Authorities in Thailand have found traces of radioactive Caesium-137 at a smelting plant in Prachin Buri province, which were linked to a metal cylinder that went missing from a power plant earlier this month. The cylinder containing the radioactive material Caesium-137 measured 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) long and was reported missing from a steam power…
Radioactive Material Found in Thailand Smelter During Search for Missing Cylinder
Nearly 200,000 People in Thailand Hospitalized Because of Air Pollution
Nearly 200,000 people in Thailand have been admitted to hospitals with pollution-related respiratory illness in the past week as heavy smog covered vast areas of the country, the Health Ministry said on Friday. The ministry revealed that more than 1.3 million people in Thailand have fallen sick since January due to the country’s dangerously high…
Thai Man Gets 2-Year Jail Term for Selling ‘Yellow Duck’ Calendar
A court in Thailand on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man to two years in jail for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that prosecutors claimed defamed the country’s monarch. The Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) said Narathorn Chotmankongsin, whom it identified as Ton Mai, was charged with lese majeste, which forbids insulting…
US Army Artillery Officer Dies During Assignment in Thailand
BANGKOK—A U.S. Army officer has died while on temporary duty in Thailand to take part in a major multinational military exercise, U.S. and Thai officials said Wednesday. No foul play was suspected, they said. Maj. Andrew Cotter had been participating in Cobra Gold, a training and coordination exercise with the United States and host Thailand…
Thailand’s Gulf Energy Completes Deal to Buy Stakes in US Power Project
March 1, 2023
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Thailand’s power producer, Gulf Energy Development Plc, has completed a deal to acquire a 49 percent stake in the 1,200-megawatt gas-fired power project in Illinois as part of its expansion efforts in the United States. The company initiated the acquisition through its subsidiary Gulf Energy USA in September 2022. The deal, valued at more than…
Lilia Vu Takes LPGA Thailand Title With Final-Round 64
American Lilia Vu made her first LPGA Tour victory a memorable one, rallying from a six-shot deficit with a final-round 64 to claim the LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi, Thailand, on Sunday Feb. 26. Vu birdied five consecutive holes (Nos. 8–12) and claimed her first lead of the tournament…
Kupcho and 4 Others Tied With Opening 65s at LPGA Thailand
February 23, 2023
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Five golfers fired opening-round 65s to share the lead through 18 holes of the LPGA Thailand at Pattaya Old Course at Siam Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand. Playing with temperatures in the 90s, the event field posted an average score of 69.3, led by the grouping that posted scores of 7–under: Thai Jaravee Boonchant, Anna…
Michigan Woman Accused of Fatal Hit-and-Run Flees to Thailand: Authorities
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Authorities believe a Michigan woman fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a suburban Detroit college student on New Year’s Day. Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, was charged Monday with a federal crime related to her sudden one-way flight to Bangkok on Jan. 3. Benjamin Kable, 22, was…
Thailand Residents Urged to Stay Indoors as Air Pollution Reaches Severe Levels
Residents across Thailand have been urged to stay indoors and wear face masks when leaving their houses as the country experiences dangerously high levels of air pollution. Thai government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said Wednesday that Thailand’s prime minister had advised companies to allow workers to work from home to reduce air pollution from traffic, The…
Chinese Christians Remaining in Thailand Seek US Asylum Amid Deportation Fears
February 1, 2023
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A Christian group, which fled religious persecution in China in 2019 and sought refuge in Thailand, is now seeking asylum in the United States as they face possible deportation by the Thai government. Some 60 members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church, also known as the Mayflower Church, left China in October 2019 to escape…
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