Oil tanker explosion kills at least 3 in central Thailand

STORY: Oil tanker explosion kills at least 3 in central Thailand DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of the explosion (Thai PBS) 2. various of rescuers at the scene (Thai PBS) STORYLINE: An oil tanker explosion in central Thailand's Samut Songkhram province killed at least three people on Tuesday, the marine department of the Transport Ministry said. The explosion occurred at around 9:15 a.m. local time when the tanker docked at a shipyard on the Mae Klong River in Muang district exploded and caused a fire. The identities of the deceased were not confirmed, but the fire had been fully contained and rescuers were stepping up their search for injured and missing, Transport Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary Sorapong Paitoonpong told a press conference. At least 10 others were injured in the incident, according to a written statement released by the marine department. The tanker, with a capacity of 2,998 deadweight tonnes, was carr

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Residents make cloth face masks in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum on March 26, 2020, to cover a drop in their revenue traced to the deteriorated Thai economy amid the spread of the new coronavirus. About 400 masks are produced a day under the project undertaken by local nongovernmental organization Sikkha Asia Foundation, set up with the backing of a Japanese aid organ. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Residents make cloth face masks in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum on March 26, 2020, to cover a drop in their revenue traced to the deteriorated Thai economy amid the spread of the new coronavirus. About 400 masks are produced a day under the project undertaken by local nongovernmental organization Sikkha Asia Foundation, set up with the backing of a Japanese aid organ. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Mask production by people in Bangkok slum

Residents make cloth face masks in Bangkok's Klong Toey slum on March 26, 2020, to cover a drop in their revenue traced to the deteriorated Thai economy amid the spread of the new coronavirus. About 400 masks are produced a day under the project undertaken by local nongovernmental organization Sikkha Asia Foundation, set up with the backing of a Japanese aid organ. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo