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Cambodia would possibly face consequences for its partial withdrawal from the forthcoming 33rd SEA Games early next month, Chaiyapak Siriwat, the CEO of the Southeast Asian Games Federation office, said yesterday.
The government has acknowledged its responsibility for the failure to manage the disastrous inundation in Hat Yai, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said, apologising to the public and pledging to restore normality for affected residents as quickly as possible.
His Majesty the King has donated 100 million baht to Hat Yai Hospital, to be used to purchase medical equipment damaged by the floods and to cover other repair costs, according to a letter from the Bureau of the Royal Household posted on the Facebook page of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today.
Once the busiest market in Hat Yai with more than 500 stalls, Kim Yong Market today stood in disarray following seven consecutive days of flooding. Its entire first floor showed clear traces of inundation and was severely damaged.
More than 4,000 Malaysian tourists, who had been trapped by the severe flooding in Thailand’s Hat Yai since Sunday, have safely returned to Malaysia, with the help of officials and volunteers from both countries.
The death toll from the massive flooding in the southern region has reached 145, with Songkhla reporting the highest number at 110, Government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said today.
A special police task force from Yala province was dispatched to Zone 8 of Hat Yai last night, to hunt for a group of looters who are reported to have robbed a 7-Eleven convenience store in a commercial building.
The body of a 4-year-old girl, who fell from a rescue boat into the deep floodwater covering a road in front of Bangkok Hospital Hat Yai on Tuesday night, was found yesterday.
More than 600 suspected scammers, most of them Chinese nationals, have been camping out since Wednesday on the bank of the Moei River in Myanmar, opposite Mae Sot district of Thailand’s Tak province, after they had escaped a crackdown on online call centres in the Shwe Kokko ‘scam city’ in Myawaddy province.
The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) has announced measures to support and relieve the financial burdens on businesses in Songkhla province, which has been struck, over the past week, by the most devastating floods in decades.
To Vladimir Putin, the serious economic sanctions and major diplomatic embarrassment were not something to learn from. He had expected it, which leaves a question of what the current war teaches the rest of the world.
Hong Kong authorities said on Friday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to at least 94, with the blaze almost entirely extinguished and rescuers scouring torched high-rise buildings for scores of people still listed as missing.
A celebrity volunteer today dismissed a claim, by Government Spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat, that the death toll from flooding in Hat Yai was only seven, including those who were electrocuted and were taken to hospitals.
A Democrat Party MP described the scene in Hat Yai today as “apocalyptic” on the first day that floodwaters have receded and residents, who had been trapped in their homes for days, were finally able to leave, searching for food, clean water and medical assistance.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he has expressed his appreciation to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul for Thai authorities’ assistance for Malaysians stranded by floods in southern Thailand.
Thai-American athletics star Kieran Tuntivate confirmed he would take another shot at SEA Games glory when the Kingdom hosts the region’s biennial sporting extravaganza early next month. The US-based athlete, who specialises in medium and long-distance races, posted on his social media account that Thai fans would see him in flesh at the 33rd SEA Games due to be held between Dec 9-20 in Bangkok, Chon Buri and Songkhla. “With the SEA Games on horizon, I will compete in the 1,500m, 5,000m and...
