As Asia’s tropical storm season arrives, grounded airplanes at risk of damage
- TNR staff
- June 3, 2020
- aircraft
- Coronavirus
- Covid-19
- damage
- grounded
- risk
- season
- Typhoon
By Reuters, published by Channel NewsAsia Taipei: Airlines, airports and insurers across Asia are bracing for the prospect of unusually high damage as the region’s tropical storm season begins, as hundreds of planes grounded by the coronavirus pandemic cannot be moved easily. Major airports in storm-vulnerable regions such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, […]
Read MorePheu Thai not joining Phalang Pracharath in forming new government
- TNR staff
- June 3, 2020
- directors
- executive
- joining
- not
- Phalang
- Pheu
- Pracharath
- quit
- Thai
PHEU Thai Party leader Sompong Amornwiwat today (June 3) dispelled widespread rumours that his party would be joining Phalang Pracharath Party in forming a new government after 18 of the latter party’s executive directors suddenly resigned on Monday (June 1), PostToday reported this afternoon. Mr Sompong Amornwiwat, Pheu Thai’s leader, said in a post on […]
Read MoreMassive traffic jams at Bang Saen beach today
IT seems all roads led to Bang Saen beach at next door Chonburi province today (June 3) with numerous Bangkokians having the same idea of going there to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s royal birthday with this leading to severe traffic jams on the roads to this beautiful beach, Sanook.com reported this afternoon. Bang Saen […]
Read MoreHilltribe woman claims TV wrongly identified her as drug runner
- TNR staff
- June 3, 2020
- drug
- hilltribe
- Hmong
- identified
- trafficker
- Woman
- wrongly
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A HMONG WOMAN was ultimately appalled at a TV news coverage which broadcast a picture of her and identified her by name as a drug trafficking suspect on the loose. Suree Khiriwattanakul, the Hmong villager of Phop Phra district of Tak province, yesterday filed a complaint with local police alleging that […]
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