RESIDENT of Betong city in southernmost Yala province and near the Malaysian border queued up to fill petrol at pumps amid ongoing torrential rain fearing a shortage as the key road to Yala city has been cut off with some pumps running out of supply, Naewna newspaper said this evening (Nov. 29). At Ratana
Day: November 29, 2024
Russian woman swept into the sea from Koh Samui
A RUSSIAN couple who ignored warnings to not go down from a viewpoint at Koh Samui were swept into the sea by three- to four-metre high waves this afternoon (Nov. 29) with the woman having drowned while the man is missing, MNG Online and TV Channel 7 said. The Russian woman, later identified Ms.
Read moreOver 2,000 accidents on Rama II road in six years
AFTER yet another construction accident occurred on Rama II road before dawn today (Nov. 29) with a steel launching truss of an elevated road being built near Mahachai market in Samut Sakhon collapsing and killing five people and injuring 10 others, statistics show that there have been 2,244 accidents on this road over the past
Read moreBorder area occupied by Wa rebels not a no-man’s land: Ex-deputy NSC chief
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DEBATABLE AREA of high terrains on the Thai-Myanmar border cannot be practically called a “no-man’s land” since Wa rebels have already occupied it, according to a retired, high-ranking government official. Former deputy National Security Council secretary-general Pongsakorn Rodchompoo yesterday (Nov. 28) pointed out that the correct definition of a
Read more