Tag: Surat Thani
Deputy PM confident 49 Thais to be freed prior to Myanmar...
BANGKOK, July 9 - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa said on Monday that 49 Thais earlier detained by Myanmar authorities for encroaching...
Police arrest 2 suspects in Surat Thani prison bombing
SURAT THANI, June 25 – Two men suspected of bombing Surat Thani’s prison in an attempt to blast a hole in the wall...
DDPM: 10 provinces remain as drought-hit zones
BANGKOK, 13 June 2012 – There remain a number of provinces across the country, where drought crisis continues to date. ...
Tourist body retrieved, 10 of 19 Surat Thani districts declared flood...
SURAT THANI, June 11- Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani on Monday declared half of its 19 districts as flood disaster zones, while...
Public Health Ministry steps up preparation in 16 disaster-prone provinces
BANGKOK, 7 June 2012 – The Public Health Ministry is speeding up preparations for the natural disasters in 16 at-risk provinces. ...
Flash floods hit Thailand’s southern provinces
RANONG, June 6 – Several southern provinces have been hit by flash floods, triggered by heavy rain with one death reported in a...
NDWC: North, East and South of Thailand to beware of mudslide...
BANGKOK, 6 June 2012 – A number of provinces throughout Thailand are being warned to brace themselves against possible natural calamities as heavy...
Registration period for illegal migrants to be extended
BANGKOK, 11 May 2012 – Employment Department Director-General Prawit Kiangpol says the period for nationality verification for illegal migrant workers should be extended. ...
Body of Taiwanese tourist drowned in Surat Thai reservoir recovered
SURAT THANI, May 11 - The body of a Taiwan airlines pilot was recovered from the reservoir of a dam in this southern...
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Pattaya Mayor leads rail-side road upgrade to fix Khao Talo flood hotspot, vows lasting...
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Pattaya Mayor presses contractors to finish Sukhumvit Soi 32 road upgrade on schedule
PATTAYA, Thailand — Mayor Poramet Ngampichet on Wednesday, Feb. 25, inspected progress on the road improvement project along Sukhumvit Soi 32, stressing the need...
Pattaya draws a hard line on beach disorder, targeting theft involving transgender gangs
PATTAYA, Thailand — Local authorities have made it clear that Pattaya is no longer content with temporary fixes, as a coordinated late-night operation along...
No more wrong-way driving in Sattahip as police enforce fines and residents demand real...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police in Sattahip have stepped up strict enforcement against wrong-way driving, warning motorists that there will be no turning back once...