Monsoon floods ravaging southern Myanmar |
Residents hold onto a child as they walk through floodwaters in the Bago region, some 68 km away from Yangon, on July 29, 2018. Heavy monsoon rains have pounded Karen…
Landslide-devastated Ban Huay Kharb village to be resettled |
About 60 families in Ban Huay Kharb, Nan’s Bo Klua district which was hit by a landslide over the weekend have agreed to be resettled to a new location after…
Over 500 people stranded on mountain on Lombok waiting for rescue |
This handout photograph taken and released on July 30, 2018 by the Presidential Palace shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C in white) visiting earthquake-affected people at a shelter in Lombok.…
Cash donations for Lao dam victims now top B32m |
The amount of cash donations made through government’s bank account for victims of the dam disaster in Attapeu and Champassak provinces of southern Laos has surpassed 32 million baht, Prime…
59 provinces told to brace for floods, mudslides |
Disaster prevention and prevention offices in 59 provinces have been instructed to be fully prepared for river overflows, flash floods and landslides as many provinces in the North, Northeast, Central…
Chiang Rai, Mukdahan brace for overflows from Mekong River |
People living along the bank of the Mekong River in Chiang Rai province in the North and Mukdahan province in the Northeast have been told to take precautions against possible…
Indonesian rescue workers meet 4 groups of Thai tourists |
The Mount Agung volcano spews smoke, as seen from Nusu village, in Karangasem Regency on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. Indonesian rescue workers have reached Thai tourists trapped at four…
Death toll in Lombok landslide rises to 14 |
An Indonesian man examines the remains of houses, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck, in Lombok today. A powerful earthquake on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok killed at least…
Democrat in war of words with red-shirt leader |
Democrat party deputy spokesman Churith Laksanavisit hit back at red-shirt co-leader Natthawat Saikua over the latter’s accusation that the party was involved in the overthrow of Thai Rak Thai-led Thaksin…
Record-high water inflow into Vajiralongkorn dam in 34 years |
An accumulated amount of 3,325 million cubic metres of water have flowed into the Vajiralongkorn dam in Kanchanaburi province since the beginning of this year, making it the annual record…
Seeking ‘a Good Afterlife,’ and Not Just for Humans
BANGKOK — The Siberian husky burned in Bangkok, the flames devouring her thick fur. Holding hands in the pet funeral hall, the dog’s owners wept soundlessly. They had paid $160…
Wild Boars team joins final farewell to ex-SEAL Samarn |
The 12 Wild Boars footballers and their coach who are all in their monkhood, with the exception of Adul Sam-on who is a Christian, joined the family of the late…