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12 provinces still affected by floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/11/2017
» Flooding persists in 12 provinces, with 233,180 people affected by the floods that have claimed 18 lives over the last month.
Cold season to start next week
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/10/2017
» The cold season is expected to arrive early next week, with temperatures initially dropping by 2-5°C, the Meteorological Department says.
Flood warnings for North and Central Plains
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/10/2017
» People living along the banks of several rivers in the North and Central Plains have been warned to brace for floods following heavy rainfall.
Small police station run largely by villagers succeeds in cutting crime
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/09/2017
» A small village in Non Sila district in this northeastern province has seen its crime rate and public disturbances tumble after setting up a "village police station".
Yingluck escaped with help of state officials, sources say (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/08/2017
» Some state officials were complicit in Yingluck Shinawatra's flight from justice this week, sources told the Bangkok Post on Friday. Reuters quotes senior Phua Thai party members as saying she has arrived in Dubai.
'Flashing lashes' still for sale
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/08/2017
» Officials have decided battery-operated LED eyelashes can still be sold in Thailand despite growing health concerns.
British police hunt for violent jogger
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/08/2017
» British police appealed on Tuesday for help in finding a jogger who appeared to push a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on a busy west London street.
Dubai skyscraper catches fire again
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/08/2017
» Panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers in Dubai early Friday after a fire ripped through it, the second blaze to hit the skyscraper in as many years.
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.
London fire: Narrow escape for Thai family (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/06/2017
» The BBC Thai service reports that at least one Thai family had a narrow escape from the massive fire that tore through the London Grenfall apartment complex yesterday.