Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Hotels rooms in Chiang Mai are currently about 70% booked, many of them by foreign tourists, despite the worsening PM2.5 problem, according to Patsin Sawetrat, director of the Tourism Authority Authority’s Chiang Mai office. While admitting that the smoke from forest fires may affect tourism, she said that it occurs during the dry season every
Two para-military rangers were killed and eight others were injured in an ambush by southern insurgents in Rue So district of the southern Thai province of Narathiwat on Sunday. It is reported that a 10-man ranger unit, led by Captain Chaiyuth Sukbu, was on its way to visit villagers building an arch, to celebrate the
Phang-nga provincial administration and officials of the Mu Ko Similan National Park are considering reopening Tachai Island to controlled tourist visits, after it was closed in 2016 for rehabilitation of the ecological system. Phang-nga Governor Supote Rodruang na Nongkhai and Dome Chansuwan, head of the Mu Ko Similan National Park, inspected the island earlier this
Officials have found about 7,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste at a warehouse in Ban Bueng district of Chon Buri, which are believed to have been illegally transferred from a warehouse in Samut Sakhon, where over 10,000 tonnes were reported to have gone missing. Jullapong Thaveesri, director-general of Industrial Works Department, said yesterday that the
Officials from the Industrial Works Department and police from the Natural Resources and Environment Crime Division are trying to locate about 5,000 tonnes of cadmium slag, which remain unaccounted for. 13,832 tonnes of slag were illegally moved from a landfill in Tak province to Samut Sakhon last August, and stored in warehouses in Bang Nam
The Myanmar government has requested permission from the Thai government for its aircraft to land at an airport in Tak province to pick up its senior military officers, who escaped from Myawaddy, which was seized by the opposition last night. Myawaddy, which was the largest government-controlled military camp in Myanmar, is located across the border
“Collecting garbage is like creating a piece of art,” said Vorasilp Taweetong, a street-side garbage artist. “It all started when I was taking a train from Wongwian Yai station to visit Amphawa with my daughter. I noticed a lot of garbage and thought, “I want to come back and clean this place up,” Vorasilp Taweetong,
A pilot for Thai Airways International has given his perspective of the severity of the PM2.5 dust and smoke problem in Chiang Mai province. In his “Captain Faisal” Facebook post on Saturday, the pilot wrote that he landed his aircraft at Chiang Mai airport at about 9am and, as soon as the door of the
An initial inspection by the Pollution Control Department’s branch in Samut Sakhon province, where 15,000 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste were being stored in smelting warehouses, has revealed that no people have been affected by the chemical so far, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan has said. Officials from the department in Bangkok have
The Marine Department has ordered an urgent investigation into the blaze which broke out this morning on a passenger boat floating near Koh Tao Island, off the coast of Surat Thani province. An initial investigation has revealed that the fire started in the engine room, but its cause is still being investigated, said the department’s
Tap water rationing has been in place on Pha-ngan Island since late March, to ensure there is enough water for the next two months for residents, hotels and other tourism-related businesses in the popular southern resort. The rationing is on a rotation basis, with some areas receiving water on certain days while the others get
“Kaeng tai pla”, a traditional Thai curry from the south of Thailand, has been rated the worst dish in the world, revealed TasteAtlas, an online platform and database of food and beverages from around the world. The website described the dish as being a thick and aromatic fish curry, prepared with fermented fish entrails and
