Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
At least 23 people have been killed and several others injured in an explosion at a firework factory in Suan Taeng sub-district of Suphan Buri province this afternoon. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The factory is licenced and is in an isolated location, far from any residential areas. The cause
Today is Thailand’s national Teachers’ Day, which falls on January 16 each year and not only children took the opportunity to pay respect to their teachers, but also K-9 recruits at a border patrol police training centre in Cha-am district of Chon Buri province. The centre posted photos of their canine activities on Facebook today, which
Nine northern provinces of Thailand are experiencing thunderstorms, with strong winds and hail in some areas today, due to the westerly wind blowing from Myanmar over the northern region and northern Laos, the Meteorological Department reported Tuesday morning. It warns people in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Nan, Phrae and
A picture posted on social media of two foreigners sunbathing in Sanam Luang, in front of the Grand Palace, has drawn mixed reactions, with some Thai netizens suggesting that the pair may not have been aware of the site’s significance. They argue that it is the duty of officials to inform them that the site
The Kaeng Krachan National Park chief has said that sightings of panthers on the way to Paneone Thung mountain in the park are not uncommon, because there are about ten of them in the area. His remark was in response to a tourist who claimed to have spotted a panther strolling along a road leading
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin approved the Move Forward party’s air cleanliness bill while in Chiang Mai province today, and has sent it back to parliament to be included on the agenda for debate. Previously, two similar bills, one initiated by the cabinet and the other by a people’s network were included on the House’s agenda,
Since 1956, Thailand has celebrated National Children’s Day with fun activities and impressive speeches about how important kids are to the country’s future. But as this year’s Children’s Day approaches, academics say urgent action is needed to boost kids’ care, protection, and education otherwise Thailand risks suffering a “lost generation”. “The current environment is damaging
Geologists from the Department of Mineral Resources found the fossilised footprints of what are believed to be Sauropod dinosaurs this week, in the border area of the Nam Nao district of Phetchabun and the Phu Pha Man district of Khon Kaen. Several footprints were found in sediment rocks in the dry bed of a stream
The ‘Passport to Thailand’s National Parks’, which travellers can get stamped to show which national parks they have already visited, is now out of stock after South Korean YouTubers, ‘Cullen Hateberry’, recently introduced it on their channel. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, director-general of the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, said the initial 90,000 “passports” have
If the emergency decree is lifted in some districts in the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani and replaced with the national security act, the atmosphere in the region would improve and become more conducive to problem-solving,” said Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin today. He was speaking after meeting with former Malaysian chief
Air quality in all of Bangkok’s 50 districts has reached the health-threatening, or Orange level today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere ranging from 41.9μg-73.8μg (microns), the Pollution Control Department reports. The standard PM2.5 level is 37.5μg. The department listed ten areas in the capital and its surrounding provinces where the PM2.5
While so-called “Johrei” purification practices have existed in Thailand for more than five decades now, the public knew little about the cult until the bodies of a mother and her 12-year-old daughter were found after an apparent suicide pact. The pair were discovered dead in an embrace, close to the corpses of their two pet
