Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Bangkok’s Phra Khanong district police are investigating a claim that a female Chinese national went missing from her hotel in Bangkok on June 5 and might have been kidnapped for a Bt25 million ransom. According to Pol Col Chaiwat Pradabthai, superintendent of Phra Khanong police, the station received a call on Friday night from a
Today is “World Oceans Day”, but there is no cause of celebration for Pinsak Suraswadi, director-general of Marine and Coastal Resources Department. The world’s oceans, as well as Thai seas, are seeing global warming raising water temperatures, which is threatening corals. Extensive coral bleaching has been reported in the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of
A rescue team has found the body of an American who went missing while surfing off Nai Harn Beach in Phuket province on Sunday.The body, identified as James Everett Boyles, had washed ashore.Boyles’ Thai wife alerted lifeguards at the beach after noticing that her husband, who was surfing not far from the beach, could no
COVID-19 infected patients being admitted to hospitals in Thailand increased to 2,762 between June 2 and 8, which is an average of 395 cases a day. The previous week saw 1,863 cases, according to the COVID-19 Information Centre. Five fatalities were also reported during that week, bringing the death toll this year to 137. Dr
Demographic changes in Thai society, with an increasingly elderly population and lower birth rate, are impacting Thailand’s domestic consumption, which is a major driver of economic growth, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre (KRC). Domestic consumption accounted for 58% of Thailand’s economic growth in 2022, compared to 53% about a decade ago. This is in
An inspection has revealed that a feline cub, which got loose recently in Chachoengsao province, is a tiger, not a liger, as claimed by the owner, said the director general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department. Atthaphon Charoenchansa said the owner apparently made the claim that it was a liger to avoid
A village headman and the chief administrator of a sub-district administrative organisation (SAO) were shot and killed in Nongchik district of the southernmost province of Pattani yesterday. Three others, including a woman, who were injured during the violence, were rushed to Pattani Hospital. The slain village headman was identified as Sithichai Petchsuriya of Ban Rai
Additional charges are to be field against the management of the Win Process company in Ban Khai district of Rayong province, following a fire at a warehouse, in which chemicals were being stored, about two weeks ago. Rayong’s provincial governor has instructed officials to file charges against the company’s management for illegal possession of hazardous
Fire fighters are still struggling to control the blaze, almost 12 hours after fire broke out at a paper factory in Samut Sakhon. The factory, which belongs to the Hiang Seng Fibre Container company (Panjapol Fibre Containers), occupies an area of about 4.8 hectares. The fire started at approximately 9:30 am on Saturday morning (May
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration sent ten additional fire trucks and about 30 firefighters to Samut Sakhon province this morning, to help a fight fire in the yard of a scrap paper recycling plant. The fire started at about 4.30pm on Tuesday and, by the time of this report, the paper is still burning. There are
Electricity consumption in Thailand peaked at a new high of 36,699.9 megawatts at 9pm on Monday night, according to Veerapat Kiatfuengfoo, spokesman for the Energy Ministry. He said that power consumption on Monday night is the highest ever in Thailand, as he attributed the unprecedented demand to the extremely hot weather. He also said that
Security officials recommended today that people avoid travelling near Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district, after insurgent attacks wounded four officers and damaged an army vehicle. The attacks occurred as special forces were patrolling in an armoured vehicle during their routine shift, about 200 meters from their base in Tambon Pasemas, when insurgents triggered an explosion, damaging
