Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
A many as 20 students were injured, three of them seriously, when a pickup truck rammed into the rear of their vehicle, which was a pickup modified as a school bus, in Ban Dan Lan Hoi district of Sukhothai province today.
Due to a reported landing gear issue, an Aeroflot plane, which left Phuket for Moscow late yesterday afternoon, had to circle above the Andaman Sea for several hours, to burn off fuel, before making an emergency landing at the Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok last night.
Police have launched an investigation into a private parking service in the Thai border province of Sa Kaeo, following reports that it has secret channels through which people are smuggled into Cambodia.
Det Udom district hospital, in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, is appealing for public donations after an arson attack last Friday. The fire caused extensive damage to medical equipment and the third floor of the hospital building, estimated at around 100 million baht.
Rural Roads Department has ordered water sprayers to be installed on several bridges in Bangkok, in a bid to reduce dust in the atmosphere, the department’s chief Montri Dechasakulsom said today.
The Livestock Development Department’s office in Khon Kaen province has issued an advisory against eating raw beef from unlicensed slaughter houses, after several people have been diagnosed with rabies after having eaten raw meat from cattle which had been bitten by rabid dogs.
Bidding will open next month for the contract to demolish the old Klang Dong Police Station building in Nakhon Ratchasima province, with a starting price of just Bt18,000.
A huge blaze at a recyclable plastics warehouse in Samut Sakhon’s Ban Paew district has been burning for almost six hours today, despite the efforts of scores of firefighters and fire trucks.
A motorcyclist has been arrested on a charge of reckless driving after he ran into an elderly South Korean man last Thursday, while he was on a zebra crossing in front of Bhumirajanagarindra Kidney Institute Hospital in Bangkok.
While Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her predecessor Srettha Thavisin share the aim of attracting more investment to Thailand, the two leaders represent distinctly different leadership styles, according to France’s Ambassador to Thailand, Jean-Claude Poimboeuf.
More than 10,000 runners, braved unhealthy PM2.5 dust levels this morning to take part in a 10-km mini marathon over the new Thotsamarachan (Rama X) Bridge. The event was organised by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA).
Air pollution in Bangkok and its peripherals is forecast to increase even further, before it starts to improve on Monday, due to improved air circulation, according to the Pollution Control Department’s projection.
