High tide warning for Bangkok, 3 neighbouring provinces
THE Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation issued a warning today (Feb. 13) that Bangkok and three neighbouring provinces, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, will be affected by high tides causing the Chao Phraya river to rise, TV Channel 7 said. The department was notified by the Office of the National Water Resources and […]
Read MorePM tells people to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home
PRIME Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today (Feb. 13) urged the public, particularly teenagers, to stay home on Valentine’s Day tomorrow and express their love online because the Covid pandemic is still raging, Amarin TV said this afternoon. Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office, said Gen. Prayut had asked all sectors to join […]
Read MoreGold shop robbers have likely fled to Myanmar
WHILE POLICE and soldiers continue to hunt for three armed robbers who raided a Tak province gold shop and made off with around 200 baht weight of gold jewellery yesterday afternoon (Feb 12) they now believe they have already crossed the border to Myanmar, Thai Rath newspaper said today. The three robbers who were wearing […]
Read MoreFrom cassava to Okinawa Purple
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OKINAWA PURPLE has quickly become the highest-priced sweet potatoes grown on parched, rainless farmland in the western region of Thailand which may not be very friendly to other types of subterranean food plants. Given an ex-farm price of no less than 60 baht per kilogramme today, the Okinawa Purple sweet potatoes […]
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