Following hours of heavy rain since Friday night, forest floodwater yesterday morning ravaged many areas of Tak's Mae Sot district, including the Muang Mae Sot Municipality where 30,000 residents suffered nearly 1.5-metre-deep flood.
The Royal Thai Army yesterday announced the closure of certain roads to facilitate the rehearsal today of four processions for the late HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana's royal cremation.
Her Majesty the Queen has graciously granted Bt100,000 through the Phetburi Red Cross Society to assist the family of a technical college student who sustained a serious head injury in a hazing ceremony last week.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is set to conclude its investigation into the multimillion-baht plan to procure 45 Bus Rapid Transit vehicles before the end of the year.
The Pollution Control Department (PCD) plans to issue standards which measure the level of wastewater from communities, helping to determine sources of pollution.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has discovered a high concentration of melamine in the Orphic brand milkchocolate wafers found on the shelves in Mukdahan province, a senior health officer said yesterday.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has promised to bring its publichealth system up to international standards and establish a medical centre for elderly residents.
A leading human rights legal group is looking to pursue other legal actions against a paramilitary ranger unit in southern Thailand for the disappearance of a school caretaker, Mayateh Marano, who was forcibly taken in for questioning last year and has not been seen since.