Phuket Floods Claim Five Lives as Landslide Hits Rental Rooms

PHUKET, Aug 23 (TNA) – Heavy rainfall that lashed Phuket overnight triggered flash floods and landslides, killing at least five people and leaving three others missing, officials said on Friday. The heavy downpour caused rivers to overflow, inundating homes and roads and leaving residents scrambling to safety. A landslide swept through a rental house complex […]

Devastating Floods Hit Nan Province

NAN, Aug 22 (TNA) – The flood situation in Nan province has reached a critical level, with ten districts affected. Numerous rivers have overflowed their banks, inundating homes and agricultural land, and causing widespread damage. Yesterday, three villagers who were collecting crickets near the flooded river in Chiang Klang district were swept away by the […]

Govt Convenes Emergency Meeting Amid Severe Flooding

BANGKOK, Aug 22 (TNA) – Thailand is grappling with widespread flooding in its northern provinces, prompting acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai to convene an urgent meeting to coordinate relief efforts on Thursday. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Anutin Charnvirakul, along with key officials from the National Water Resources Office and the […]

Man Bitten by Python While Using Toilet

SAMUT PRAKAN, Aug 22 (TNA) – In a shocking incident, a man was bitten on the genitals by a python while using the toilet at a house in Samut Prakan province.   The man, 35 identified as Thanat Tangtewanon, shared his harrowing experience on Facebook, detailing how he was attacked by the snake while sitting […]

Palang Pracharath Faces Internal Struggles Amid Cabinet Formation

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (TNA) – The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has nominated four former ministers from the Srettha Thavisin administration for positions in the new government led by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, according to a party statement released on Wednesday. The nominations are currently under review by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat as part of the […]

Bank of Thailand Holds Key Interest Rate at 2.50%

Bangkok, Aug 21 (TNA) – The Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6-1 to maintain its policy interest rate at 2.50% per annum. Piti Disyatat, Secretary of the MPC, announced the decision on Wednesday.  The committee cited Thailand’s economic expansion in line with its forecast, driven by tourism and domestic demand. While exports […]

Thailand Detects Suspected Mpox Clade1 Case

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (TNA) – Thai health authorities have reported a suspected case of monkeypox Clade1B, the Department of Disease Control announced on Wednesday. Dr. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, Director-General of the Department of Disease Control, has announced an urgent press conference regarding the first suspected case of Clade 1 monkeypox in Thailand. The patient is a […]

Palang Pracharath Party Splits Amid Coalition Talks

BANGKOK – Thailand’s coalition partner Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is facing a serious internal rift, with tensions escalating between two key figures – the party’s leader Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon and its secretary-general and caretaker agriculture minister Thamanat Prompow. The rift within PPRP emerges as PM-elect Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai leader, forms a new government following […]

Cambodian Media Delegation Visits MCOT for Study Tour

BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – A delegation of 10 journalists from the Cambodian Club of Journalists (CCJ), led by Secretary-General Mrs. THONG Sovanrainsey, on Monday visited MCOT Public Company Limited for a study tour and exchange of ideas on media operations. The delegation, accompanied by Panathan Thongboonyu, First Secretary of the Royal Thai Embassy in […]

Authorities Investigate Actor’s Jet Ski Crash

BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – Thai police and the Marine Department held discussions on Monday regarding the fatal jet ski accident involving a popular actor, which resulted in two deaths on the Chao Phraya River. The accident took place near Wat Bang Krachao Nok temple in Samut Prakan province on Aug 17 when Chindanai “QP” […]

NESDC Reports 2.3% GDP Growth in Q2

BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) announced on Monday that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 2.3% in the second quarter of 2023, accelerating from the 1.6% growth recorded in the first quarter. The positive growth was primarily driven by a 4% increase in private consumption […]

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