Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The first shipment of 258 tonnes of cadmium slag, from Samut Sakhon and Bangkok, has safely arrived at a temporary staging point belonging to the Bound & Beyond Company in Tak province. Some bags containing the cadmium fell from a trailer truck when two chains securing the bags during the journey broke as a forklift
Officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Pollution Control Department and other agencies will start moving the first lot of 270 tonnes of cadmium slag from Bangkok to Tak province at 7pm tonight. Contained in large bags, the cadmium slag will be loaded onto two types of trailer trucks, each carrying 20 bags and covered
An investigation has been ordered by the governor of Uthai Thani province to find those responsible for the burning of a harvested rice field and grassland in Muang district which went out of control, causing a power blackout in the province for about two hours last night. More than 300 firemen and officials from the
The Sheikhul Islam Office, the office of the Muslim spiritual leader of Thailand, has urged the faithful in Thailand to pray for rain on May 4th. In a letter addressed to all provincial Muslim leaders, the Chularatchamontri, Arun Boonchom, has urged all Muslims in Thailand to pray for rain, claiming that the entire country is
A defence volunteer was killed and five others were injured in a shooting, followed by an explosion, in Bannang Sata district of Thailand’s southern province of Yala today. According to police reports, Mada-oh Waeyeegao, a defence volunteer, was shot by the pillion passenger of a motorcycle, as he was riding another motorcycle back to his
A fire, believed to have been caused by the extremely hot weather, broke out at a landfill in Si Maha Phot district of Prachin Buri yesterday afternoon, sending thick black smoke into the sky and emitting foul smell. Four fire trucks rushed to the landfill, covering over 2.7 hectares in Nong Prong sub-district, to prevent
The owner of a gold shop in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Roi Et has been distributing free second-hand student uniforms, to help reduce parents’ expenses for the upcoming semester. Wimol Archasantisuk said the project could save approximately Bt600 on the purchase of a new student uniform, comprising a blouse and a skirt. The free uniforms
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has postponed the further capture of macaques in Lop Buri’s Muang district until May, because construction of a huge cage, in which to keep up to 700 monkeys, is not yet complete. The department’s director-general, Atthaphon Charoenchansa, appealed for understanding from residents in the Muang district,
A fire broke out this morning at a factory storing chemicals and industrial waste in the Bankai district of Rayong province, sending foul odours and thick smoke into the air. Explosions were heard occasionally. People living near the factory have been evacuated to avoid the possible effects of the toxic fumes. At press time, firefighters
Forest fires broke out at two main spots on Doi Suthep, a famous tourist destination in Chiang Mai.The blaze can clearly be seen from a distance. According to social media post by Nirat Pongsitthaworn, Chiang Mai Governor, the fires started at around 21:20 at the back of Nong Ho Buddha Dhamma Temple. Three hours later
More than 100 people suffered eye, throat and skin irritations after being exposed to a high concentration of ammonia, following an explosion at an ice factory in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri late Wednesday night. Emergency officials said that some of the victims fainted after inhaling ammonia and were given first aid treatment at
287 people were killed and 2,060 others were injured in 2,044 road accidents during this year’s Songkran period, including 28 deaths and 287 injuries yesterday, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul told a news conference today. The main causes of the accidents were speeding, followed by drunk driving and cutting in, he said, adding that casualties were
