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4.8 earthquake shakes Kanchanaburi
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» An earthquake measured 4.8 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the western province of Kanchanaburi on Tuesday night with no initial reports of damage.
Cabinet OKs 911 as main hotline
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» Thailand will soon use 911 as the main emergency telephone number which can connect to more government agencies than the existing 191.
Lightning strike kills 12 buffaloes
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» A dozen buffaloes collapsed and died after a bolt of lightning struck near them at a reservoir in Sakon Nakhon’s Tao Ngoi district, their owner said on Tuesday.
Court graffiti painter gets one year in jail
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» A 22-year-old man was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday for spray-painting anarchy symbols on the front of the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek Road on May 24.
Import-tax exemption on overseas shopping doubled to B20,000
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» Travellers arriving in Thailand now can bring in more gifts and purchases made abroad after the Customs Department doubled the import-tax exemption on personal items.
Traders explain strike as pumps reopen in far South
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» As fuel pumps reopened in the far South on Tuesday, the oil traders group apologised to motorists and explained why they felt it necessary to close their outlets on Monday in protest at a new "unfair" local government tax.
9 illegal migrants nabbed in Kanchanaburi
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» Immigration police in Kanchanaburi province arrested nine Myanmar workers for illegal entry in Dan Makham Tia district on Tuesday morning.
MWA cancels maintenance to keep taps flowing
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2015
» The Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) has cancelled planned maintenance that would have turned off water supplies in six Bangkok districts Tuesday, in the face of growing consumer concern over possible water shortages.