NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, 12 January 2017 (NNT) – A few areas in the provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani are still submerged in deep floodwaters, while the flood situations in other provinces have improved. Deputy Director-General of the Royal Irrigation Department Thongpleaw Kongjun said his department, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 12 January 2017 (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will be urgently fixing the bent railway in Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, after floods have subsided. SRT Governor Wutthichart Kallayanamit has admitted that one kilometer of the southern railway tracks in Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, […]
An entire village in Tambon Krung Ching, Nakhon Si Thammarat’s Noppitam district has been wiped out by run-offs and landslides from Khao Lang mountain. Mr Thammarong Maneechote, president of Klong Sa Tambon Administrative Organisation, led a group of local officials and villagers to visit Ban Na Khao Lang on foot on Wednesday. Full story: thaipbs.or.th […]
Rescue workers from Petchkasem-Hua Hin unit on Tuesday morning found the body of a five-year old girl who went missing after being washed away by strong flash flood on Petchkasem highway in Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan Monday night. The victim, Patchathorn Somwang, was travelling in a passenger van with her mother, Mrs […]
Tourists visiting Koh Chang in Trat province are warned not to feed long-tailed macaque or they will face a fine of 500 baht each. Mr Nitchai Pandet, chief of the conservation department of Koh Chang national park, said Tuesday that the 500-baht fine was introduced after it was discovered that the warning against feeding the […]
KRABI – Two young Italian men have been arrested and charged with desecrating Thailand’s national flag after they were caught on video pulling down flags hung from awnings in central Krabi while being drunk. Officers from Muang Krabi police station, accompanied by immigration and tourist police, arrested on Monday morning the men identified only as […]
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, 9 January 2017 (NNT) – The Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has dismissed the rumor about the Pong Samsip and Khlong Loi reservoirs being breached. Following a rumor about Samsip and Khlong Loi reservoirs being breached, RID Deputy Director General Thongplew Kongchan explained that heavy downpours in Bang Saphan district in Prachuap Khiri […]
BANGKOK: — A hunt is on for two foreign tourists who disrespected the Thai flag in Krabi. Netizens demanded action after two foreign tourists were seen ripping down a number of Thai flags hanging at a shopping area. They were caught on CCTV. Full story: Thaivisa News Thaivisa / Daily News
