PHETCHABURI, June 3 – A rock collapse killed six workers at a quarry in this southern province following heavy rain, trapping three or four other workers beneath the rubble. Rescue operations are underway to save the trapped workers. The incident took place while workers at the Phetsamut Company were on the job in this province’s […]
BANGKOK, 31 May 2013 (NNT) – The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has demolished shops on Koh Samet Island and Rayong’s Mae Rampueng beach in a bid to solve the land encroachment problem in the area. According to Department chief Manopat Huamuangkaew, over 60 shops situated in the national park have been […]
NARATHIWAT, May 31 -Schools in this restive southern province made the decision to close today following the latest insurgent attack on a teacher. Twenty-eight schools in Wang district announced their one-day closure as school administrators met to discuss with district chief Preecha Nuannoi on tighter security measures for teachers while they travel to and from […]
TRANG, May 29 – Nearly 100 homes and shops lining Pakmeng Beach in this southern province are facing coastal erosion and high tide, according to the local village head. Winai Chusiangchaew, a village official in Sikao district, said waves two metres high have hit the coast, felling pine trees and flooding the Chaomai-Hadchanglang beach. Read […]
CHUMPHON, May 29 – Highway police intercepted a pickup truck heading South with more than 600 kilogrammes of cannabis with an estimated street value of Bt20 million. Highway Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Pongsit Saengpetch said the pickup truck, bearing Bangkok registration plates, was detained on the Asia Highway at Ban Khuan subdistrict in Chumphon’s […]
Angkhana Neelaphaijit, a leading rights advocate for Thai muslims, has voiced concern over continued sexual assaults against muslim women by security officials stationed in the southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. The widow of abducted lawyer Somchai Neelaphaijit, who has been providing legal assistance to muslim suspects in the three southern border provinces, voiced […]
NARATHIWAT, May 25— Five soldiers were injured in a bomb attack in Narathiwat while another four police officers and two villagers were injured in a bombing and shooting attack in a nearby province. The incident occurred late Saturday morning in Rueso district while the military officials were returning to base after a security-related meeting. Read […]
KRABI, May 25— Krabi marine police have been trying to rescue about 100 tourists stranded on Koh Hong which was battered by strong winds and high waves while some 60 long-tailed boats were hit by the heavy seas. Pol Lt Col Chaiyasit Khancharoen of the Krabi Marine Police urged officials to send a patrol boat […]
