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Toxic rivers need help
News, Editorial, Published on 23/05/2025
» The government's reaction to heavy metal contamination in transboundary rivers in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces has left local villagers in despair. Almost three months after heavy metal contamination was recently detected in such rivers, our officials and ministers are still just at the stage of warning people not to consume water and fish from the Kok River in the North.
Nurse found strangled to death on Koh Samui
Supapong Chaolan, Published on 21/05/2025
» SURAT THANI: A 35-year-old nurse was found strangled to death in her dormitory room on the tourist island of Koh Samui on Wednesday morning, with her car missing.
Govt plans dams to cleanse contaminated water from Myanmar
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 21/05/2025
» The government plans to build check dams on northern rivers to filter out hazardous pollutants from mining operations in neighbouring Myanmar, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Wednesday.
Unsafe heavy-metal levels in 3 northernmost rivers
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/05/2025
» Unsafe heavy-metal levels have been detected in the Kok, Mekong and Sai rivers in the northernmost provinces of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
100kg drugs found hidden in car roof at border
Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» CHIANG RAI - Border patrol police arrested a local man smuggling 100 kilogrammes of crystal meth and ketamine from Mynmar to Thailand hidden inside his vehicle's roof.
Toxic metals found in northern rivers spark health concerns
Online Reporters, Published on 20/05/2025
» High levels of arsenic and lead have been detected in the Sai River and parts of the Kok River in Chiang Rai province, raising concerns over water safety, local fish populations, and potential health risks for local communities, according to a recent government report.
Conscript triggers inquiry with 'forced driving' claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/05/2025
» The House committee on national security plans to look into allegations of exploitation within the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) following reports that an officer based in Udon Thani province forced a conscript to work as a taxi driver and pocketed most of his earnings.
Army ranger, volunteer injured by Pattani bomb
Online Reporters, Published on 13/05/2025
» PATTANI - An army ranger and a ranger volunteer travelling in a truck were injured when a roadside bomb exploded on the Narathiwat-Pattani Road in Mayo district of Pattani on Tuesday afternoon.
Hong Kong's 'golden week' tourist numbers rise by better-than-expected 22%
Published on 11/05/2025
» Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day "golden week" holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong's No. 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media.
'3 Cuts' strategy to curb call centre scamming 'successful'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/05/2025
» The government has declared its "3 Cuts" strategy to disrupt call centre operations in Myanmar a success, three months after it was implemented.