Chumphon, Thailand News

PHUKET CITY: The Phuket Governor and his wife this morning took part in a ceremony praying for good luck during the annual Red Cross Fair that starts at Saphan Hin tomorrow.

The suspect poses in a group photo with arresting officers, together with a small arsenal of weapons seized as evidence in the case.

The condition of the nation's locomotives will be examined by independent experts following strident calls from the State Railway of Thailand union that lives are being put at risk.

The Meteorological Department Thursday warned residents of 10 southern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains and possible flash floods.

Passengers left stranded in Chumphon yester day following an abrupt suspension of train services threatened to sue the State Railway of Thailand for compensation.

More than 4,000 passengers have been stranded at Surat Thani station after drivers of eight South-bound trains walked off the job, aggravating woes from crippling union stoppages.

Trang train abruptly stopped at Lamae railway station in Chumphon province on Sunday morning and about 2,000 passengers were told to get off, a State Railway of Thailand source said.

Authorities last week showed their best side when they declared an alert for approaching Typhoon Ketsana.

Siam Makro Plc, the local unit of the Netherlands-based cash-and-carry store operator SHV Holdings, expects its sales this year to reach 70 billion baht, about 2% higher than last year.

TWO friends spent a month exploring Thailand - " after having a brainwave that involved bat guano or droppings.

Rarely does a year pass without at least one tragic reminder of how destructive a force Nature can be.

Two Thai traffickers and 30 Burmese illegal immigrants were arrested yesterday in Chumphon district, while about to travel to destinations in Thailand to work illegally as labourers.

The South hasn't yielded much good news lately; on certain days it's actually quite terrifying.

The Public Health Ministry reported the 25th death from H1N1 influenza and confirmed 412 new infections on Friday.

Ancient seafolk wisdom is being used to help restore the richness of Thai marine and river life.

The Department of Special Investigation yesterday arrested a Rohingya man they allege helped arrange worker registration and produce fake immigrant worker ID cards for some 7,000 Rohingya people before sending them off as fishery workers and maids.

Relatives of people who died in the 2004 Tak Bai crackdown will petition against a Songkhla court ruling which cleared security forces of any wrongdoing in their handling of those held in custody.

Michelin Siam went out on a limb to prove that its XDA 2+ Energy and XZA 2+ Energy energy-saving commercial-vehicle tyres actually save 5% on fuel costs when fitted to a Mitsubishi Fuso 18-wheel truck.

Wimol Kaewchoo's eyes, shaded behind a dark pair of sunglasses, do not only watch for traffic mischief on the highway.