Phang Nga villagers launch boat to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year
PARTICIPATING in a traditional merit-making ceremony performed for hundreds of years were some villagers in Phang Nga who put out a special boat to sea to ward off bad luck and welcome the New Year, Naewna newspaper said last evening (Jan. 1). Presiding over the ceremony at Bang Sak beach, Bang Muang subdistrict, Takua […]
Read MoreChaos as flash floods hit Phang Nga tourist areas
HEAVY flash floods caused by Khao Lak mountain runoffs overflowing canals while running to the sea in Phang Nga province this afternoon (Oct. 22) inundated tourist areas alarming holidaymakers, Amarin TV said The strong mountain runoffs turned red after spreading from the canals at around 2 p.m. then swiftly flowed into Khao Lak […]
Read MoreUS has no plan to build naval base in southern Thailand
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE UNITED STATES has not planned to build a naval base in Thai territory on shore of the Andaman Sea as otherwise widely feared by the Thai public, a navy source said today (July 14). The US navy’s Indo-Pacific-based Seventh Fleet has had no alleged plan to build a naval […]
Read MoreDon’t allow US to set up a base here in exchange for tariff cut: Ex-official
THE government was urged to not try to get the US to reduce the 36 percent tariff on Thai goods which President Donald Trump is imposing on August 1 by allowing the superpower to set up a base in the country, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 14). Mr. Nantiwat Samart, former secretary to […]
Read MoreAnother suspect held in planting of bomb-like devices in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi
SECURITY officers arrested another suspect in the planting of bomb-like devices in Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi provinces late last night soon after he boarded a van in Phuket to travel to Far South Yala province, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 28). The suspect, Mr. Rusman (surname withheld), was closely monitored by […]
Read MoreAnother bomb found next to the fence of Phang Nga Governor’s residence
AFTER a few explosives and bomb-like devices were found in Phang Nga, Krabi and Phuket this week, another bomb was found next to the fence of Phang Nga Governor’s residence this evening (June 26), Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Phairat Petsuwan, governor of the coastal province next to Phuket, has stepped up security mobilising officers […]
Read MoreNicobar Islands rocked by 40 earthquakes
THE Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division said late afternoon today (June 25) that there has been a total of 40 earthquakes since yesterday afternoon in the Nicobar Islands area, India, Amarin TV said. The quakes began at 3.16 p.m. on June 24, 2025, and continued till 4.12 p.m. June 25, 2025. At 8.33 […]
Read MoreTwo men arrested transporting bomb from Songkhla to Phuket
TWO men driving through Phang Nga province in the wee hours of this morning (June 24) were arrested at a checkpoint after police found a suspicious object in their sedan which turned out to be a bomb, Amarin TV said. At approximately 3.30 a.m. a team of policemen who had set up a checkpoint […]
Read MoreAll safely escape from diving tourist boat ablaze off Khao Lak
A DIVING tourist boat with 26 people aboard caught fire at 4 a.m. this morning (Apr. 12) around 13 nautical miles from Thap Lamu pier at Khao Lak, Phang Nga, and all managed to escape safely, Naewna newspaper said. Upon being alerted of the fire via its hotline 1465 the Thai Maritime Enforcement Command […]
Read MoreFamily problems led to Russian dad throwing son overboard to his death
ORDERED detained by Takua Pa provincial court today (Jan. 24) is a Russian man who threw his son into the sea from a speedboat returning from Surin islands in Phang Nga province with family problems suspected to have led to this tragic death as he was divorced from his Thai wife, Amarin TV said. […]
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