Electricity meters in durian plantations in Korat illegally adjusted
More than 10 durian plantation owners in Khon Buri district of Nakhon Ratchasima have been accused of tampering with their electricity meters to reduce their electricity bills.
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More than 10 durian plantation owners in Khon Buri district of Nakhon Ratchasima have been accused of tampering with their electricity meters to reduce their electricity bills.
Residents in the flood-devastated Mueang and Mae Sai districts of Chiang Rai are being advised to postpone the cleaning up of their houses and businesses due to the possibility that several other northern and north-eastern provinces will be hit by a tropical depression, which is predicted to make landfall in central Vietnam Thursday night into Friday morning.
Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters.
A tropical depression is moving across the South China Sea towards Vietnam and is expected to make landfall this Friday and Saturday. It will then move into Thailand’s north-eastern region, according to the Meteorological Department.
The new Thai government under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has vowed to resume negotiations to settle maritime disputes with Cambodia and pave the way for tapping the abundant hydrocarbon resources in the Gulf of Thailand.
A number of students at Phayao University were hastily evacuated from their flooded hostels this morning, after this northern province was lashed by heavy rain on Monday night, according to the Luecha Foundation Phayao’s website.
The meeting of the tri-partite wage committee, scheduled for today to discuss the increase of the minimum wage to 400 baht/day, has been postponed to this Friday after the five employer’s representatives did not show up, claiming that they had other business to deal with.
The cabinet approved the scheme today, under which 14.5 million vulnerable and disabled Thais will be the first each to receive the 10,000 baht cash benefit, which will be wired into their bank accounts between September 25 and 30, said Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Vittaya Arkompituk has been chosen as acting president of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), the agency tasked with leading Thailand’s fight against graft in all sectors of society.
Yangon, Myanmar - The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could be in need of help.
Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan has urged the Bank of Thailand to come up with measures to arrest the baht’s appreciation, which has reached a 19-month high, fluctuating between 33.00 and 33.70 baht against the US dollar and is hurting Thai exports.
Among Thailand’s unique landmarks on most visitors’ “must see” list, Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, ranks in the top 10 Bangkok cultural experiences thanks to its ornate features and significant historical value.
Several roads in Phuket are underwater today following heavy rainfall, which has caused flash floods and mudslides in mountainous areas, according to reports from the province.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will attend the third Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) leaders’ meeting in Doha, Qatar early next month, according to a diplomatic source.
Wat Ratchabophit, where the Supreme Patriarch resides, has issued an announcement banning the use of the temple's premises for pre-wedding and wedding photo shoots, among other things.
Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on British television, arrived at court Monday to be sentenced for having indecent photographs of children, capping a stunning fall from stardom.