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A Ukrainian tourist couple reported missing while venturing into the jungle of the Nopparatthara-Phi-Phi Islands national park in the southern province of Krabi on Sunday were found and rescued by park officials early this morning. The park chief, Worapot Lomlim, said forest rangers at Tap Khaek unit were alerted that two Ukranian tourists went into
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s King Muhammad V abdicated on Sunday, the palace said, after two years on the throne, the first time a monarch has stepped down before completing their five-year tenure. The king’s resignation took effect immediately, the National Palace said in a statement. No reason was given and palace officials did not
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is at this moment leading members of his Cabinet on a live TV program to solicit donations from members of the public to help victims of tropical storm Pa Buk which wreaked havoc on several southern coastal provinces over the weekend. Gen Prayut is personally taking phone calls from donors
What appeared to be like morning fog in and around Bangkok this morning was not actually fog but dust particles which pollution control experts said are worsening air quality in and around the metropolitan areas. The Pollution Control Department said today that the air quality in and around the city was getting worse and would
The Pollution Control Department has pleaded with motorists in Bangkok to switch to public transports to help reduce car emissions and improve air quality in and around Bangkok. The appeal was made after the department’s monitors of air quality in and around Bangkok this morning showed that the air quality was at a level which
Pa Buk storm has further weakened from depression into low pressure cell in the Andaman Sea since Saturday night, but the four southern provinces of Phetchaburi, Prachuab Khiri Khan, Chumporn and Ranong will still face heavy rain which may cause flash flood, the Meteorological Department said in its latest announcement. The lower central region and
A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport will be sent back Monday, Thai authorities said, after she made a desperate plea for asylum and for other passengers to help protest her deportation. The incident comes against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of Saudi Arabia over its investigation and handling of the shocking murder of
The government and the Mass Communications Organization of Thailand (Mcot) will hold a fund-raising campaign via Channel 9 TV station on Monday night to help victims of tropical storm Pa Buk. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and members of his Cabinet will attend the event which will be broadcast live from 8.20 pm until 10 pm
Six passengers, including a baby girl, were killed and 50 others injured when a tour bus ploughed into a roadside ditch on Paholyothin road in Pathum Thani province early Sunday morning. Police said that the Bangkok-Phanom Prai tour bus was travelling in Klong Luang district of Pathum Thani province toward Bangkok with about 60 passengers
Key political players have reacted guardedly on the possibility of election delay, whereas March 10, March 17 and March 24 have emerged as potential new dates to replace February 24. Some reports said the Election Commission will propose March 10 and March 17. Others said March 24 is also in contention. The lengthy legal timeframe
Besides damages inflicted on properties, live stocks and farmlands by tropical storm Pa Buk, the storm is likely to have caused extensive damages to marine lives, coral reefs and marine environment. Marine scientist and vice dean of the Faculty of Fisheries of Kasetsaart University Thon Thamrongnawasawat wrote in his Facebook post today that one of
National Legislative Assembly President Pornpetch Wichitworachai has warned critics to refrain from blaming the coronation ceremony for causing a potential delay of the election. He said that authorities concerned with organizing the election must choose the appropriate timing for the election and to make sure that it does not not affect the auspicious ceremony which,
In the Thai circumstances, delaying a general election by a month may not have a significant impact as far as voters are concerned. But this is not to say that a possible one-month delay will not affect key political players. It will buy time for people like Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, who is torn between the
The Government Housing Bank will set aside a fund of one billion baht to be extended to people whose houses are damaged by tropical storm Pa Buk which is wreaking havoc in southern Thailand. GHB managing director Chatchai Sirilai said today that the bank would waive interest for four instalments and would charge an interest
Tropical storm Pa Buk landed in Pak Phanang and Tha Sala districts of Nakhon Si Thammarat province at about 12.45 pm today, uprooting trees and power poles and putting Pak Phanang municipal under water of 50-100 cm deep. In its 18th announcement issued at about 2 pm, the Meteorological Department said that tropical storm Pa Buk
