Surat Thani (Thailand)

Type: City

Name: Surat Thani (Thailand)

Latitude: 9.14

Longitude: 99.330002

population: 127,201

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Falling asleep at the switch

The explanation given for Tuesday's massive power blackout in the South raises more questions than it answers.Any national grid should have enough redundancy built in to enable rerouting of supplies in the event of a maintenance shutdown, a lightning ... [Published Bangkok Post - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Nuclear Power, emergency, Atoms for Peace, Federation of Thai Industries, Elec Gen Auth Thailand

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

'Vacation in Thailand' catches on for this long weekend

Nangyuan Island in Surat Thani province is a popular beach destination.Thais who want a Visakha Bucha Day holiday break are overwhelmingly choosing local hot spots over international destinations, with almost 48 per cent of vacation seekers heading for ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, Phuket (Thailand), Krabi (Thailand)

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Thailand admits abuse

Thailand has conceded to issues raised by a UN special rapporteur as alleged malpractice regarding and migrant labour, and to the fatal harassment of human rights defenders.The admission is in a document included in 108 pages of communications involving ... [Published Bangkok Post - 22 hours ago]

Entities: Thailand, Government of Thailand, Workers, Abuse, Myanmar/Burma

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bangkok scores on TripAdvisor

Filed under News, ThailandBANGKOK, 23 May 2013: TripAdvisor places Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, at the top of its Travellers’ Choice Asia Destinations list of 25 cities.Released Tuesday, Bangkok ranked first of all destinations in Asia, while Chiang ... [Published TTRweekly.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bangkok, TripAdvisor, Chiang Mai (Thailand), Thailand, Phuket (Thailand)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Central Pattana branching out into four ASEAN markets

Central Pattana, the country's leading mall developer, has announced an overseas expansion plan involving the establishment of seven shopping complexes in four key Asean markets: Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia. The company is allocating Bt1 ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

Entities: Central Pattana PCL, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Stocks, Private Placement, Assets Examination Committee

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Businesses demand action as officials downplay power cut

Tourism officials downplayed the impact of Tuesday night's power outage in the South, but tourism operators and the country's biggest private-sector association expressed fears for their business and demanded the government take steps to ensure that such ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

Entities: Surat Thani (Thailand), Tourism, Thailand

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

FTI wants answers after outage

Business leaders yesterday demanded compensation from authorities for firms affected by Tuesday's massive power outage, while the Energy Ministry ordered a review of the emergency decision-making process.Tanit Sorat, a vice-chairman of the Federation ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 22 2013]

Entities: Surat Thani (Thailand), Songkhla (Thailand), Pattani (Thailand), Phuket (Thailand), Power Plant

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

'South blackout' not a reason to build plants

Supply is adequate but poorly managed, critics of govt projects say An academic yesterday warned the government against trying to use the recent power blackout in the South as an excuse to push ahead with the construction of more power plants.Several ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

Entities: Power Plant, Automatic Supply, Prince of Songkla University

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 4 reports

Who's responsible?

The energy minister has reasons to upset about the southern power outage, as no one at the electricity supplying agencies made the decision to save the region.Energy Minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal on Wednesday ordered the electricity agencies and the ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 22 2013]

Entities: Surat Thani (Thailand), Hat Yai (Thailand), Phuket (Thailand)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Phuket in the dark

Browse > Home / News, Thailand / Filed under News, ThailandPHUKET, 22 May 2013: A massive blackout apparently originating from a fault at an hydropower station at the Rachaphrapa dam in Surat Thani blacked out Phuket last night, along with all provinces ... [Published TTRweekly.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Phuket (Thailand), Surat Thani (Thailand), Thailand

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

NPS eyes joint bid for stake in power plants

80percent shareholdings in 10 state-owned facilities on offer to foreign investorsNational Power Supply (NPS) is keen to join with a n partner to do business in the African country, where the government plans to allow foreign investors to purchase 80-per-cent ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 21 2013]

Entities: Power Plant, Lampang (Thailand), Elec Gen Auth Thailand

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Thailand: Outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases reported in South

Source: Government of ThailandCountry: Thailand BANGKOK, 20 May 2013 (NNT) - Southern residents are being warned of Chikungunya and dengue fever viruses, which can both be transmitted through a mosquito bite, while more than 200 dengue patients have been ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 21 2013]

Entities: Chikungunya, Dengue Fever, Trang (Thailand), Thailand, Virus

Quotes

"As we've had one of the warmest hot seasons in recent times, it's no surprise that many people want to escape the city to swim in the sea, and enjoy cool sea breezes in Koh Samui, Phuket and Krabi."

'Vacation in Thailand' catches on for this long weekend [Published The Nation - Thailand - 13 hours ago]

"It only dawned on me later that he had a meaning to convey, perhaps the preparation for Enlightenment. But at the same time he was trying to teach me about depth of field!"

Dharma in the darkroom [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

"The government and responsible agencies need to announce that the repeated accident would not occur again and [that they] have clear prevention measures."

Businesses demand action as officials downplay power cut [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

"We have seen investment funds from the Middle East starting to invest in our shares, which is positive feedback from our road show in the region. Those foreign investors have seen that retail business will benefit from the implementation of the AEC, so they want to invest in this sector. We also want to take our road show to other markets, as we want our investors to be more varied" he added

Central Pattana branching out into four ASEAN markets [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]

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Falling asleep at the switch [Published Bangkok Post - 8 hours ago]
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Thailand admits abuse [Published Bangkok Post - 22 hours ago]
Bangkok scores on TripAdvisor [Published TTRweekly.com - May 23 2013]
Dharma in the darkroom [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]
Businesses demand action as officials downplay ... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]
Central Pattana branching out into four ASEAN m... [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]
FTI wants answers after outage [Published Bangkok Post - May 22 2013]
'South blackout' not a reason to build plants [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 22 2013]
Who's responsible? [Published Bangkok Post - May 22 2013]
Phuket in the dark [Published TTRweekly.com - May 22 2013]
South power restored after Thailand’s “worst-ev... [Published Bangkok Post - May 22 2013]
AquaSamui Wins 2013 Asia Pacific Property Award [Published Malaysia MSN - May 22 2013]
NPS eyes joint bid for stake in power plants [Published The Nation - Thailand - May 21 2013]
'Biggest blackout ever' hits South [Published Bangkok Post - May 21 2013]
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