TWO Thai gunrunners were arrested at a checkpoint in Chiang Mai city while driving a pickup truck loaded with war weapons for delivery to Karen National Union (KNU) in Myanmar, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Apr. 22). Police at the checkpoint on Klong Chonpratan road, Suthep subdistrict, spotted a suspicious pickup truck with
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Minor quake rocks Mae Hong Son, no damage
THE THAI Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division said a minor earthquake of 2.8 magnitude jolted Mae Hong Son province at 7.56 a.m. today (Apr. 18) but there was no damage while there have been almost 600 aftershocks since the massive quake in Myanmar on March 28, Amarin TV said. This morning’s quake, at a
Read moreMyanmar junta chief, Anwar Ibrahim hold talks at Bangkok hotel
MALAYSIAN Prime Minister and Asean chair Anwar Ibrahim held talks with Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing at Bangkok’s Rosewood Hotel this afternoon (Aug. 17) after meeting Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at Government House, Amarin TV said. The Malaysian leader arrived at the hotel at 3 p.m. and five minutes later the Myanmar strongman’s
Read moreKrabi’s dams unaffected by earthquake
FIVE medium-size dams in Krabi have not been damaged by yesterday’s (Apr. 14) 3.5 magnitude earthquake as they have been designed to withstand the force of 7 to 7.5 magnitude quakes, Naewna newspaper said this morning. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Narumon Pinyosinwat said the quake at Krabi’s Nuea Khlong district at 2.27 p.m., with
Read moreEarthquake shakes Krabi with tremors felt in many areas
A MAGNITUDE 3.5 earthquake jolted Krabi this afternoon (Apr. 14) with tremors felt in many areas including Krabi Airport and Krabi Hospital but they are not damaged with officials now surveying various buildings but no serious damage is expected and fortunately there were no injuries, Thai Rath newspaper said The quake, which struck at
Read more10 earthquakes, tremors overnight in Myanmar and Thailand
By Naewna newspaper and Thai Newsroom THE Earthquake Observation Division of the Thai Meteorological Department said there have been ten earthquakes and tremors from last night till today (Apr. 14) with nine epicentred in Myanmar and one in Thailand and the largest, measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale, was approximately 10 kilometres from the
Read moreRescued scam workers almost clash with Karen fighters at Myawaddy
A GROUP of 275 foreign scam workers, mostly Ethiopians and other Africans, who were among thousands rescued from call centre complexes in Myawaddy township, just across from Thai border town Mae Sot, early February almost clashed with Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) fighters as they rose up to protest being held at a squalid,
Read morePro-monarchy groups clash with Myanmar protesters
PRO-MONARCHY groups clashed with some Myanmar workers led by a Thai activist who had gathered in front of the UN building in Bangkok to protest the participation of Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in the 6th Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit held here on Thursday and
Read moreDSI accepts building collapse as special case
THE Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has accepted the collapse of the unfinished 30-storey State Audit building during last Friday’s huge earthquake centred at Mandalay, Myanmar, with strong tremors felt across Thailand as a special case, TV Channel 7 said today (Apr. 2). Justice Minister Thavi Sodsong, who directly controls DSI and is known
Read more23 Chiang Mai districts suffered quake damage
NORTHERN Chiang Mai city suffered damage from Friday’s massive earthquake centred at Mandalay, Myanmar, in 23 of its 25 districts but fortunately there were no deaths or injuries, Amarin TV said this evening (April 1). Mr. Dusit Phongsapipat, chief of Chiang Mai Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said inspection of 1,177 bridges and 15
Read moreQuake has short-term impact on economy: Julapun
DEPUTY Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said today (April 1) while Friday’s earthquake at Mandalay, Myanmar, with severe tremors felt in Thailand is unlikely to affect the Thai economy in the medium- to long-term there will be an impact in the short term, especially the property market, TV Channel 7 said today (April 1). He
Read moreChaos as people flee Police Hospital amid misunderstanding it was going to collapse
THERE was chaos at Police Hospital this morning (March 31) with members of the public and patients running out of a building while medical personnel moved other patients to safety amid fear that it was going to collapse but this turned out to be a misunderstanding, Amarin TV said. Several people were heard shouting,
Read moreLabour Ministry, Criminal Court urgently evacuated after Govt Complex building tilts
ALL those working or visiting the Labour Ministry, in Din Daeng district, the Din Daeng Social Security Building and the Criminal Court on Ratchadapisek road were urgently told to evacuate this morning (March 31) with this likely due to the huge earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, last Friday which also jolted the whole Thailand, Naewna
Read more4 Chinese men nabbed for taking files out of collapsed building
THE Chatuchak district office has filed a complaint with police that four Chinese men had smuggled 32 files out of the compound of the unfinished 30-storey State Audit Office building that collapsed with the force of the massive earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday (March 28), Amarin TV said this evening (March 30). Pol.
Read moreOver 50% tourists have disappeared from Andaman coast: Trang Deputy Governor
THE massive earthquake in Myanmar’s Mandalay city last Friday (March 28) has hit tourism along the Andaman coast with Trang Deputy Governor CPO2 Anan Boonsamran saying more than half holidaymakers have disappeared, with some cancelling their trip, after panicking upon reading fake news on social media, Naewna newspaper said today (March 30). Speaking to
Read moreAll 81 bridges, flyovers safe to use: BMA
BANGKOK Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said this evening (March 29) that all 81 bridges and flyovers in the metropolis are safe to use after the massive earthquake in Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. yesterday, TV Channel 7 said. BMA’s Public Works Department sent officials to check all of them and as initial visual inspection
Read moreChadchart urges public to not panic as engineers start inspecting buildings
BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urged the public to not panic after yesterday’s powerful earthquake in Myanmar that shook the whole country as an army of engineers is now busy inspecting buildings in the metropolis to ensure their safety, Naewna newspaper said. As of last night Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s Traffy Fondue website was notified by
Read moreBangkok expressway system usable, only Din Daeng entrance and exit ramps closed
THE Expressway Authority of Thailand (Exat) clarified that the whole expressway system is usable with only the entrance and exit ramps of the Din Daeng stretch closed, Amarin TV said this afternoon (March 29). After yesterday’s powerful earthquake with the epicentre being in Mandalay,Myanmar, rattled the whole of Thailand, Exat inspected all Bangkok expressways
Read moreDin Daeng expressway, MRT Yellow and Pink lines remain closed
AFTER Bangkok was shaken by a powerful earthquake centred at Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. yesterday (March 28) measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale, traffic has returned to normal today except for Din Daeng expressway and MRT Yellow and Pink lines which remain closed, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said. The Expressway
Read more23 aftershocks since the 8.2 magnitude earthquake at 1.20 p.m.
THE THAI Meteorological Department said at 6.57 p.m. today (March 28) that there have been 23 aftershocks so far since the 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar’s Mandalay city at 1.20 p.m. Thai time, Naewna newspaper said. The details of the aftershocks to this earthquake, which was first reported to be 7.3 on the Richter
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