Tag: Samut prakarn
1,200 ill from toxic landfill fumes
BANGKOK, March 24 – More than 1,200 people were sick from toxic fumes at a landfill site in suburban Samut Prakarn province in the...
MWA holds 2nd Water Conserving “Water Ranger” event
BANGKOK, 19th June 2013 Acting governor of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority (MWA) Mr. Samai Anuwatkasaem yesterday presided over the opening of the 2nd Water...
Fresh move for amnesty for political protest offenders
BANGKOK, March 7 – A group of Thai MPs in the government bloc proposed an amnesty bill to parliament Thursday, seeking to pardon those...
TAT’s Songkran Splendors Festival a Great Success, With International Arrivals to...
Bangkok, April 23, 2012 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has announced that its 2012 Songkran Splendours festival was a great success....
Fireworks competition photo contest winners announced
Memories of January’s impressive International Fireworks Competition lit up Central Festival Pattaya Beach as winners of the event’s photo contest were announced. ...
‘11th Long Boat Tournament’ at Mabprachan reservoir
Last weekend saw thousands of onlookers converging on lake Mabprachan for the 11th long boat tournament. The teams were competing for...
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Some applicants for Thai elite visa are wannabe criminals
Thai Privilege Card, formerly Elite, has been told to step up its security checks on applicants by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB). This follows...
Infant found in bathroom trashcan of Chonburi department store
CHONBURI, Thailand - An infant was found abandoned in the bathroom of a department store in Ban Bueng District of Chonburi on May 11,...
Squirrel sparks fire on electric pole in Sriracha industrial estate
SRIRACHA, Thailand - On the morning of May 12, a fire broke out on an electric pole in Sriracha District believed to have been...
Torrential rainstorm wreaks havoc in Sriracha district
SRIRACHA, Thailand - Sriracha District found itself in the grip of chaos as a relentless torrential rainstorm, accompanied by fierce winds, battered the region...
New Zealander arrested for 6 years overstay in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Immigration Police using street-level x-ray scanning to identify suspicious activities in Pattaya, identified and arrested a male foreign national matching the...