CHANTABURI, 21 June 2014 (NNT) – Strong currents and large waves are reported at Chantaburi’s popular Chao Lao and Laem Sadej beaches while local entrepreneurs put up “No Swimming” warning signs for tourists. As a result, fewer visitors traveled to the beaches. According to the Chantaburi Provincial Meteorological Office, there’s a 60 percent chance of […]
Five people were killed and five others injured in an accident involving an 18-wheel truck and three other vehicles in Surat Thani on Saturday afternoon. The accident happened in a heavy rain on a curved section of Highway 4009 in Thung Luang sub-district of Wiang Sa district at about 3.30pm. Read more: Bangkok Post
PATTANI, June 20 – Two soldiers providing protection for local teachers in violence-plagued Pattani province were wounded in a bomb ambush, while many areas in the south have protest banners with inscriptions attacking governmental officials hanging around the city. The insurgents planted a home made bomb near Ban Bang Rai, a village in Nong Chik […]
SURAT THANI, 18 June 2014 (NNT) – The southern province of Surat Thani has stepped up its crime monitoring and law enforcement operations in a bid to establish peace and order after the nationwide curfew has been lifted. A team of more than 30 local police, military, and internal security officers were sent out on […]
BANGKOK, 16 June 2014 (NNT) – The National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) has dismissed the rumors of tsunami in the southern province of Phang Nga, saying that destruction on the beach during the past few days was caused by strong winds and high waves. The center earlier issued a warning to people in Takua Pa […]
PATTANI, 16 June 2014 (NNT) – Separatists carried out an attack on a community in Khokpho District, Pattani Province, the latest in a row of southern violence, killing 1 and wounding 2 others. The incident took place yesterday afternoon at a road-side stall, according to the provincial police, who cited witnesses as saying that 4 […]
PHANG NGA — Local fishing and hotel businesses in Phang Nga province are struggling to cope with damages caused by five metre waves that have been slamming the shores all weekend. Bang Nian beach in Takuapa district, home to many luxury resort hotels and shops catered to foreign tourists, has been hit particularly hard by […]
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, June 10 – An AirAsia aircraft serving a route to Bangkok did not depart smoothly from Nakhon Si Thammarat this morning as its left wing was damaged, possibly by a bird. Prachuap Nathong, acting Nakhon Si Thammarat airport director, said airline staff told 170 passengers to evacuate the plane, flight FD3189, to […]
