Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission will try to stop 126 undocumented students from Myanmar being repatriated, after the Ang Thong primary education office became suspicious that they might have been lured to study at a school in the province. The plight of the children, aged from 7 to 16, came to light when the director
Fewer passengers are using the Yellow Line train service, from Lat Phrao to Samrong in Samut Prakan province, since the operator, Eastern Bangkok Monorail Company Limited (EBM), started charging passengers on Monday. According to the Department of Rail, the number has dropped to an average of between 30,000 and 40,000 per trip between end stations
People living near waterways and in foothills in 34 districts of 12 north-eastern, eastern and southern provinces have been advised to brace for flash floods and waterway overflows from this Saturday until next Tuesday. Thailand’s National Water Command Centre said Thursday that the north of Thailand is forecast to face heavy rain in some areas,
The Thai parliament will sit on July 13th to select the next prime minister and will sit again on July 19th and 20th if it cannot make the selection, Deputy House Speaker, Pichet Chuamuangphan, told the media on Thursday. Although there is no limit on the number of parliament sittings for the selection of the
The Thai Elephant Conservation Centre in Lampang has changed the live broadcast times for Sak Surin, now the most popular elephant in the country, to 1pm and 4pm. Today (Thursday) is his fifth day in quarantine, after being repatriated from Sri Lanka on July 2. The live broadcast is in response to requests from the
Thailand’s Fisheries Department has defended the exhibition of a highly venomous sea snake, a yellow-lipped sea krait or banded sea krait, at the “Wonders of the Aquatic World”, being held at the Future Park & Zpell shopping mall until Sunday, following criticism of its suitability and the danger it may pose to visitors. The department’s
The procedure for the selection of the prime minister at the joint meeting of members of the House and the Senate on July 13th is as follows: The names of the prime ministerial candidates must be submitted to the Election Commission by their parties. Currently, there are eight, namely Move Forward party’s Pita Limjaroenrat, Pheu
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is accelerating the demolition of stalls illegally built along a pavement beside the Phadung Krung Kasem Canal, using a backhoe and other heavy equipment. Deputy Bangkok Governor Jakkapan Piwngarm said today (Tuesday) that he expects the work to be completed in 2 more days, after which the reclaimed pavement will
A school in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Soeng Sang district has resorted to using a drone in an attempt to chase away thousands of herons, which have occupied a forest close to the school, out of fears that their presence could bring diseases. The attempt failed to drive out all the birds, with most remaining in trees.
Thai highway police discovered 12 undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar when they stopped a pickup truck in Suphan Buri province today (Tuesday). A police car was patrolling Highway 3496 this morning, in Nong Phak Nak in Sam Chuk district, when it came across a fast moving pickup truck with is back suspiciously covered by a
Thai health officials have been carrying out rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 infection among people from Myanmar taking refuge in shelters in the Khun Yuam district of Mae Hong Son province, after some local Thai officials at the shelters were found to be infected. 4,879 Karen refugees from Myanmar currently in four shelters, three of
His Majesty the King has agreed to take ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin, recently repatriated from Sri Lanka, under his patronage, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said today (Tuesday). He also said that he has been informed by the Ministry of foreign Affairs that most of the Thai elephants which were sent to
