Phang Nga heavily flooded after being lashed by torrential rain
POURING rain continuing for over 24 hours triggered flash floods in Phang Nga province with a monastery inundated to the roof while six students were stranded in their school as roads were impassable, Amarin TV said this evening (Sep. 18). Aside from Ban Pak Khlong Monastery homes and farms in Ban Tha Han village, […]
Read More2 killed, 16 injured in deadly Narathiwat attack
TWO members of Sukhirin Volunteer Defence Corps were killed and 16 others injured in Far South Narathiwat province as insurgents detonated a bomb then unleashed a volley of gunfire just as they were returning to their camp after attending a boat race this afternoon (Sep. 18), Amarin TV said. At 2.52 p.m. Pol. Col. […]
Read MoreGovt moving to fully relocate Bangkok port to Laem Chabang
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn confirmed the government’s goal to fully cease operations of Bangkok port in Klong Toei and shift them to Laem Chabang if this is feasible so as to allow for commercial development of the area, thereby generating far more revenue for the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) than is […]
Read MoreAirAsia’s Fernandes says travel demand remains strong, current crisis ‘far’ less severe than Covid-19
By Reuters and published by CNA Hong Kong: AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes said on Friday (Sep. 18) that the low-cost carrier’s challenges from soaring jet fuel costs were “far, far” less severe than those it faced during the Covid-19 pandemic period. Speaking at a media briefing, he also said strong demand for air travel […]
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