Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
“The Cave Nang Non”, a documentary by Irish director Tom Waller about the dramatic international rescue operation to rescue 13 “Wild Boar” footballers and their coach from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai province last year, is causing considerable interest on social media. Reactions to the film are mixed, and include a decidedly
The Ministry of Public Health has adopted a set of preventive measures to deal with the anticipated return of PM2.5 dust particles to Bangkok, its suburbs and other provinces during the cold season, when air circulation is slower. Provincial health officials were instructed to implement the measures during a tele-conference at the ministry on Friday
Thailand’s ranking among the 20 biggest international contributors to marine plastic waste has improved by four places from sixth to tenth, thanks to the government’s initiatives and the voluntary efforts of the private sector and the public in cutting back on the use of single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam containers. Mr. Chatuporn Burutpat, permanent secretary
Two earthquakes, about 3 hours apart, shook the Laos PDR this morning, damaging buildings at the Thai-owned Hong Sa power plant. The Thai embassy in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, said today (Thursday) that the first tremor, measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale (ML), was about five kilometres underground and was reported in Xayaburi province
Several buildings in several districts of Thailand’s northern province of Nan, including a 500-year old ubosot, or ordination hall, were damaged by a strong earthquake centred in the Laos PDR this morning. Cracks appeared on several buildings, including a border patrol police school and teacher lodgings in Chalerm Phrakiat district, the Government Savings Bank office
Tourists visiting Bangbao Bay, on Koh Kood Island off Thailand’s eastern province of Trat, have been asked to exercise caution while swimming in the sea after a false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) was spotted swimming in shallow waters near the beach. Officials from the research centre of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and
Two people were killed and three others injured during a shootout in a Chanthaburi courtroom this morning (Tuesday). The dead were identified as Mr. Bancha Parameekanaporn, a 61-year old lawyer and Mr. Vijai Sookrom, 51. The alleged gunman, a retired police officer identified as Pol Maj-Gen Thanin Chantharatip, was among the injured. The shooting took
Typhoon Nakri weakened to tropical storm as it made landfall in Vietnam on Sunday night and is weakening further as it moves inland toward southern Laos, the Thai Meteorological Department reported this morning (Monday). The storm will continue to weaken into depression and low pressure cell over southern Laos and this will bring isolated rain
Thai people across the country and tourists last night took part in Loy Krathong Festival. They flooded temples and spots around lakes, rivers and canals to float Krathong to pay respect to the goddess of water. Authorities and environment advocates have been urging Thai people to use disposable materials to make Krathong, a lotus-shaped raft,
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reminded everyone celebrating the Loy Krathong festival tonight of the need to protect the environment by using Krathong, the traditional floating baskets, made of only bio-degradable or environment-friendly materials. The Prime Minister also asked revellers to be mindful of their safety while releasing their floats from piers, river banks or
The current village guard system, in the restive Deep South of Thailand, will be completely overhauled or replaced by a mobile system, under which village defence volunteer units will be on regular patrol to seek insurgents, instead of being a “sitting duck” target for attacks. The overhaul of the security system was announced yesterday by
About 200 local and border patrol police are hunting for two fugitives and their helpers who are believed to be on the run near the Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaew province in an apparent bid to flee into Cambodia. According to Sa Kaew provincial police commander Pol Maj-Gen Prasai Chittisonthi, seven groups of police officers
