PHETCHABURI, 7 November 2016 (NNT) – In her capacity as President of the Thai Red Cross Society, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit has sent her representative to Phetchaburi province to distribute relief packages to people affected by flooding. With grave concerns over the flood situation in Ban Laem district, Phetchaburi province, Her Majesty the Queen assigned […]
CHUMPHON – A fire destroyed a coconut fibre factory in Lang Suan district in the early hours of Friday, with damage estimated at 2 million baht. The fire began at the Kwangthai Samrung factory in tambon Bang Maphrao around 4am on Friday. Full story: Bangkok Post
Flooding in Phetburi municipal area remained critical today with water level rising, forcing authorities to order the closure of all schools in the town. The rising floodwater was the result of excess water released into the Phetchaburi river from the Phetchaburi dam, coupled with high sea level, causing the river to overflow and inundate wider […]
PATTANI — Two civilians and a soldier were killed in at least a dozen attacks carried out in three southern provinces Wednesday night as members of the interim cabinet members visited for peace talks. A wave of bombings, shootings and arson hit Songkhla, Narathiwat and Pattani provinces starting from 9:30pm, according to the military. Attacks […]
A suspected leading member of the armed insurgency group the RKK was shot dead during a gunfight with the military in Narathiwat’s Rusoh district early Sunday. The clash broke out at about 3.50am after rangers surrounded the home of insurgent suspect Mahama Maeroh, 29. Full story: The Nation Narong Nuansakul
Bang Saphan police have arrested a Burmese man for the murder of a 22 year old karaoke serving woman on Wednesday. He has admitted the murder and been taken on a reenactment to the scene of the crime – a hotel room next to the karaoke lounge. Full story: Thaivisa News Thaivisa / Thairath
Forensic experts in Bangkok will try to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of an unidentified Westerner found in the water off Koh Phangan with a backpack filled with rocks. The man’s body is being sent from Surat Thani to the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok after he was found drifting off the popular […]
PATTANI — A teacher was shot dead Friday in the southern border province Pattani, two days after a government peace delegation pleaded for a year-long cessation of violence. A security camera recorded the moment Friday morning when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on 49-year-old Sunisa Boonyen and a colleague in front of the […]
