Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The air pollution in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province has not reached a level that justifies the declaration of a disaster zone or the imposition of a curfew, according to Thailand’s Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda. He warned that such tough measures may hurt the tourism industry and adversely affect a lot of people.
Suradej Trongsirivibool, the customs chief at Laem Chabang deep-sea port, said that the 126 tonnes of sulfuric, worth 12.6 million baht and which were in transit, have been impounded because the importer could not produce the required documentation concerning the transit of dangerous goods. Jullapong Thaveesri, director-general of the Industrial Works Department, said today (Tuesday)
Virologists have been trying to identify why 20% of the Thai population have not been infected with COVID-19, despite being in close contact with the infected or at high risk of becoming infected, according to Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University.
Thailand’s Natural Resources and Environment Crime Division (NRECD) will take over, from Phachi district police, the investigation into a chemical recycling company in Ayutthaya province, accused of dumping industrial waste at an old warehouse and in nearby areas. Pitaya Pramotvoraphan, deputy director-general of Pollution Control Department, said that the warehouse had been used by Aek
The Thai government may resort to harsher measures, including curfews in some areas, to deal with the lighting of forest fires and burning of farm waste, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa warned today (Monday), as air pollution in northern and north-eastern provinces increases. He said that the government does not want to
More than 3,400 people in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai, including 372 in Mae Sai district alone, were treated for respiratory conditions between March 19th and 26th, as they struggle to cope with choking air pollution caused by forest and farm fires. Meanwhile, Chiang Rai governor Puttipong Sirimat said yesterday (Monday) that he will
People in Mae Sai district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai are to meet tomorrow to discuss the PM2.5 pollution problem, which has risen to seven times the safety limit. Many residents say the sky has turned orange and visibility has reduced so much that they can no longer see the towering Tham Luang
The private sector and civic groups in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai have formulated short and long term measures to address airborne pollution, which is threatening livelihoods and the physical health of residents in the district and elsewhere in northern provinces. In the short term, they want the authorities to declare Mae Sai district
As PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai Province exceeded 710 microns this morning (Monday), it was business as usual for most residents, despite advice that they should stay indoors. Most were wearing face masks however. One noodle vendor told a Thai PBS reporter that the smoke problem is particularly
People in Mae Sai district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai are calling urgent for help to save them from being suffocated by PM2.5 dust. Many “Save Mae Sai” signs were being displayed in public places in the district today (Saturday), as people in this scenic border town cry foul over the PM2.5 pollution
None of the 30 students who fell ill at a secondary school, located only 3km from a foundry where caesium-137 radiation was detected, have been affected by radiation or COVID-19, according to findings by public health officials in Thailand’s Prachin Buri province. The students suffered from symptoms related to a respiratory disease, said Dr. Suthep
Police from Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) have arrested 11 suspects and seized assets worth about 70 million baht, in raids on four locations operated by of two online gambling networks in three provinces. CCIB Commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha said that the two online gambling platforms, Xoslotz1688.com and slotking77.com, offered several types of
