Body of Thai-American due back from Nepal last night
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THE remains of a Thai-American assistant physician killed during the Nepal earthquake were scheduled to arrive in Thailand yesterday, the Thai embassy in Kathmandu said in a statement.
A group of six Thai medical students who briefly went missing were due to return to Thailand on the same flight, TG320, at 6.30pm, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee.
The return of the students brings to 165 the number of Thai nationals who have returned safely from Nepal since quakes rocked the Himalayan country on April 25, killing more than 6,000 people.
No more Thais have requested to be returned to Thailand. Meanwhile, eight embassy staff members and 81 medical and military personnel dispatched from Thailand remain in Nepal, he said.
Each Thai Airways flight can carry a load of five tonnes, while C-130 flights will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The government-arranged disaster relief donation, under the Thai Heart Sent to Nepal initiative, reached Bt90 million on Thursday evening, the PM’s Office Ministry announced yesterday.
Donations of relief supplies are welcome at various state agencies, including a new centre set up at the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation under the Interior Ministry.
Her Royal Highness Princess Somsawali yesterday donated 120,000 packages of water-purifying powder, through the Public Health Ministry.
Phichit Football Club yesterday donated Bt30,000, which was part of the proceeds from the sale of match tickets. The money was handed to the Nepal embassy in Thailand.
The Seni Pramoj, founded by the Democrat Party, yesterday donated Bt1.15 million through the Thai Heart Sent to Nepal fund. The Krung Thai Bank account for the fund is 067-0-10330-6.
Meanwhile, famous Buddhist monk Phra Maha Vuthichai Vachirameth joined various alliance organisations to establish the “Save Nepal” fund to aid quake victims. The group also yesterday attended a mass prayer and meditation to make merit for quake victims at the Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (Suan Mokkh Bangkok).
