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More floods hit Mae Sai as market bears brunt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/11/2024
» CHIANG RAI: Locals of Mae Sai district have had to endure a fresh round of damage after more floods struck less than a month after recovering from rainy season inundation.
Japanese nuclear reactor restarts after 13 years
Published on 29/10/2024
» TOKYO - Tohoku Electric Power has resumed operations of the 825-megawatt No.2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power plant in northern Japan, for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Bangkok traffic cure
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/10/2024
» Re: "Congestion fee questions", (Editorial, Oct 23). Indeed, penalising parties using private cars coming to town does not alone solve the horrendous traffic jams that some Bangkokians have to endure. The crucial enticement is to provide alternatives that are reliable citi-wise and popular. In London, it is usual to see most office workers taking public transport to work and using private cars at weekends.
Taiwan rattled by 5.3 earthquake
Published on 21/09/2024
» TAIPEI - A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
Taiwan rattled by M5.5 quake, no immediate reports of damage
Published on 02/09/2024
» TAIPEI - A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Monday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
Nuclear reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review
Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2024
» KYODO - Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday decided that a reactor in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review, marking the first such case since the regulatory body's founding after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Mae On reservoirs 'safe' after M3.4 earthquake
News, Published on 16/08/2024
» Chiang Mai: The Royal Irrigation Operation (RIO) ordered the inspection of reservoirs in Mae On district struck by a 3.4-magnitude earthquake yesterday morning and found that their structural integrity was intact.
Weeklong Japan megaquake alert ends
Kyodo News, Published on 15/08/2024
» KYODO - A weeklong government call for increased preparedness based on an advisory over a potential megaquake along the Pacific coast officially ended 5pm on Thursday, after no new major seismic activity was confirmed around the Nankai Trough.
‘Megaquake’ fear spurs panic buying in Japan
Published on 10/08/2024
» TOKYO - Japanese authorities have urged the public to refrain from hoarding emergency supplies, after panic buying led to shortages of some essential goods following the release of a “megaquake” advisory.
Japan issues first 'megaquake' warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/08/2024
» TOKYO - An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for a megaquake from an undersea trough running along a swath of the country’s coast.