Update: 3rd gas tank has exploded, 4th one at risk
THE HUGE fire that engulfed two pyrolysis gasoline tanks in Rayong has now spread to a third one causing it to explode with firefighters and officials fighting to prevent it from spreading to a fourth tank, Amarin TV said this afternoon (May 9). Authorities battling to control this big blaze at Map Ta Phut […]
Read MoreChemical leak spreads toxic smoke in Rama 2 area
SOON after chemical warehouses in Rayong caught fire last Monday (Apr. 22) a chemical leak at a factory in Bangkok’s Rama 2 area led to toxic smoke billowing in the area in the predawn hours of today (Aug. 25), Amarin TV said. The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department’s chemical response team together with firefighters […]
Read MorePita declares victory in Rayong by-election
MOVE Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat tonight (Sep. 10) declared victory and thanked the people of Rayong’s district 3 for giving his party’s candidate almost 40,000 votes after unofficial results of the by-election held there were announced at 7 p.m., Matichon newspaper said. By unofficial count Move Forward candidate Mr. Phongsathorn Sornphetnarin, or Yo, received […]
Read MorePita kicking off Rayong by-election campaign this evening
MOVE FORWARD Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat will be attending a campaign rally in Rayong this evening (Aug. 13) to officially introduce his party’s candidate contesting the upcoming by-election in this eastern coastal province’s constituency 3, Sanook.com said. The party’s secretary-general Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon said his camp is fielding Mr. Phongsathorn Sornphetnarin, or Yo, in […]
Read MoreChinese man brutally murdered in Rayong
RAYONG police are investigating the brutal murder of a Chinese man whose body was found in a pond by his friends who work at a factory in this eastern coastal province, Matichon newspaper said this morning (Aug. 11). At midnight last night Pluak Daeng police station was alerted of a dead body dumped in […]
Read More34 macaques rescued from smugglers in Rayong
A MOVE FORWARD MP-designate for Rayong province helped rescue 34 macaques from a house in his province after being tipped off by local residents that captured wild monkeys were locked up there, Naewna newspaper said this morning (June 10). At 6 p.m. yesterday Mr. Nakhonchai Khunnarong, the MP-designate, together with Mr. Somsak Kongsombatsuk, head […]
Read MoreYoung German man displays anti-Prayut photo in Rayong
A YOUNG German man displayed a photo of caretaker Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan with a red cross over it at the central traffic island in Taphong intersection, Mueang district of Rayong province, today (Sept. 1) and upon being questioned said he did so because he felt sorry for the Thai people, TV Channel 7 said. […]
Read MoreHunt for suspect who dumped foul-smelling oil at Rayong beach
POLICE ARE hunting for a man who a tourist saw dumping around 50 litres of foul-smelling oil at Mae Ramphueng beach in Rayong and fled with the stench spreading around the vicinity and even reaching nearby condominium, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 21). Mr. Chanu Dechthanyanon, the head of Khao Laem Ya–Mu Ko […]
Read MoreWoman shoots and kills engineer at Rayong construction site
THE ENGINEER supervising the expansion of a road in Rayong province was shot dead by a woman who drove up to talk to him and afterwards fled in the new sedan, Naewna newspaper said today (Apr. 4) At 10.50 a.m. Pol. Capt. Woradet Phongthong, deputy chief of Mueang Rayong police station, was alerted of the […]
Read MoreOil spill 5km away from shore as new charge filed against company
THE SECOND oil spill is now five kilometres from Rayong shore while the Marine Department has filed an additional charge against Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) for violating an order to suspend the use of the port leading to marine pollution, Amarin TV said today (Feb. 11). This second spillage of 5,000 litres of oil […]
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