Elderly couple missing in flash flood

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Elderly couple missing in flash flood
A flash flood hits Nadi district of Prachin Buri province on Sunday. (Photo by Manit Sanubboon).

PRACHIN BURI: An elderly couple went missing after their house was swept away by a flash flood that engulfed two villages in Nadi district of this central province east of Bangkok early Sunday, local media reported.

Heavy downpours late on Saturday night caused run-off from the Khao Yai and Thap Lan national parks to flow down the Khlong Yang stream to hit Wang Mai and Wang Muen villages in tambon Bu Phram.

Chaiwat Iamla-or, a senior assistant to the Nadi district chief, said the two villages were hit by the flash flood at about 2.30am. The strong current caused damage to 15 houses at Wang Mai and 25 houses at Wang Mued village as well as other property.

Sakda Hongsa, the headman of Wang Mai village, said a…


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A Typhoon Spared the Philippine Capital. Will Manila Be So Lucky Next Time?

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A Typhoon Spared the Philippine Capital. Will Manila Be So Lucky Next Time?

BANGKOK — The Philippines was braced for the worst. When Typhoon Goni made landfall in the disaster-plagued nation on Sunday morning, with sustained winds of 135 miles per hour, it ranked as the most powerful storm to hit the Southeast Asian nation in years.

Manila, the low-lying, crowded capital, looked to be squarely in the typhoon’s path. Roughly 1.5 million families in the city live near railroad tracks, garbage dumps and fetid waterways, their flimsy shacks and shantytowns defenseless against every wind gust and storm surge.

But by day’s end, Goni, known locally as Rolly, appeared to have largely bypassed the capital, with no fatalities reported there. At least 10 people were confirmed to have died from the typhoon in the Bicol region southeast of the capital, according to the regional Office of Civil Defense. Rivers overflowed, tree branches flew and wet concrete-like…


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Kirins pile misery on struggling Buriram, Pathum defeat Beetles

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Kirins pile misery on struggling Buriram, Pathum defeat Beetles
Top gun: SCG Muang Thong United forward Willian Popp fires a volley against Buriram United on Saturday night.

SCG Muang Thong United prevailed 3-2 over arch-rivals Buriram United in a clash of two former Thai League 1 champions on Saturday night.

Buriram’s efforts to steal Brazilian coach Alenxandre Gama away from the Kirins a couple of weeks ago failed again to bring about a change in Thunder Castle’s fortunes. They were held to a draw 2-2 draw at lowly Trat last weekend.

The loss at the hands of bitter foes Muang Thong has left Buriram reeling in 11th place in the 16-team top flight.

Hosts Buriram were the first to score when Marko Scepovic struck from close range in the 16th minute only to see Muang Thong’s Lucas Rocha head home a Mirzaev Sardor free-kick on 35 minutes for a 1-1 tie.

The VAR awarded a…


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Korat villages hit by flash floods

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Korat villages hit by flash floods
A tunnel on Highway 304 between Kabin Buri district of Prachin Buri province and Pak Thong Chai district of Nakhon Ratchasima province is flooded on Sunday. (Photo by Prasit Tangprasert)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Many villages in Wang Nam Khiao district were hit by flash floods caused by run-off from the Thap Lan National Park following heavy rain in mountainous areas on Saturday night.

Houses and roads linking the villages were reported flooded on Sunday morning.

Rescue units with about 200 personnel rushed to help villagers take their belongings to higher grounds..

An 18-year-old boy was swept away by a strong current while returning home on a motorcycle on Saturday night. The boy’s body was reportedly found on Sunday morning at an area in tambon Wang Mi, Wang Nam Khiao district.

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Education minister orders survey of schools affected by floods

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Education minister orders survey of schools affected by floods

 The Deputy Minister of Education has visited flood victims in Non Soong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, and ordered the relevant agencies to survey the schools affected by the floods urgently, to prepare rehabilitation after the flood water subsides.

Mrs. Kanokwan Vilawan, Deputy Minister of Education, and Saksit Sakullikharetsima, Deputy Governor of Nakhon Ratchasima, brought supplies and survival bags to help flood victims in Lam Moon and Than Prasat sub-districts, Non Soong District, and offered moral support to the flood victims.

The Deputy Minister of Education has instructed relevant agencies to survey educational institutions affected by the floods, as well as educational institutions under the Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education, in order to expedite aid and rehabilitation after the flood water subsides.

 

 

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US trade move ‘won’t hurt Thai exports’

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US trade move ‘won’t hurt Thai exports’

US trade move ‘won’t hurt Thai exports’

GSP suspension imposes ordinary tax rate

Thai exports to the United States under the so-called Generalized System of Preferences will not be affected won’t much affect by the US decision. (Bangkok Post file photo)

The Commerce Ministry insisted on Saturday the announcement by US President Donald Trump to suspend preferential trade benefits for 231 Thai products under the so-called Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) won’t much affect Thailand’s export to the US.

Effective on Dec 30, the new GSP suspension will result in these products being taxed at a normal rate, not that they will be banned from entry to the US, said Keerati Rushchano, director-general of Department of International Trade Promotion.

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High-stakes beetle battles rage in North

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High-stakes beetle battles rage in North
Owners watch beetles fight during a competition in Chiang Saen district of Chiang Rai province. (Kyodo photo)

CHIANG RAI: As the wet season makes way for cooler weather, boys and men in the northern region gather for the final rounds of the battle of the beetles.

The Rhinoceros Beetle fighting season begins with the onset of wet weather and rages on until early winter, when farmers return to their paddies to harvest their crops, according to the website of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.

The beetle competitions have been annual events in several nothern provinces for decades, and are particularly popular in Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Lampang.

The beetle, known as Kwang in the northern dialect, has several subspecies; Kwangsong is so renowned for its…


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Elite sport in England exempt from fresh lockdown

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Elite sport in England exempt from fresh lockdown
Elite sport will be allowed to continue behind closed doors in England despite a new national lockdown

LONDON – Elite sport will continue to be allowed behind closed doors despite a new month-long lockdown being imposed across England by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday.

The strict series of measures reintroduced to try and curb rising coronavirus infection rates will begin from Thursday, November 5 and last until December 2.

Pubs and restaurants will shut unless serving takeaway food, while all leisure and entertainment venues and non-essential shops will close.

However, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that elite sport will continue to enjoy an exemption to play behind closed doors.

“Travel to a place of work will be permitted,” he tweeted. “This includes (but not exhaustive) elite…


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Fuel tanker overturns in flames in Lamphun, driver killed

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Fuel tanker overturns in flames in Lamphun, driver killed

LAMPHUN: A fuel tanker lorry overturned and burst into flames, killing the driver, in Mae Tha district on Sunday, police said.

Pol Lt Col Chatchawal Yod-ai, a Mae Tha police investigator, said the accident occurred at about 10.30am while the lorry was running downhill from Doi Khun Tam mountain on Highway 11 at tambon Sop Thao, Mae Tha district, heading for Lamphun.

Police and firefighters found the lorry engulfed in flames. The body of the driver, identified later as Nikom Kamchan, 59, was found near the wreck.

A car was damaged after being hit in the rear by the lorry.

Patcharin Somsawan, 29, said she was driving her car downhill and negotiating a bend when the lorry slammed into to her from behind before flipping upside down. 

The woman, who was unhurt, suspected the lorry might have suffered brake failure.  

Police were investigating to establish the cause…


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