Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Mae Chan district hospital in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai is operating as normal, even though forest fires are only about 1.5 km away. An evacuation plan is in place in case of an emergency, according to Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong. Although the fires are now under control, he said
The Faculty of Medical Technology at Khon Kaen University has recently developed the third version of its pressure relief bed for patients with pressure sores. Professor Dr. Wichai Eungpinichpong of the faculty said that the outstanding feature of this latest version is that its mattress can spread pressure more evenly, which will help relieve the pressure
Most of Thailand, except for the south, is expected to see summer storms this weekend, which will bring rain, strong winds and hail to some areas, according to the Meteorological Department today (Thursday). A moderate cold front from China is expected to cover Thailand’s north-east and the South China Sea. This will intensify the southerly
Parents are being advised to keep a close watch on their young children during the Songkran festival, during which they are at greater risk of drowning, electric shock or being hurt or even killed in road accidents. The advice was offered by Associate Professor Dr. Adisak Plitponkarnpim, director of the National Institute of Child and
Songkran revellers in Bangkok and Nonthaburi province are advised not to use water from the Chao Phraya River for splashing during the Songkran festival, because it is polluted by high levels of Fibrobacteres-Chlorobi-Bacteroidetes (FCB) bacteria, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). Water from the other 21 rivers and natural water sources were also found
The last group of 89 refugees, who fled the recent fighting in Myanmar near the Thailand’s western border, has been sent back to their homeland by the Thai army. Maj-Gen Sirichan Ngathong, deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Army, said today (Thursday) that the voluntary repatriation of the refugees, from a temporary shelter in Mae
Traders have been warned not to sell high-pressure water guns or face up to three years in prison and/or a maximum fine of 600,000 baht, Office of Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) Secretary-General Thasornatt Thanittipun said today (Wednesday). To ensure that traders comply, he said OCPB officials have been sent to commercial areas in Bangkok known
The Metropolitan Police Bureau has set up about 100 checkpoints throughout Bangkok to check drivers and motorcyclists for alcohol consumption, starting at noon today (Wednesday), because drinking increases during the Songkran festival. 100 more checkpoints have been set up in Bangkok to check drivers for traffic law compliance and to make sure users of motorcycles
About 150 firefighters have been mobilised to control forest fires, which have reignited in Thailand’s Nakhon Nayok province, as helicopters were also deployed in an attempt to prevent fires from spreading into Khao Yai National Park. Fire and water trucks have been sent to local communities not far from Khao Nang Dam, where fires are
Three rescue volunteers were injured in a brawl between rival workers, from the Ruamkatanyu and Phetkasem foundations, in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district on Monday night, reportedly over an overlapping of area of operations. More than 20 police officers from Samran Rat police station, other nearby police stations and a special patrol unit rushed to the
A park ranger was fatally shot as he and his colleagues were attempting to stop car thieves from smuggling three stolen vehicles across the Mekong River into Laos from the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani early this morning (Monday). According to Kanchit Srinoppawan, director of Protected Area 9 based in Ubon Ratchathani, a group of
Representatives of civic groups in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province filed class action lawsuits with the Provincial Administrative Court today (Monday) against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the National Environment Board (NEB) and the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) for their alleged failure to enforce the laws to tackle PM2.5 pollution, which has been threatening the livelihoods and
