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Every opportunity is a learning experience. Be ready to adapt to the future you choose.”
Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Every opportunity is a learning experience. Be ready to adapt to the future you choose.”
The Friendship Highway, the main artery between Bangkok and northeastern provinces, has been congested since this morning, as tens of thousands of people have either been heading home or to holiday centres to celebrate the New Year break.
The 75-year-old man who drove his car into a group of students and parents as they were crossing a road to their school in Mueang district of Nakhon Ratchasima, killing a police officer and a kindergarten student, was granted bail yesterday by the provincial court.
The Thai Red Cross Society has praised a 19-year-old from Surin province for donating his organs, describing the decision as a final act of great merit that could help many patients in need.
The devastating toll from 2004’s Boxing Day tsunami triggered an unprecedented improvement in Thailand’s early-warning system, disaster management and relief operations. Yet, just two decades later, a creeping sense of complacency and lack of preparedness are evident.
Forest protection officials and veterinarians in Si Racha district of Chon Buri province successfully freed a baby elephant from an animal trap yesterday and treated an infected wound on its right front leg.
Transport Ministry has ordered the suspension of all road construction work throughout the country from December 26th to January 2nd, to facilitate traffic flow during New Year peak travel period.
A water management expert has proposed the “Sponge City” concept as a creative solution to address Bangkok’s worsening flooding, which is being accelerated by climate change.
A new speed limit of 50kph has come into force on 10 roads close to the Grand Palace. A 60kph limit is now in force on most other roads.
The first 400 tourists entered Phu Kradueng National Park today, following a ten-day closure after a visitor was killed by an elephant in musth on a jungle trail.
The Thai Public Health Ministry has reiterated that it will continue to provide medical services to all migrant workers in Thailand, including illegal migrants, for humanitarian reasons, even though it means an additional financial burden on the state.
The Commerce Ministry has added a variety of Thai coconut, grown in the Sam Phran area of central Nakhon Pathom province and well-known for its fragrant juice, to the national list of geographical indication (GI) products.