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Bangkok added to 'blue zones'
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/10/2021
» Bangkok has been designated 'blue', a new tourist-oriented area with few Covid-19 restrictions including on alcohol, alongside Krabi, Phangnga and Phuket, starting Monday.
Man dies of rabies in Hua Hin
Gary Boyle, Published on 16/03/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Part of the tourist district of Hua Hin has been declared a red rabies zone after an elderly man was found to have died from the viral disease after being infected by a cat bite.
Dead man comes home
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/12/2017
» A Si Sa Ket man who was believed dead and cremated in May has returned home very much alive, to his family's great astonishment, and is now seeking to correct the official record.
Bumpy start for welfare-card travel as free rides end
Published on 02/11/2017
» The nine-year free train and city bus campaign ended Wednesday. The intended switch to welfare cards for low-income earners did not go smoothly.
Flood warnings for Si Sa Ket as Sakon Nakhon improves
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/07/2017
» A flood warning has been issued for the lower northeastern province of Si Sa Ket, where several reservoirs are already at full capacity. Meanwhile Sakon Nakhon airport will reopen on Tuesday.
Worst floods in 2 decades hit Sakon Nakhon (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2017
» Tropical depression "Sonca" has lashed Sakon Nakhon, leading to the worst floods in the northeastern province for two decades. Flooding persisted across the Northeast.
Sonca weakens, leaving widespread flooding
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/07/2017
» Persistent rain has caused widespread runoff and flooding in northeastern, northern and central plain provinces, with landslides blocking a section of the Bangkok-Nong Khai railway track on Thursday.
Tropical depression Sonca drenches Northeast
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2017
» Early reports of provinces receiving 70mm of rain or more from tropical depression Sonca included Ubon Ratchathani, Mahasarakham, Si Sa Ket, Roi Et, Khon Kaen, Surin and Mukdahan. As the rain continued those totals were sure to rise.
Tropical depression headed for North, Northeast (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Meteorological Department has just reported that tropical storm “SONCA” made landfall over Dong Hoi, Vietnam at 4pm. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) warned 43 provinces in upper Thailand to brace for the impact of the storm.
Disgraced monk arrives in Bangkok, denies charges (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/07/2017
» Disgraced former monk Nen Kham was detained in Remand Prison on Thursday after authorities completed pressing charges. He arrived in Bangkok from the United States on Wednesday night under heavy escort.