Chaos in Tachileik as Myanmar people rush to buy fuel after supply cut
CHAOS erupted in Myanmar’s Tachileik border town, opposite Mae Sai town in Chiang Rai province, after Thailand cut off electricity, Internet and fuel supply from five points to Myanmar border areas at 9 a.m. this morning (Feb. 5) with two being to Tachileik, Amarin TV said. This action was taken to resolve the problem […]
Read MoreThailand zeros in on scam gangs by cutting power, Internet and fuel supply from tomorrow morning
THAILAND is taking aim at call centre scammers ensconced along the border in Myanmar by cutting off electricity, Internet and fuel delivery to five areas from 9 a.m. tomorrow morning (Feb. 5), TV Channel 7 and Amarin TV said this evening. Deputy Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai called an urgent meeting of the National […]
Read MoreCargo ship’s fuel oil tank explodes in the middle of Chao Phraya river
A CARGO SHIP’S fuel oil tank exploded in the middle of Chao Phraya river near Phra Chulachomklao Fort at 1.40 p.m. today (Mar. 27), Sanook.com said. Samut Prakan province’s Office of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported the explosion at 2.30 p.m. and said that fire boats had sailed in to control the blaze. The firemen […]
Read MoreFuel tanker flips, bursts into flames in Lamphun
A SECOND fuel tanker was involved in an accident just three days after the horrific crash in Buriram province with this one being a semi-trailer tanker that flipped over and burst into flames in Lamphun province killing one person, Thai Rath newspaper and TV Channel 7 reported today (Nov. 1, 2020). The accident occurred at […]
Read MoreHuge fuel tanker blaze destroys 10 shophouses, 20 vehicles,
MORE than eight hours after a fuel tanker carrying 40,000 litres of fuel slammed into an 18-wheel trailer truck in Buriram province and exploded into a huge ball of fire that quickly spread and destroyed 10 shophouses and 20 vehicles at around midnight last night firemen were still hosing down the vehicles because around 30,000 […]
Read More