Artikel erschien Mai 2019

  • Seven tonnes of durian handed out for Labour Day in Samut Sakhon

    Seven tonnes of durian handed out for Labour Day in Samut Sakhon

    by Natthanan Sirisantiworakul Thousands attended Wat Thamai in Samut Sakhon, west of Bangkok, to eat seven tonnes of free durian that the temple had prepared as treats for workers on Labour Day. A 3km traffic jam formed outside the temple, while a ceremony was organised at 9am to make merit for His Majesty the late King Rama IX and for His Majesty the King Maha Vachiralongkorn

  • Ranger killed in Pattani roadside bomb ambush

    Ranger killed in Pattani roadside bomb ambush

    One ranger has been killed after southern insurgents detonated a roadside homemade bomb to ambush his patrol unit in Pattani’s Panare district this morning. Police say the attack happened at 10.20am on the main road in Ban Rawor village in Tambon Krawa. 34 year old Ranger Damrong Thong-u was killed by the blast.

  • Thailand’s first Rabies death for the year

    Thailand’s first Rabies death for the year

    PHOTOS: PR Office The first death from rabies this year was in Surin, north of Thailand. The Public Relation Department today reported that Dr

  • Public transport arrangements for people attending royal coronation

    Public transport arrangements for people attending royal coronation

    PHOTO: NNT For people attending the royal coronation ceremony, especially on May 5, 2019, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) will provide air-conditioned shuttle buses for 11 routes while the Purple and Blue Line MRT and Airport Link will provide free service throughout the day. Pol. Lt.

  • Upper Southern provinces being warned about dengue spread

    Upper Southern provinces being warned about dengue spread

    “The number of patients is expected to rise as rain has begun falling in some southern provinces.” Residents of provinces in Thailand’s upper South are being warned that dengue could spread now that the annual monsoon rains have arrived. Doctor Sirilak Thaicharoen, director of Nakhon Si Thammarat’s 11th Disease Control Office, said 1,165 people in seven upper Southern provinces had contracted dengue virus in 2019 resulting in one death so far. She said most of the dengue patients were children between the ages of 10 and 14, though those aged 5 to 9 years old are the second-biggest age group affected

  • Facebook revamp. Less about business, more about people and relationships.

    Facebook revamp. Less about business, more about people and relationships.

    Facebook is aiming to foster real-world relationships and make the platform a more intimate place for groups of friends. Facebook’s shift comes response to criticism over failing to curb misinformation and manipulation of the platform used by 2.3 billion people, and missteps on its handling of private user data. The new strategy will emphasise private communications and small groups according to the platform’s founder and CEO. Mark Zuckerberg was opening the F8 developer conference for the social networking giant

  • Phuket’s recent rains allow PWA to restore mains pressure around the island

    Phuket’s recent rains allow PWA to restore mains pressure around the island

    The Chief of Phuket’s Provincial Waterworks Authority says that water pressure to most areas across the island has been restored (but The Thaiger is still getting reports from residents in Kamala and parts of Kathu about low flow or still no water mains pressure).

  • Aussie lifeguards and Navy conduct local lifesaver program

    Aussie lifeguards and Navy conduct local lifesaver program

    PHOTO: The HMAS Canberra and HMAS Newcastle sit off Patong Bay as Navy officers conduct the beach activities yesterday. Surf Life Saving Australia and the Australian Navy have joined with Phuket’s lifeguards for some marine safety training at Patong Beach. About 100 young people and teenagers from around the island joined in the training as part of the project ‘Australia – Thailand Cooperation of Marine Safety for Youth’. The project is aimed to stimulate swimming skills and first aid knowledge to help save people from drowning

  • Future Forward’s Thanathorn says he’s confident he will be endorsed as an MP

    Future Forward’s Thanathorn says he’s confident he will be endorsed as an MP

    Thanathorn had prepared some 27 items of evidence to prove to the poll authority that he had divested his media shares on January 8, well before he registered to run in the election that took place a month later. A defiant Future Forward leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit emerged from yesterday’s marathon ‘chat’ with the Election Commission over charges he still owned shares when he ran as an MP and prime ministerial candidate in the March 24 election.

  • Boeing 737 Max ‘sensor’ issues flagged 216 times to the US FAA

    Boeing 737 Max ‘sensor’ issues flagged 216 times to the US FAA

    A small sensor, sitting just outside the cockpit of the Boeing 737 Max jets, was previously flagged in more than 200 incident reports submitted to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). But Boeing admits it did not flight-test the scenario which may have caused the crashes of two of its brand new jets – one in Ethiopia and one in Jakarta, Indonesia. The angle-of-attack sensor sends data to a 737 Max software system that would push down the nose of the aircraft if it sensed that the jet may stall