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
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Beware 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
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 moreFears of a radiation leak mount near Ukrainian nuclear plant
By AP and published by Washington Post Kyiv, Ukraine – Authorities began distributing iodine tablets to residents near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant today (August 26) in case of a radiation leak, amid mounting fears that the fighting around the complex could trigger a catastrophe. The move came a day after the plant was temporarily
Read moreBangkok cables catch fire again in Lat Phrao area
JUST days after a transformer exploded at Sampeng market sparking a fire that gutted four shophouses and killed two persons, a bunch of tangled electrical cables in front of Lat Phrao Soi 111 caught fire this morning (July 12), Thai Rath newspaper said. At 7.21 a.m. after Phan Fah Radio and fire hotline 199 were
Read moreCooking gas, power bills set to rise soon
THE PRICE of cooking gas, or liquified petroleum gas (LPG), will be rising by 15 baht per 15-kg cylinder on March 31 to reflect the true cost, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 11). Deputy Premier / Energy Ministry Supattanapong Punmeechaow said the price hike was in line with energy prices escalating to a 14-year high
Read moreUkrainian nuclear power plant fire extinguished
By BBC and Reuters via MSN News UKRAINIAN emergency services have confirmed they have managed to put out the fire at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant – a huge relief to everyone in the area and beyond. To recap, Ukraine said in the early hours of Friday that a Russian attack on the nuclear plant
Read moreRevived call for end to senators’ power to pick PM kicks off
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A REFRESHED MOVE got started today (Jan. 10) for all parties and people to endorse a revived call for an end to the senatorial power to pick a post-election prime minister. Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, director of Rangsit University’s Centre for Political Research and Development, launched the move for all parties either with
Read morePower pole sticks through staircase of new footbridge
AN AMAZING construction is taking place in Chonburi province with the new footbridge’s staircase being built around a high voltage electricity pole and this possibly the only structure of its kind in the world being heavily criticised by netizens, Sanook.com said today (Dec. 20). Photos of the staircase to the new footbridge with a power
Read morePower bank bursts into flames after being left in vehicle
POLICE issued a warning to be more careful after a power bank left in the front of a pick-up truck in Phetchaburi province burst into flames and damaged the vehicle but fortunately there were no injuries, Sanook.com said today (Oct. 9). Emergency Call Centre 191 Phetchaburi’s web page urged people to be more careful
Read moreKey road shut after fierce downpour topples power poles
TORRENTIAL RAIN this afternoon (Sept. 5) led to several power poles being knocked down causing live wires to dangle over Si Ayutthaya road from Wat Benchamabophit intersection to the Royal Plaza where Equestrian Statue of King Rama V is located and this road is now closed till tomorrow while repairs are made, Thai Rath newspaper
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