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Thai naval officers and marine police arrested a man and seized two AK47 automatic assault rifles, a large quantity of ammunition and a speed boat at a pier in Laem Ngop district of the eastern province of Trat Friday night.
Police are hunting for a suspect after security camera footage captured a man being assaulted and thrown into the pond in Benchasiri Park in Bangkok's Khlong Toei district on Friday night.
A Thai international trade expert believes that Thailand and Myanmar’s prospects for boosting bilateral trade to US$12 billion, from 7.4 billion, are reasonable, following the encounter between Myanmar’s former junta leader and President Min Aung Hlaing and Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul earlier this month. Some trade constraints still need to be addressed though.
A sand-bagged floodwall has been erected along the Yom River in the Sawankhalok municipal area in Sukhothai province, as officials brace for the imminent arrival of a mass of water from further upstream, which is threatening further to worsen flooding in low-lying areas.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will visit Nan province on Sunday after his return to Bangkok on Saturday night, following the completion of his official visits to Australia and New Zealand, Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek told the media today.
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has established an operations centre to manage flood-related pollution in the Nan River basin, with Pua district returning to normal and generating an estimated 3,800 tonnes of flood-related waste.
The Phetkasem Foundation confirmed today that the remains of a man, estimated to be between 40 and 50 years old, was retrieved from the engorged Nan River in Tha Wang Pha district after being spotted by local residents.
The Nan provincial administration has deployed manpower and equipment to Pua district for a major cleanup and rehabilitation operation after floodwater receded. It left behind a trail of damaged houses, submerged cars and muddy roads.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) Yodchanan Wongsawat ordered the rehabilitation and restoration of public utilities today in flood-ravaged Pua and Wiang Sa districts of Nan province, as floodwater is steadily receding.
Continuous heavy rainfall triggered a severe landslide and knocked down utility poles in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district early Friday morning, cutting off Highway 108, the main route between Mae Sariang and Chiang Mai, and leaving over 100 vehicles stranded in both directions.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon signed a ‘Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership’ on Friday, marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and raising bilateral ties to a higher level.
Severe weather conditions are threatening large areas of Thailand, with torrential downpours impacting up to 80% of the north and northeast and prompting urgent warnings of widespread flash flooding and runoffs.
Floodwaters flowing down the Nan River inundated five sub-districts in Wiang Sa district of Nan province overnight, with water levels reaching between 1.5 and 3 metres and marooning over 1,000 households.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country and broadening enforcement of laws that bar Americans who visit the island from dealings with government-owned or -affiliated businesses.
An autopsy on Ray MacDonald, who was found dead at his home yesterday, showed that he died from blockages in three coronary arteries, resulting in insufficient blood flow to the heart, his close friend Bhudhipong Sreewatana said today.
Nan Hospital has temporarily suspended outpatient examinations and treatment until Saturday due to flooding in the province, with only emergency cases and patients already admitted for surgery continuing to receive treatment.
