Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Several well-known political figures were among 4,642 people who registered their senatorial candidacy on the first day of registration yesterday, which was disrupted computer issues for a few hours, delaying the registration process. Among the big names registering yesterday were former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat in Chiang Mai, former Thai Rak Thai MP Chakraphan Yomchinda
As a new round of macaque captures is underway, Lop Buri province is looking to setup a new tourist attraction, to be called “Muang Pipob Vanorn” (or macaque city), to help re-organise and clean up the central district. The mayor, Chamroen Slacheep, said that Lop Buri has faced a significant increase in the macaque population
The public has been asked not to try to get close to a runaway red kangaroo, which escaped from Chiang Mai Zoo this morning. Not only could people get hurt, but the animal could be startled and suffer heart failure. Pupichit Chuaybamrung, chief of Doi Suthep-Pui National Park, said that those who spot the kangaroo
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to tighten up rules on the trading of animals at Chatuchak market’s pet zone, by requiring traders to apply for licenses from both the BMA and the Livestock Development Department. This follows a devastating fire in the pet zone early Tuesday morning, which caused the deaths of an estimated
Monkey pox cases in Thailand have been rising since mid-April, with the number of confirmed cases reaching 787 since the infectious disease was first detected in Thailand in July 2022. The Department of Disease Control reported that.97% of the cases are in and around Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Rayong and Udon Thani, said the department’s spokesman,
Thailand is facing “extreme” rainfall from August until October, as La Niña is about to set in after the end of the El Niño phenomenon in May, according to Somkuan Tonjan, director of the Central Weather Forecast Division of the Meteorological Department. He said that Thailand is currently in the neutral period, during June and
A German national fell to his death from a hotel room in Pattaya late last night. A hotel employee told Pattaya police that he saw a man fall from the hotel into plant pots in front of a shopping mall next to the hotel. Police and EMTs rushed to the scene, but could not help
Three boys, including twins, died in a fire at Suankaew Temple in Nonthaburi province late Wednesday night. In an attempt to help the children, firefighters had to break into a dwelling that had been locked from the inside. The boys’ bodies were found lying together, holding hands. The twins were identified as “Pannawich” and “Pannawat”,
Cheers erupt as Nyan and Mae, a queer couple from Myanmar, tie the knot in front of thousands at the annual Pride parade in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai. Denied the chance to celebrate their union in their homeland, where LGBTQ people face persecution and imprisonment, the couple sought peace and happiness in the more tolerant kingdom
The Finance Ministry plans to launch a new digital lottery, aimed at encouraging people to start saving for their retirement. According to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul, the digital lottery tickets will be priced at 50 baht each and will be sold to members of the National Savings Fund and freelancers, in accordance with Section
The Election Commission EC) revealed 23,645 senatorial candidates have passed the district-level selection process, held across the country on Sunday. Among the notable names are former prime minister Somchai Wongsawat in Chiang Mai, Prateep Ungsongtham and former Klong Toei slum crusader in Bangkok. Others included Pol Gen Srivara Rangsiharamonkul in Nakhon Pathom, political activist Veera
The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has ordered the formation of a committee to investigate the disappearance of three vessels, reportedly loaded with about 330,000 litres of smuggled oil, from the pier of the marine police in Sattahip district of Chon Buri. The vessels, belonging to a major oil smuggler in southern Thailand, known as “Jo
