Myanmar launches couple of newly-built offshore patrol boats
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MYANMAR NAVY has recently put a couple of newly-built offshore patrol boats in commission, adding to a fleet of the western neighboring country’s naval forces, a navy source said today (Dec.27). The commissioning ceremony for the Super Dvora offshore patrol boats, manufactured under license from Israel at Thanlyin naval dockyard, […]
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Saola hurtles towards southern China, Hong Kong
By AFP and published by CNA Hong Kong – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday (Aug. 31) as Super Typhoon Saola drew closer to Hong Kong and the mainland’s southern coast, with several cities delaying the start of the school year as a precaution. Saola’s wind speeds topped 200 kmh by 6 […]
Read MoreChadchart: Rain has doubled over 30 years with super typhoon moving in
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at a meeting today (Sept. 26) that the amount of rain Bangkok received so far this month without Super Typhoon Noru having arrived is very high, being double the amount that fell in the same period 30 years ago, Matichon newspaper said. This is clearly illustrated by Din Daeng […]
Read MoreSuper Typhoon Noru bringing torrential rain with Bangkok not spared
By Matichon and Reuters published by CNA WITH Typhoon Noru (Karding) having turned into a super typhoon since last evening as it heads for the Philippines, the Thai Meteorological Department warned it will bring heavy to very heavy rain with strong winds during Sept. 28-30, 2022. The category 3 typhoon will be making a landfall […]
Read MoreSouth Korea and Japan brace for typhoon Hinnamnor
By The Guardian and Thai Newsroom DESTRUCTION is imminent across southern Japan and South Korea as super typhoon Hinnamnor barrels northwards through the East China Sea this weekend. The typhoon is so far the strongest tropical storm of the 2022 hurricane season and developed gradually this week out in the Pacific, edging towards the […]
Read MoreThailand not impacted by strongest typhoon of 2022
By Matichon, FirstPost.com and AccuWeather THIS week, Typhoon Hinnamnor developed into the most powerful tropical cyclone recorded on Earth so far in 2022 but it is not heading for Thailand but will strengthen the southwesterly monsoon. The Thai Meteorological Department said this evening (Sept. 1) that Hinnamnor is currently centred on the eastern side […]
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