Tag: Earthquake
Pattaya solicits Nepal donations
Pattaya officials set up boxes to take donations to help victims of Nepal’s devastating earthquake around the city. Banglamung District Chief Chakorn Kanchawattana announced...
RTAF aircraft retrieves 7 Thais from Nepal
BANGKOK, 30 April 2015 - 7 Thai nationals have been retrieved from Nepal through the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF)’s return flight of donations...
Govt opens more channels for Nepal quake donations
BANGKOK, 29 April 2015 – Donations for victims of the massive earthquake in Nepal can now be delivered directly to Government House while army...
Rescuers struggle to reach remote Nepal areas as toll rises
An elderly injured woman is taken to her home after treatment in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, April 26. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake...
Thailand to give “Before-After Earthquake” satellite images to UN for damage...
BANGKOK, 28 April 2015 – The Ministry of Science and Technology is to give to the United Nations sets of satellite images captured by...
Doctors in Thailand to help quake-hit Nepal
BANGKOK, 27 April 2015 - A total of 350 doctors across Thailand have volunteered to aid people in earthquake-hit Nepal, according to the Medical...
Mineral Resources Dept keeps eye on Thai fault lines after Nepal...
BANGKOK, 27 April 2015 – The Department of Mineral Resources has confirmed that Thailand saw no impact from the recent earthquake in Nepal, though...
Earthquake jolts Bali
Denpasar, Bali, Sept 23 (ANTARA) An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale jolted Bali Island, Tuesday, at 5.05 am local time. The quakes...
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar; no effect on Thailand
BANGKOK, 15 July 2014 –The National Disaster Warning Center has reported a 3.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. Yesterday at 6.30 p.m., the 3.7 magnitude...
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Drunken dispute turns violent in Pattaya as bar guard stabbed and suspect beaten
PATTAYA, Thailand – A late-night altercation in Pattaya turned violent after two intoxicated men were ejected from a bar, leading to a chaotic clash...
Illegal tour busted in Pattaya as unlicensed operator caught leading senior trip to Koh...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Tourist Police and the Department of Tourism have arrested an unlicensed tour operator accused of organizing trips for elderly tourists without...
Thai Royal Gazette confirms new cabinet under PM Anutin ahead of swearing-in
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand's Royal Gazette has officially published the Royal Command endorsing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's new cabinet.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn appointed...