wednesday. […]
MAHASARAKAM, 8 December 2010 (NNT) – The Meteorological Department has warned the denizens of the upper North to brace for chilly weather, as the temperature is expected to drop another 4-6 degree Celsius; while many in I-Sarn (Isan) are already donning winter clothing to keep themselves warm. The coldest weather in 30 years in Mahasarakam […]
