THE HUGE pile of State Audit building that collapsed during the massive earthquake on March 28 has now been levelled off at 4.5 metres, approximately 1.47 metres lower than yesterday, while search for remaining 34 missing persons continues, TV Channel 7 and INN News said today (Apr. 25). Mr. Suriyachai Rawiwan, director of Disaster
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No Songkran holiday for rescuers at collapsed building
WHILE the whole country is now celebrating Songkran Festival the large team searching for victims of the collapsed State Audit building continues working and as of 4 p.m. today (Apr. 12) of the total of 103, 35 have been confirmed to have died, with eight more bodies found since yesterday, nine injured and 59
Read moreKoh Samui officials spent hours rescuing Polish woman who fell at waterfall
KOH SAMUI officials, policemen and navy sailors took five hours bringing a Polish woman tourist who slipped and fell at the top of a waterfall and broke her ankle down to safety yesterday (March 10), Naewna newspaper said today. The female tourist, Ms. Monika (surname withheld), 38, slipped and fell while walking along the top
Read more70 tourists rescued after night boat founders off Koh Tao
A NIGHT BOAT travelling from Surat Thani to Koh Tao started taking on water after a pump broke down at dawn today (Dec. 22) with 70 tourists, both foreigners and Thais, safely rescued before it later sank, Matichon newspaper said. At 6 a.m. Capt. Natthaphon Sinpoonphon, deputy chief of Thai Maritime Enforcement Command Centre
Read moreTurf battle breaks out between two groups of rescue volunteers
A TURF battle broke out again between rescue volunteers of two foundations on Bamrung Mueang road close to midnight last night after a motorcycle accident there with a large number of policemen sent to separate them, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Apr. 11). The rescue teams from Ruamkatanyu and Petchkasem foundations first held
Read moreMalaysian oil tanker rescues two Thai navy sailors
AN OIL TANKER sailing under the flag of Malaysia rescued two Thai navy sailors floating in the sea after HTMS 442 Sukhothai sank on Sunday night (Dec. 18) with a patrol boat having already picked them up, INN News said this afternoon (Dec. 20). At noon today the First Naval Area Command sent patrol boat
Read moreFour rescue volunteers arrested in downtown turf battle
THONGLOR police have arrested four of out nine rescue volunteers wanted over a turf battle on Kasemrad road in front of Lotus hypermarket Rama 4 branch on Monday night with one other suspect having contacted them to surrender, Matichon newspaper said this evening (Apr. 19). Rounded up under arrest warrants issued by Bangkok South Criminal
Read moreRescue volunteer shot dead in downtown fight with another foundation
VOLUNTEERS from two rescue foundations clashed in a turf battle on Kasemrad road in front of Lotus hypermarket Rama 4 branch last night leading one Por Tek Tung staff member being shot dead and three others injured, Matichon newspaper said today (Apr. 18). Thonglor station police rushed to the scene at 1.20 a.m. and upon
Read moreProbe launched after officials slam 2 young men for rescuing drowning couple
THE MAYOR of Udon Thani province launched an investigation today (Nov. 3) after unidentified officials faulted two young men for having rescued a drowning couple without first calling the authorities, Sanook.com said. The two young men Mr. Rattakarn, 24, and Mr. Thuwanon, 24, said in a Facebook post that at around midnight last night they
Read moreNavy rescues four cats from sunken fishing boat
A THAI Navy team that went to inspect a fishing boat that sank after catching fire to see whether any oil had leaked spotted four cats perched on the bow that was still jutting out of the water and one sailor swam out and rescued all of them, Sanook.com said today (March 3). Acting on
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