TORRENTIAL rain and strong winds toppled several electricity poles across a two-kilometre stretch of Chalong Krung road, Lat Krabang district, this evening (June 26) leading to several people being injured and over 30 vehicles and houses damaged, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said this long line of poles fell like dominos from
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Cambodia cuts off power supply from Thailand, switches to Vietnam
CAMBODIA this morning (June 17) switched off electricity supply from Thailand to Poipet border town, opposite Aranyaprathet border town, Sa Kaeo province, and adjacent areas and instead connected a new transmission line for flow of power from Vietnam, Amarin TV said. At 9 a.m. when the checkpoint was opened, officials from Poipet Electricity Authority
Read moreShoddy power banks seized in raid on warehouse
POLICE seized a large number of substandard and unlicensed power banks from a warehouse in Bang Bon district of Bangkok they raided today (June 5) and warned the public to not be hoodwinked by such cheap products sold online, TV Channel 7 said this evening. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) found out that some
Read moreHuge power outage paralyses parts of Spain and Portugal
By Reuters and published by Msn.com Madrid/Lisbon – A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday (Apr. 28), paralysing traffic, grounding flights, trapping people in elevators and leaving power operators scrambling to restore power to millions of homes and businesses. Some hospitals halted routine work and the two countries’
Read morePayathonzu border town cloaked in darkness after power cut
AFTER Thailand shut off electricity, Internet and fuel supplies from five points to Myanmar yesterday (Feb. 5) the neighbouring country’s Payathonzu border town, opposite Sangkhla Buri district in Kanchanaburi, plunged into darkness , Naewna newspaper said today. This action was taken by the National Security Council because call centre scammers entrenched along the Myanmar
Read moreMyawaddy scammers conning victims as usual having prepared in advance
DESPITE Thailand having this morning (Feb. 5) cut electricity, Internet and fuel supply to Myanmar’s Myawaddy township, just across the border from Mae Sot district, workers at a flourishing scam hub are continuing to con their victims as usual because their criminal bosses have stocked up fuel and installed backup generators in advance, Naewna
Read moreChaos in Tachileik as Myanmar people rush to buy fuel after supply cut
CHAOS erupted in Myanmar’s Tachileik border town, opposite Mae Sai town in Chiang Rai province, after Thailand cut off electricity, Internet and fuel supply from five points to Myanmar border areas at 9 a.m. this morning (Feb. 5) with two being to Tachileik, Amarin TV said. This action was taken to resolve the problem
Read morePower supply to Myawaddy ordered shut: Phumtham
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POWER SUPPLY FROM a northwestern border district in Thailand to a scam-infested township in Myanmar was being completely shut off today (Feb.4), according to Deputy Prime Minister-cum-Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Phumtham confirmed today he has already ordered the Provincial Electricity of Thailand via the National Security Council to completely terminate
Read moreAnutin urged to cut off power supply to scam centre in Myawaddy
By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was pressed today (Jan.23) to cut off Thailand’s power supply for suspected transnational criminals in Myanmar once and for all. People’s MP Rangsiman Rome, who chairs the House Committee on State Security, Border Affairs & National Strategies and Reforms, called on Anutin to take
Read morePirapan might lose energy minister seat in power rates row
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ENERGY MINISTER PIRAPAN Salirathavibhaga might possibly be kicked out of his current portfolio in cabinet by de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra sooner or later to end an unsolved controversy over high power rates, according to a noted academic. The billionaire power player might probably be contemplating the ouster
Read morePower supply to Koh Larn island resumes after hours of cut
ELECTRICITY supply to Koh Larn island off Pattaya resumed at 4.30 p.m. today (June 14) after an outage since 10.30 a.m. in the morning led to some tourists asking hotels on the island to refund of their room rent, TV Channel 7 and Naewna newspaper said this evening. The power supply to the whole
Read moreThailand urged to stop feeding power to Myawaddy’s online scam, casino district
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND IS STRONGLY ADVISED to literally cut off power lines and internet signals feeding “grey Chinese capitalists” in a certain area of Myanmar’s Myawaddy township riddled with online scams and gambling dens. House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs, National Strategies & Reforms Chair Rangsiman Rome urged the Thai authorities,
Read moreDeposed deputy police chief retreats from legal battle against PM
By Thai Newsroom Reporters IN WHAT WAS SEEN as a surprise withdrawal, former deputy police chief Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn has changed his mind to no longer wage a legal battle against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Pol. Gen. Surachate yesterday (Apr. 23) withdrew his complaint which he had filed yesterday with the National Anti-Corruption
Read morePM accused of power abuse over police/money laundering scandals
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin was today (Apr. 22) accused of perpetrating power abuse which has allegedly put the National Police headquarters in trouble and rendered injustice to former deputy police chief Pol. Gen. Surachate Hakparn. Pol. Gen. Surachate, nicknamed Big Joke, today filed a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission
Read moreDon Mueang reveals conditions for carrying spare batteries on airplanes
AFTER a power bank exploded on a Thai AirAsia flight from Don Mueang Airport to Nakhon Si Thammarat yesterday (Feb. 24) and fortunately none of the 186 passengers and crew were harmed with the airplane landing safely at the destination, this airport today published conditions for carrying spare batteries, with power banks being considered
Read moreThai AirAsia plane lands safely after power bank explodes
ALL 186 passengers and crew of Thai AirAsia flight FD3188 heading from Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat at 7.20 a.m. this morning (Feb. 24) were unharmed and the plane landed safely at the destination after a power bank exploded, Matichon newspaper quoted TV Channel 3 as saying. On this flight
Read moreBus slams into power pole with one person trapped beneath the vehicle
BANGKOK bus number 13 running from Huay Kwang to Khlong Toei lost control and rammed into an electricity pole at Pracha Songkhro intersection, Asok Din Daeng road, at 1 p.m. today (June 24) with one injured victim trapped beneath the vehicle, TV Channel 7 said. The bus also hit three to four motorcycles and
Read moreCash-strapped Bangladesh shuts power plant as heatwave hits
By AFP and published by CNA Dhaka – Cash-strapped Bangladesh shut its biggest power plant on Monday (June 5) because it was unable to afford the coal to fuel it, as a sweltering heatwave creates surging electricity demand. The 1,320-megawatt government-run Payra Power Plant in southern Bangladesh had already slashed production last month due
Read moreThailand’s power production stable as Vietnam kicks off nationwide blackouts
THE Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) confirmed today (May 24) that electricity production and supply is sufficient in Thailand after Vietnam launched nationwide rolling power cuts, Matichon and The Straits Times newspapers said. Vietnam started nationwide blackouts today as it struggles to meet surging power demand amid extremely hot weather with even the
Read moreBeware of power banks exploding in the summer heat
A YOUNG woman issued a warning about power banks exploding in the current hot weather as happened at her house last night (Apr. 23) when an unplugged unit suddenly blew up, Matichon newspaper said today. In an online post the unidentified woman said at 9 p.m. just as she was going upstairs she smelt
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