WEATHER
Riverside residents warned of flash floods
Riverside residents in the southern provinces should beware of possible flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours, says the Meteorological Department. ”A trough of active low pressure is bringing heavy rainfall. People who live ... Read more.
Written on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
Perils of staying quiet
BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA
Without help from organisations with crisis communication skill, the damage caused by One-Two-Go Airlines’ fatal MD-82 crash in Phuket on Sept 16 last year would have been be far greater.
Despite its lack of crisis communication management, the ... Read more.
Written on Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Posted in
Business News
CLIMATE CHANGE
Love earth through art
AREE THONGBOONRAWD and CHANTIYA POTAYAROM
Some 200 young students on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Surat Thani demonstrated their love of the earth through art - a wall-painting activity at a local school.
Art teacher Sangkom Thongmee at leisure with some o... Read more.
Written on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | Posted in
Outlook
Take another look at trafficking in Thailand
Thongbai Thongpao
A Phuket newspaper reported that 50 public prosecutors serving in the seven upper southern provinces _ Chumphon, Ranong, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Krabi, Phangnga and Phuket _ attended a seminar on human trafficking in the provin... Read more.
Written on Sunday, October 12th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
CLIMATE CHANGE
Love earth through art
AREE THONGBOONRAWD and CHANTIYA POTAYAROM
Some 200 young students on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Surat Thani demonstrated their love of the earth through art - a wall-painting activity at a local school.
Themed “Love Earth, Save Earth”, the pr... Read more.
Written on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | Posted in
Outlook
CLIMATE CHANGE
Love earth through art
AREE THONGBOONRAWD and CHANTIYA POTAYAROM
Some 200 young students on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Surat Thani demonstrated their love of the earth through art - a wall-painting activity at a local school.
Themed “Love Earth, Save Earth”, the pr... Read more.
Written on Thursday, October 9th, 2008 | Posted in
Outlook
IN BRIEF
Fire at PTTCH unit
CHEMICALS: A fire at a crude palm oil tank of Thai Oleochemical Co (TOL) on Sunday night is expected to cause just marginal damage to the company, according to parent PTT Chemical Plc (PTTCH).
The incident took place on Sunday at 8:15 pm when the tank was being cleaned at... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | Posted in
Business News
New charters cheer up TAT
More Swiss, Russian and Baltic flights due
CHATRUDEE THEPARAT
Charter flights from Switzerland, Russia and Baltic countries to Thailand in the coming high season will help offset the slowdown in foreign visitors over the past two months, according to Phornsiri Manoharn, gov... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 | Posted in
Business News
SOUTH
Woman tied to tracks, run over by train
Supapong Chaolan
SURAT THANI : A woman was tied to a railway track and then run over by a train in Ban Na Doem district yesterday.
The body was identified as 27-year-old Niparat Tawonporn. She had been cut in two.
She was wearing only a bra and jeans and... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
BEEN THERE DONE THAT
SHASA HOTEL, CASAVELA KO SAMUI
116/1 Moo 2, Tambon Mared, Laem Set, Ko Samui, Surat Thani 84310 Tel: 077-913-888; fax: 077-913-899; email: info@shasahotels.com; web site: http://www.shasahotels.com
Nestled on the southern end of Ko Samui, this new five-star hotel is pushing the ... Read more.
Written on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 | Posted in
Horizons