Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
It is time for Thailand to work harder to ensure a brighter and more equitable future for every child, according UNICEF Thailand in its latest report titled “UNICEF Thailand’s Seven Asks for the General Elections #VoteForEveryChild”. UNICEF released the report in anticipation of the general election in Thailand, expected in May. It highlights seven pressing
Located eight kilometres northwest of downtown Ratchaburi, the Khao Ngu Stone Park, once a stone mill, is made up of scattered caves and small limestone mountains. Not only will you be able to stroll along the scenic reservoir and enjoy the stunning panoramic views from the mountaintop, but a visit to this lesser-known site is
About 100 trawlers have staged a blockade of the sea channel near Lipe and Adang islands, to put pressure on the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to allow them to fish in the Tarutao National Park. The blockade has prevented tourists from leaving the two popular islands and is also preventing tourists
The Thai Ministry of Defence has announced that the remaining five missing crew members of HTMS Sukhothai, which sank in stormy seas off Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province on December 18th, are now officially presumed to have died while they were on duty. The five are Chief Petty Officer (first class) Jirawat
“I have never had a dream. Since childhood, I have never thought about what I will be when I grow up, but I have thought that I will get a job that will earn enough to feed me. I have never thought of becoming a doctor or a nurse. I have never thought that far.
Representatives of the Swine Raisers Association of Thailand (SRAT) are scheduled to meet with the director-general of the Livestock Development Department to discuss falling pork prices and the smuggling of pork from abroad. Meanwhile, the Customs Department reported the seizure of 90,000kg of pork found in three cargo containers, which had been left unclaimed at
Police in Nakhon Pathom are coordinating with Hin Mun Tambon Administrative Organization (TAO) today (Tuesday) to make arrangements to drain the Thor canal, in the search for the 8-month-old baby who has been missing from home in Bang Len district since February 5th. Nim, the mother of the missing boy, allegedly admitted to police that
Thailand’s Ministry of Interior has instructed all provincial governors to make preparations to allow the resumption of animal competitions, such as bull, cock and fish fighting, now that the COVID-19 pandemic has eased. An urgent letter, signed by Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern on Friday and sent to all provincial governors, says that the resumption
Thailand’s Ministry of Industry is seeking cooperation from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to tackle the problem of sugarcane burning, as many sugarcane farmers are defying the ban on burning, while millers continue to buy burnt cane. According to the Office of the Sugarcane and Sugar Committee, burnt
A backhoe and a team of veterinarians in a forest in Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi province have helped an elephant and its calf to get out of sink hole, in which they had become trapped. Officials of the Lam Khlong Ngu National Park were informed by villagers yesterday (Sunday) that they found the
Thai troops, based at a camp in Kanchanaburi province near the border with Myanmar, were put on alert today (Saturday), as fighting broke out between Myanmar government troops and People’s Defence Force (PDF) rebels this morning. It is reported that the rebels seized a Myanmar police station in Payatongsu district, opposite Kanchanaburi’s Sangkhla Buri district,
A truck driver has been arrested and his vehicle impounded by the police after he allegedly dumped industrial waste in Kaeng Khoi industrial estate in Saraburi province. Veeris Ammarapala, governor of the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), said that the industrial waste is a green liquid which emits very strong petrol-like odour, adding that
