The second test of the seawater around Koh Samet, which was hit by the oil spill, shows the level of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) as being 200 times over the accepted standard, an informed source said yesterday. Mercury levels remain high and the contamination has spread to other parts of the island. Read more: The […]
A powerful explosion destroyed a Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) filling factory in Narathiwat’s Muang district early yesterday morning, damaging more than 10 nearby houses and injuring three people. Police believe it was an insurgent attack in revenge for the recent extrajudicial killings of insurgent leaders. Read more: The Nation
SONGKHLA, Aug 9 – Thirty ethnic Rohingya migrants fled from a detention centre in the border district of Sadao in this southern province this morning, police said. Police suspected that the group escaped from their cell through the ventilation system after cutting off the iron bars late last night and that the group should be […]
BANGKOK, Aug 9 – At least 70 per cent of corals in the seabed off Phrao Bay, Koh Samet Island, have turned pale and white from the oil slick, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Department director general Noppon Srisuk said the phenomenon was discovered during a survey on the impact of […]
BANGKOK, 9 August 2013 (NNT) – 261 Rohingya migrants detained at Phang-nga immigration checkpoint attempted to break out of their cells, demanding their release so they could perform a prayer on the occasion of Hari Raya. The detained illegal migrants tried to break through the door of the building housing them, prompting Phang-nga Provincial Police […]
A 47-year-old German man, referred to as Mr Saschi, was found drifting about 7km off Chumphon’s coast. Police information showed that the Berliner had been living in Koh Tao, Surat Thani, for nearly 10 years. Fainted, he fell out from a transport ferry that ran from Chumphon to Koh Tao. He is now hospitalised at […]
BANGKOK, 7 Aug 2013, (NNT) – More than 300 passengers have been left stranded at Trang Airport, following yesterday’s accident which saw Nok Air flight DD7411 skidding off runway before taking off to Bangkok. The accident was caused by wet runway as rains repeatedly hammered down the area on the day. He added all the […]
PATTANI, Aug 6 – A respected muslim religious leader was killed while he was buying food in a market in this southern border province yesterday, police reported. Police said four assailants on two motorbikes opened fire killing Yacob Raimani, imam of the Pattani central mosque, while he and his wife were buying food for their […]
