Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Tweeters can enjoy water bird watching at this time of the year at the Sanambin Reservoir Non-Hunting Area in Prakhon Chai district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Buriram. From November to March, the 571 hectares of wetlands are ideal for spotting knob-billed ducks, swans, Indian spot-billed ducks, ibis and Sarus cranes. According to the Department
Police have seized two lions, being kept as pets without the required permits, from a house in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district and relocated them to a wildlife breeding centre. Accompanied by officials from the National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department, the police presented a search warrant to the house owner, 28-year-old Jarinyaporn Kaewsai.
Many dog lovers showed up this morning at the Military Dog Training Centre, in Pak Chong district of the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, to participate in the auction of 54 dogs which have failed the test to enter military service. There were 6 Labrador Retrievers, 28 German Shepherds and 20 Belgian Malinois. The prices
Residents of a housing estate in Pattaya have been seeking help, after their foreign neighbour purchased two lions as pets, one of which gets loose and wanders around the neighbourhood. They have alerted the police to the presence of two big cats in Khaomakok Soi 3 in Banglamung district, but no action has been taken
Fifteen passengers and crew from a boat engaged in a fishing trip, about 16 miles from Koh Kut in the Gulf of Thailand, were safely rescued after their vessel capsized and sank today. Two speed boats from the Koh Kut Tambon Administrative Organisation and another fishing boat rushed to their rescue, off Trat province, after
Trang province has introduced an underwater attraction for SCUBA divers, called the “Curve of Secrets” at Waen Island, where visitors have the opportunity to enjoy the rare and untouched beauty beneath the waves of the Andaman Sea. Waen Island is being promoted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand as an alternative dive location, in addition
A Thai woman has been identified as the owner of a young lion, recently taken on a ride in a convertible in Pattaya. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, the director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said that the woman, Sawangjit Kosoongnern, is the legally registered owner of the animal in Ratchaburi province. She
The Department of Primary Industries and Mines has explained that there appears to be a misunderstanding that two major lithium deposits in Phang-nga province have been found to contain 14.8 million tonnes of lithium, making Thailand the world’s third largest source of lithium, after Bolivia and Argentina. The department clarified that, in fact, lepidolite, not
2023 was a bloody 12 months in the ongoing saga of human-elephant conflicts in Thailand, marking the sixth consecutive year of escalating incidents. Records for 2023 show a disconcerting surge in encounters and casualties due to wild elephants across the country. According to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), more than
Representatives of the Interior Ministry and Industrial Works Department will be invited for a discussion about amending the outdated law governing the licencing of firework factories, House Industrial Affairs Committee chairman Akkaradet Wongpitakrote said. He said that it is time for the obsolete law to be updated for public safety, following yesterday’s firework factory explosion
Two people, happy to have survived a massive blast at a firecracker factory in Suphan Buri province on Wednesday, say they are sad over the loss of many of their family members and relatives in the accident, which claimed 23 lives. Namfon Boonklom said she left the factory shortly before the explosion, because one of
For children on an island off the southern province of Ranong, going to school has become a daily adventure. For years, they have had to ride improvised rafts and wade through knee-deep water to cross a lagoon that separates their community from their school. They were promised a bridge years ago to facilitate their travel,
