Concrete chunk falling on car in Bang Na not caused by structure chipping: EXAT
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) clarified today (May 2) that an object resembling a concrete block that fell from a footbridge on Bangna-Trad road and smashed a sedan’s windshield was not caused by the structure chipping, Amarin TV said. This followed widespread coverage of this incident on traditional and social media. In a […]
Read MoreThailand car production drops 13.6% y/y in February on weaker sales, exports
By Reuters and published by CNA CAR production in Thailand dropped 13.62 percent in February from a year earlier, as a lengthy decline in domestic sales and exports squeezed output for a 19th straight month, the Federation of Thai Industries said today (March 25). The fall in production to 115,487 units, however, was smaller […]
Read MoreFemale defence volunteer survives car bomb blast in Pattani
A FEMALE Volunteer Defence Corps member narrowly escaped a car bomb blast in Pattani today (March 17) but did get injured, Naewna newspaper said. At 10 a.m. the defence volunteer, Ms. Suriyanee Siba, managed to get out of her sedan just as a car bomb planted in her vehicle exploded at the rear with […]
Read MoreThai car production slumps 24.63% in January as sales, exports fall
By Reuters and published by CNA CAR PRODUCTION in Thailand fell a surprisingly large 24.63 percent in January from a year earlier to 107,103 units due to weak domestic sales and exports, the Federation of Thai Industries said today (Feb. 24). Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export base for […]
Read MoreThaksin apologises for Tak Bai incident, shrugs off car bomb blast
FORMER prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra was unperturbed by a car bomb explosion within Ban Thon Airport at far-south Narathiwat province this morning (Feb. 23) an hour before he and his team landed there while he later apologised for the Tak Bai incident, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Feb. […]
Read MorePolice brace for more explosions after car bomb rocks Pattani
AFTER a car bomb exploded in Pattani province soon after midnight yesterday (Oct. 24) investigators have found out that the insurgents are moving to set off four improvised explosive devices simultaneously in four southern border provinces during Oct. 24-28, Naewna newspaper said today. Investigators were also informed by local sources that two explosive devices […]
Read MoreOne dead, 18 injured in car bombing at Yala police flats
A CAR BOMB exploded in front of police flats at Bannang Sata district, southern Yala province, at 10.30 a.m. this morning (June 30) killing one person and injuring 18 others, Thai Rath newspaper said. Police from Bannang Sata station, soldiers, rangers, firefighters and rescuers quickly rushed to the scene of the explosion. It was […]
Read MoreSedan plunges off bridge after hitting two vehicles
THE DRIVER of a sedan got injured after hitting two vehicles on the bridge over Rama 5 roundabout, in Bang Kruai district, Nonthaburi, and plunging down almost seven metres to the road below, Naewna newspaper said today (May 26). A team of policemen from Bang Kruai station together with Ruam Katanyu Foundation rescuers rushed […]
Read MoreCash-strapped woman desperately selling car to marry again
ATTRACTING a lot of attention in Rayong today (Nov. 15) is an unusual sign taped to the rear of a sedan parked by the roadside saying the owner urgently wants to sell this vehicle being short of cash to marry again, Sanook.com said. The sign, put up by Ms. Angsumalin (surname and age withheld), […]
Read MoreNo special parking arrangement for Thaksin’s visitors at Police Hospital
WITH today (Aug. 28) being the first time that Pheu Thai de facto boss Thaksin Shinawatra is being allowed visitors at Police Hospital where he is undergoing medical treatment after being rushed there from prison last Tuesday upon returning to Thailand that same day, the hospital’s car park attendant said no instructions had been […]
Read More