Pattaya flooded after torrential rain
AN HOUR-LONG heavy rain lashed Pattaya this evening (Nov. 14) leading to many areas of the seaside tourist city being badly flooded, Naewna newspaper said. Locals in parts of the city that get regularly flooded are now getting used to coping with the situation with floodwaters being 30 to 70 centimetres high this time. […]
Read MoreTreatment options for paediatric leukaemia
By Anucha Kasun CHILDHOOD leukaemia, the most common type of cancer in kids and teens, affects white blood cells. Abnormal white blood cells form in the bone marrow and spread quickly through the bloodstream, crowding out healthy cells. This can lead to a higher risk of infections and other health problems. When a child […]
Read MoreMoo Deng krathongs a big hit in Pathum Thani
THE followers of a temple in Pathum Thani province have hit the bull’s eye by making krathongs, or small floating containers, in the shape of world-famous baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng for tomorrow’s Loy Krathong festival, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Nov. 14). At Wat Thanyaphon (Wang Matcha) in Lam Luk Ka district, […]
Read MoreThaksin may have violated local election law in Udon Thani: Ex-election commissioner
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra may have broken the law during yesterday’s (Nov. 13) partisan electoral campaign in Udon Thani, according to a former election commissioner. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn today (Nov. 14) posted on his Facebook page to remark that the billionaire power player may have violated the Local […]
Read MoreUnions file complaints over Myanmar garment production
By AFP and published by CNA Geneva – A global union announced yesterday (Nov. 13) that it had filed complaints against three major clothing brands – Next, New Yorker and LPP – over their alleged continued sourcing of garments from junta-run Myanmar. The Switzerland-based IndustriALL Global Union said that it and the two banned […]
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