NORTHERN Mae Hong Son province will likely see an increase in forest fires this year with as many as 135 fire hotspots having been detected during Jan. 1-27, Naewna newspaper said today (Jan. 28). The Forest Fire Control Centre said it is Mae La Noi district where most of the hotspots were seen, totalling
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Fire jellyfish warning at Koh Hong island off Krabi
RED FLAGS have been posted on the beaches of Koh Hong island off Krabi province to warn tourists not to swim in the sea and stay away from the seaside as fire jellyfish had been found floating closeby with a large number having also washed up, Sanook.com said today (June 12). Mr. Weerasak Sisatchang, head
Read moreRussian woman whose son got burned after falling into hot spring gets help
A RUSSIAN woman whose son suffered extensive burns after slipping into a hot spring in Pai, a small town in Mae Hong Son province, said language problems led to it taking three visits to the police station to file a complaint about this accident with this prompting senior police officers and officials to meet her
Read moreHK police fire pepper ball rounds, arrest 300 people
Channel NewsAsia Hong Kong (CNA): Hong Kong riot police fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the global financial centre today (May 27) and arrested 300 people as new national security laws proposed by Beijing revived anti-government demonstrations. Police also surrounded the Legislative Council where a bill was due to be debated
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