Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Prices of jasmine have increased as the country prepares to celebrate Mother’s Day on August 12. Following Thai tradition on this special day, children will present jasmine garlands to their mothers, hence the rise in demand. This year, the price per kilo for jasmine at Sarn Pu Dam market in Phitsanuloke has risen from Bt600
August 12 is Thailand’s national Mother’s Day, commemorating Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother’s birthday. On Saturday, people all over the country will be seen celebrating by enjoying special meals with their mothers. In Thai tradition, children will give jasmine garlands to their mothers who will, in turn, bless them. To mark this special day,
Highways Department has warned people travelling in two northern provinces of road obstructions caused by landslides and flash floods. In Nan, embankments at the 78.5km marker on Highway 1081, connecting Laklai and Bo Kluea in Bo Kluea district, collapsed. Officials are currently constructing a bailey bridge to help the traffic. On the same highway, at
Mothers visiting Bangkok’s district offices will, from now on, face no difficulties if they wish to breastfeed or pump breast milk, because the Bangkok governor has ordered the setting up of rooms for such purposes. Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered the rooms to be available at all 50 city district offices and to be equipped with
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan visited the firework explosion site in Narathiwat’s Sungai Kolok district on Monday. He informed the people affected that he will seek cabinet approval for a debt moratorium, as part of the government assistance program. Eleven people died and almost 400 people were wounded when tonnes of pyrotechnics being stored in
Phu Soi Dao National Park in Uttaradit province has been temporarily closed, effective today (Monday), for the safety of visitors due to the risks of possible flash flood and mud slides. The order to close the park was issued by the park’s chief, Pharuit Jaitaskul, citing continuing heavy rain, strong winds and mud slides along
Marine Department official in Phuket have been asked to check ships which have sailed past the popular island in the past seven days, to discover whether any of them illegally discharged engine or bunker oil into the sea, after oil slicks were found on several beaches. The slicks were found washed ashore on Mai Khao,
The couple who own the fireworks warehouse in Su-Ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province, which exploded on July 29, have offered to surrender to police, according to Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief. He said the couple, who fled to Kelantan state in Malaysia after the fatal incident, were expected to report
Chuwit Kamolvisit, a massage parlour tycoon turned anti-corruption crusader, has revealed that he has Stage 3 liver cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. Chuwit, 62, said his doctors have given him eight months to live but vowed to devote what time he has left to doing what he loves, drinking and smoking. He has also pledged
On Friday, the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang collected a final set of specimens from Sak Surin, a Thai elephant repatriated from Sri Lanka early last month. Sak Surin is due to complete his period of quarantine at the National Elephant Institute, also in Lampang, around next weekend, depending on the results of the
Police on Pha-ngan Island are holding a Spaniard for questioning, suspecting that he may be involved in the murder and decapitation of a foreigner whose remains were found in a plastic bag at a garbage dump in Ban Thong Sala on the island. The Spaniard, only identified as “Daniel”, showed up at Pha-ngan police station
Thailand’s Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary in Chaiyaphum, Nam Nao National Park in Phetchabun and Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei were declared ASEAN heritage parks at the ASEAN senior environmental officials meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, on August 1st. This brings the number of ASEAN heritage parks in Thailand to nine. They are Khao Yai, Tarutao
