Heavy rain in the “Northeast-East-West Coast of the South”

The Meteorological Department reported heavy rain in some areas of Thailand and very heavy rain in some areas of the Northeast, East and the West Coast of the South. Beware of flash floods and forest runoff. Bangkok and its vicinity have thunderstorms in 60% of the area. Meteorological Department: Monsoon trough extends across the lower … Read more

Floods and landslides in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai have killed 16 people.

Ministry of Public Health reveals flooding and landslides in “Chiang Mai-Chiang Rai”, 16 dead, 136 injured, still monitoring 2 additional districts “Chom Thong-Ho”, while in Nong Khai, water levels are rising, Nong Khai Hospital-Sri Chiang Mai Hospital adjust services to only emergency patients for safety. Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public … Read more

Raid to help foreign children under 15 who were forced to work until 4am

Special Operations Unit of the Department of Provincial Administration, together with a multidisciplinary team, raided to help foreign children under the age of 15 who were forced to work until 4 a.m. It is suspected that they may have been sexually abused. At 6:30 a.m. this morning, the Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration … Read more

NA Chairman receives Indonesian President-elect

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 14 hosted a reception for Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, who is on a working visit to Vietnam from September 13-14. Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnam calls for efforts to ensure human rights for all

Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, has recently delivered a speech at a general debate on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Trk’s Global Update on the human rights situation, held within the framework of the 57th session … Read more