TRANG police arrested a man on charges of stealing vital and expensive parts of the province’s drainage system triggering heavy floods in a subdistrict of this southern province, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Oct. 30). Pol. Lt. Col. Sawanya Eadtrong arrested Mr. Permpol (surname withheld), 30, on the charges of stealing public equipment or
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Phuket business groups urge Prayut to quickly repair Patong highway
THIRTEEN Phuket business associations have jointly sent a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urging him to order the quick repair of Highway 4029 that was damaged by floods triggered by tropical storm Nesat earlier this month as it links Patong beach to Phuket Town and the airport with both Thai and foreign tourists
Read moreBride dies, groom badly injured in car crash
JUST 10 days before their wedding a young couple driving a pick-up van back home in Suphan Buri crashed into a tree after slipping off the road in heavy rain seriously injuring both of them but bride later died in the hospital, Sanook.com said this afternoon (Oct. 27). Pol. Capt. Ritpong Mapakhe, an investigating officer
Read moreMP to swim across Chao Phraya river to raise money for flood victims
MAVERICK MP Mongkolkit Suksintharanon is following in the footsteps of Thai star Phakin Khamwilaisak, or Tono, whose charity swim across the Mekong river to Laos and back raised 56 million baht for two hospitals by gearing up to swim across the Chao Phraya river to raise money for flood victims, TV Channel 7 said
Read morePolling agency chief to be quizzed on banning MPs from helping flood victims
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION COMMISSION will be summoned for testimony before the House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct over a contentious ban which is currently keeping MPs from helping flood victims in the provinces. House Committee on Corruption and Misconduct chairman Seripisut Temiyavej confirmed today (Oct. 22) he will summon Election Commission secretary-general
Read moreTorrential rain lashes Phang Nga with highway flooded
PHANG NGA continued to suffer from torrential rain and floods today (Oct. 19) with the provincial authorities warning people heavy downpour will continue until Monday Oct. 24, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Ekarat Lisen, the governor of Phang Nga which is just north of Phuket, visited the almost a kilometre-long stretch of badly flooded Petchkasem Highway
Read moreSevere tropical storm moving in as Phuket remains flooded
HOT on the heels of tropical storm Sonca is a new one heading this way with this being severe tropical storm Nesat that is likely to intensify into a typhoon but the cold air mass from China currently covering upper Thailand and South China Sea will cause it weaken rapidly, the Thai Meteorological Department
Read morePrayut dodges bags of fermented fish sauce, literally
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha literally evaded bags of fermented fish sauce and other unpleasant liquids which some political activists might have otherwise thrown at him during his visit to Nonthaburi today (Oct. 13). Prayut was advised by his entourage to skip a spot on his scheduled trip to visit villagers
Read moreBeware of life-threatening disease when walking through muddy water
THE widely-followed Panda Lab Doctor Facebook page warned people walking through muddy water amid the current heavy flooding in many parts of the country that they risk getting Melioidosis, also called Whitmore’s disease, a life-threatening infection, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 12). Mr. Pakphum Dejhassadin, a medical technologist who runs the popular Panda Lab Doctor page,
Read moreMet radar detects low pressure cell heading in Noru’s path
THE Thai Meteorological Department’s radar has detected a low pressure cell in the Pacific Ocean that is heading from east to west in the same direction of Typhoon Noru that brought torrential rain to parts of Thailand a few days ago and is keeping an eye on it, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Oct.
Read moreMany areas of Bangkok flooded after torrential rain
GREATER Bangkok was lashed by torrential downpour from 2.30 p.m. onwards that led to many roads being flooded and critical traffic jams building up in many areas, Naewna newspaper said late afternoon (Oct. 3). Flooding was particularly heavy at Bang Na intersection with small cars having difficulty going through. Also in a bad state
Read moreAfter weeks of flooding Lat Krabang residents find sandbags stuffed in a drain
RESIDENTS of a neighbourhood in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district that has been flooded since September 10 with the floodwater now reeking today (Oct. 2) found that sandbags had been stuffed into a key drain, Amarin TV said. People living in Soi Luang Phaeng 6 said they started checking the drains after hearing that sandbags
Read moreMP sarcastically blasts Election Commission’s curbs amid flood woes
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI ECONOMIC PARTY secretary-general Pai Lick has responded to the Election Commission’s contentious regulations to keep MPs from handing out money or items for free to anyone in trouble anywhere with a rare touch of sarcasm. Pai, an MP of Kampangpet, today (Sept. 29) posted on his Facebook page his sarcastic
Read moreChadchart: Rain has doubled over 30 years with super typhoon moving in
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said at a meeting today (Sept. 26) that the amount of rain Bangkok received so far this month without Super Typhoon Noru having arrived is very high, being double the amount that fell in the same period 30 years ago, Matichon newspaper said. This is clearly illustrated by Din Daeng
Read moreInterior Ministry orders nationwide electrical leakage check
AS FLOODING in many parts of the country has led to people being exposed to various hazards particularly electric shock as happened to some students on Friday, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda today (Sept. 18) ordered local administrative organisations nationwide to quickly get all installations checked for electrical leakage, Naewna newspaper said. Altogether five students
Read moreRider saves boy who got electric shock from streetlight
A RIDER bravely saved the life of a seventh grade student who got an electric shock from a live streetlight and collapsed in floodwater amid heavy rain in Udon Thani last evening (Sept. 16) and himself got a shock too, Matichon newspaper said today. Mr. Atthachai Artudom, or Bass, 19, a vocational student who
Read moreMany roads in Lat Krabang remain flooded
MANY roads remained flooded in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district today (Sept. 16) with small cars unable to travel on some of them after all its six subdistricts were declared a disaster zone yesterday, INN News and Naewna newspaper said. District officials checked the situation and found that the floodwater was 10-15 cm high on
Read morePrawit wades in to help Chadchart solve city flooding
CARETAKER Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan inspected Khlong Saen Saep floodgate in Minburi to monitor the flooding in the capital with Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt being on hand to brief him on the situation, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Sept. 14). Chadchart told Prawit, who was accompanied by Deputy Defence Minister Gen. Chaicharn Changmongkol and
Read moreFlood-hit Koh Chang focusing on reviving tourism at yearend
HIT by heavy rain, floods and landslides the tourist island Koh Chang is now focusing on reviving tourism at yearend by launching sports and entertainment activities as a draw-card, Naewna newspaper said today (Sept. 13). Mr. Saksit Mungkarn, an executive of Siam Royal View Hotel, Koh Chang and chairman of the Tourism Council of
Read more3 cars damaged at flooded Bang Khen condo car park
A FACEBOOK page showed photos of a badly flooded underground car park at a condominium in Bang Khen area of Bangkok where floodwater almost reached the sedan’s roof with three vehicles heavily damaged, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 11). The Facebook page, Sai Mai Must Survive, said the flooded vehicles were parked in the
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