Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The deputy leader of United Thai Nation Party, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, has urged people to stop criticizing the government today, over alleged double standards in the treatment of the flooding in southern provinces.
People living in provinces to the south of Chumphon, some of whom are still reeling from the effects of recent flooding, are advised to brace for heavy to very heavy rainfall from tomorrow until Thursday.
Air quality in Bangkok today is poor, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere measured in 63 places as exceeding the 37.5 micron (µg/m³) safety level, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Two more dugongs have been found dead in the sea off the southern province of Krabi, bringing the total number of deaths to 15 in the past two months.
The death toll in the accident at the construction site of the Bang Khun Thian-Ban Phaeo elevated motorway in Samut Sakhon province has increased to six, two Thais and four Myanmar migrant workers.
Airlines operating domestic flights in Thailand have agreed to offer a special 30% discount on air tickets for passengers traveling to key destinations during the upcoming New Year festival.
At least two people were killed, and eight others injured when steel truss structures over Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province collapsed early this morning.
Sixteen roads in the southern provinces of Songkhla, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are impassable due to widespread flooding, as rain continues unabated, according to the Highways Department.
The operation continues for a fourth day to locate a French national, who fell into the reservoir behind the Rajjaprabha Dam in Surat Thani when a long-tailed boat, in which he was travelling with some friends, capsized on Saturday.
