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Lao teachers, students on study tour of China

STORY: Lao teachers, students on study tour of China DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lao teachers and students on the China-Laos Railway high-speed train 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): TONNAM THAMMAVNG, Lao student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Lao): SOMPHONE CHINTAPHONE, Lao student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Lao): LATAO SINTHIPANYA, Lao teacher STORYLINE: A group of teachers and students from Laos are currently in China for an eight-day study tour. A total of 26 teachers, students and officials from the China-Laos Friendship Nongping Primary School and Muang Noy Secondary School took the China-Laos Railway high-speed train from the Lao capital Vientiane to Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province on Saturday last week. SOUNDBITE 1 (Lao): TONNAM THAMMAVNG, Lao student "This is my first time taking the China-Laos Railway high-speed train, and my first time to China. I am very excited. I want to share Laos' traditional culture, including dance and music,

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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

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A family with a baby who fled from the massive flooding in Thailand continue taking refuge at Don Muang airport, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 15, 2011. More than 4,000 people had taken shelter at the airport but most of them moved to other locations in late October after the airport itself was flooded. About 450 people were staying at the airport as of mid-November.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police officer patrols an area where a floodwall was damaged by some residents in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. The residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People sit on a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Evacuees from flooding in Bangkok move to a new location from Don Muang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011, after the airport was closed that day.

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People in Bangkok prepare for serious flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - People travel by truck on an inundated road in the Don Muang district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 24, 2011. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued a warning the previous night that serious flooding in six northern Bangkok districts including Don Muang is likely.

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Road near Thai airport inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows an inundated road near Don Muang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 24, 2011. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued a warning the previous night that serious flooding in six northern Bangkok districts including Don Muang is likely.

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a part of a weapon shipped from North Korea seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009.

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows one of the items shipped from North Korea, believed to be a weapon part, that were seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009.

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Specialists examine weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009.

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Thai antigov't protesters occupy airports

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue Nov. 28 to occupy Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport despite Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's declaration of a state of emergency around Suvarnabhumi and Dong Muang airports.

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Thai PM declares states of emergency at Bangkok airports

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue occupation of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Nov. 27 after Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared states of emergency at Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports.

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Bangkok's domestic airport closed due to protests

BANGKOK, Thailand - No one is seen at Don Muang domestic airport in Bangkok on Nov. 27 after it suspended operations for security reasons due to massive antigovernment protests.

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German caught after swallowing 1.4 kg of opium

NAGOYA, Japan - An official at the customs office at Nagoya airport shows about 1.4 kilograms of opium in a plastic wrap on July 19, which Frank Frohlich, a 32-year-old German, allegedly swallowed in a bid to smuggle the drug into Japan. X-ray examinations revealed an unidentified solid matter inside Frohlich's stomach as he arrived at the airport from Thailand's Don Muang airport on June 28.

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Foundation stone laid for Bangkok's new int'l airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej presides over a ceremony Jan. 19 to lay a sacred foundation stone for the main passenger terminal and concourse of a new international airport to be constructed in Bangkok, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra watches (standing to the left). The Suvarnabhumi Airport, to be built in Nong Ngu Hao in Samut Prakan Province, 25 kilometers southeast of metro Bangkok, will replace the already overcrowded Bangkok International Airport, also known as Don Muang airport.

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 17, 2022 shows the landscape of Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take a boat in the Nam Lik River, in Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, June 17, 2022. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 19, 2022 shows villagers working in paddy fields in Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 19, 2022 shows the landscape of Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager works in a paddy field in Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, June 18, 2022. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 18, 2022 shows the Milky Way seen from Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People take a boat in the Nam Lik River, in Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, June 17, 2022. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 18, 2022 shows the Milky Way seen from Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-MUANG FUENG-TOURISM-DAILY LIFE

(220621) -- VIENTIANE, June 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man fishes in the Nam Lik River, in Muang Fueng, a rising tourist town some 100 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, June 17, 2022. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Foundation stone laid for Bangkok's new int'l airport

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej presides over a ceremony Jan. 19 to lay a sacred foundation stone for the main passenger terminal and concourse of a new international airport to be constructed in Bangkok, as Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra watches (standing to the left). The Suvarnabhumi Airport, to be built in Nong Ngu Hao in Samut Prakan Province, 25 kilometers southeast of metro Bangkok, will replace the already overcrowded Bangkok International Airport, also known as Don Muang airport.

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Thai antigov't protesters occupy airports

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue Nov. 28 to occupy Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport despite Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's declaration of a state of emergency around Suvarnabhumi and Dong Muang airports. (Kyodo)

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Thai PM declares states of emergency at Bangkok airports

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue occupation of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Nov. 27 after Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared states of emergency at Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports. (Kyodo)

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Bangkok's domestic airport closed due to protests

BANGKOK, Thailand - No one is seen at Don Muang domestic airport in Bangkok on Nov. 27 after it suspended operations for security reasons due to massive antigovernment protests. (Kyodo)

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A family with a baby who fled from the massive flooding in Thailand continue taking refuge at Don Muang airport, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 15, 2011. More than 4,000 people had taken shelter at the airport but most of them moved to other locations in late October after the airport itself was flooded. About 450 people were staying at the airport as of mid-November. (Kyodo)

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People sit on a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police officer patrols an area where a floodwall was damaged by some residents in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. The residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Evacuees from flooding in Bangkok move to a new location from Don Muang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 25, 2011, after the airport was closed that day. (Kyodo)

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Road near Thai airport inundated

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows an inundated road near Don Muang airport in northern Bangkok on Oct. 24, 2011. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued a warning the previous night that serious flooding in six northern Bangkok districts including Don Muang is likely. (Kyodo)

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People in Bangkok prepare for serious flooding

BANGKOK, Thailand - People travel by truck on an inundated road in the Don Muang district of northern Bangkok on Oct. 24, 2011. Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra issued a warning the previous night that serious flooding in six northern Bangkok districts including Don Muang is likely. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Muangthong United at ACL knockout stage

Japan's Kawasaki Frontale midfielder Kengo Nakamura (L) and Thailand's Muangthong United midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin vie for the ball during the first half of a Round of 16 game at the Asian Champions League in Muang Thong Thani, Thailand, on May 23, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a part of a weapon shipped from North Korea seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows one of the items shipped from North Korea, believed to be a weapon part, that were seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Specialists examine weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a part of a weapon shipped from North Korea seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Thai authorities study arms cache from North Korea

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows one of the items shipped from North Korea, believed to be a weapon part, that were seized by Thai authorities and transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force base in Nakhon Sawan Province in central Thailand on Dec. 15, 2009. The authorities confiscated 35 tons of weapons in a cargo plane which made a fueling stopover at Bangkok's Don Muang airport on Dec. 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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German caught after swallowing 1.4 kg of opium

NAGOYA, Japan - An official at the customs office at Nagoya airport shows about 1.4 kilograms of opium in a plastic wrap on July 19, which Frank Frohlich, a 32-year-old German, allegedly swallowed in a bid to smuggle the drug into Japan. X-ray examinations revealed an unidentified solid matter inside Frohlich's stomach as he arrived at the airport from Thailand's Don Muang airport on June 28.