INSENSE rainfall lasting hours today (Aug. 23) led to the border city Mae Sot, just across from Myawaddy in Myanmar, being swamped by a second round of flash floods in just 48 hours, Amarin TV said. Residents here panicked as the city had just been cleaned after raging flash floods swept through only two
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CAAT focusing on regional airports amid greater demand
THE CIVIL Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) is focusing on regional aviation as latest data showing increased demand with this presenting a significant opportunity to distribute travel and economic activity away from central hubs, Naewna newspaper said today (Aug. 23). ACM Manat Chawanaprayoon, CAAT’s director, said this move is not merely about airports being
Read moreAmnesty bill published in Royal Gazette
By Naewna newspaper and AFP A SWEEPING amnesty bill benefitting hundreds of activists found guilty over the last 20 years, but not those sentenced for corruption or lese majeste, became law after being endorsed by His Majesty the King then published in the Royal Gazette today (Aug. 23), Naewna newspaper. The primary objective of
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