Local news

Wild weather Rescue workers and local administration officers visit an area in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Muang district that was hit by a powerful storm on the night of July 16.

Home made

Man arrested for drug lab

A Swedish man was arrested in Rayong's Klaeng district for allegedly producing an illegal drug for sale.

Police said on July 15 that they suspected Kim Roger Ericsson, 29, of smuggling a liquid used to produce crystal methamphetamine, or ice, and using his house to make the drug.

Police raided Ericsson's house and said the garage had been turned into a lab to produce the drug.

Suspicious liquid weighing 2 kilogrammes was found in a glass jar in the refrigerator, according to police.

Slow justice

Villagers want action

Villagers in Nakhon Ratchasima are renewing calls for authorities to look into the impact of salt processing plants on rice production.

Villagers in the northeastern province believe that salt production over the past 20 years has caused widespread soil damage and created sinkholes.

Villagers from Non Thai district filed a complaint with the National Human Right Commission three years ago asking the agency to investigate the case.

An NHRC investigation concluded that eight salt processing plants in the district should be closed and that the operators should pay damages to affected villagers. However, no progress has yet been made on the matter.

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Young scientists

Thai students win gold

Thai students won at a biology competition. It was an international competition. The students won one silver and three gold medals. The competition was in South Korea. It started on July 11 and finished on July 18.

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