Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Over 60,000 passengers are expected to travel out of Bangkok today (Thursday) using bus services of the state-run Transport Company, managing director Dr. Sanlak Panwatanalikit said today. He said that the estimated figures are slightly higher than Wednesday, when about 56,000 passengers travelled out of the city for New Year celebrations on 3,500 bus and
A communications dome, belonging to sunken HTMS Sukhothai, was found drifting at sea this morning (Thursday), but there is still no trace of the last five missing crew members, as the search continues for the 11th day today. Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of the First Naval Area Command, says that a marine police patrol
About 50,000 police officers will be deployed at road checkpoints and at public celebration venues across Thailand between December 29th and January 4th, to ensure public safety, Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the national police chief, said today (Wednesday). During the period, trucks will be banned from highways, on both inbound and outbound routes to and
A tourist from New Zealand fell to his death from a “Death Railway” train in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi Province on Tuesday. According to witnesses, the accident took place as the train was moving slowly along a 400-metre wooden support, about ten metres above the ground, beside the Khwae Noi River. A tour guide
The Ministry of Interior has no policy to prohibit units under its supervision or the private sector from holding celebrations or other entertainment between December 30th and January 2nd, according to Interior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern. He stressed, however, that organisers of celebrations or other festive activities must ensure the safety of revellers, such as
Director-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, was arrested today (Tuesday) on corruption charges. Armed with a search warrant, officials from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and police from the Anti-Corruption Division (ACD) raided Rutchada’s office at 9.30am this morning and formally notified him of the charges.
The Doi Inthanon National Park in Chom Thong district of Chiang Mai province has banned all cyclists from riding downhill, citing the slippery condition of the roads, which can easily lead to accidents and unnecessary death or injury. The park’s chief, Kriangkrai Chaipiset, announced last Friday that, in addition to the ban on downhill cycling,
Two bodies have been recovered from the sea between Sak and Samet islands off Chumphon. The first body, without a life jacket, was found drifting near Sak Island of Chumphon province by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this morning (Tuesday). A Fisheries Department boat was sent to recover the remains, according to Vice Admiral Pichai
A body was found drifting at sea, near Sak Island of Chumphon province, by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this morning (Tuesday). A Fisheries Department boat has been sent to recover the remains, according to Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of First Naval Area Command. He said that it is very likely that the body
A Bangkok taxi-driver has been fined 3,000 baht and has had his driving license suspended for 90 days by the Land Transport Department for overcharging a passenger by 299 baht. The cabbie, Prasert Chanthai, was also ordered to return the overcharged amounts to the female passenger, a 20-year old who boarded his taxi on Friday
Two people were killed in a fire which spread to four houses in Bangkok’s Dusit district early this morning (Tuesday). The fire broke out at about 2.30am in a wooden house, located at the end of Soi 13 in the Samsen community, and quickly spread to three adjoining houses. Multiple fire engines rushed to the
Three more bodies, believed to be crew from HTMS Sukhothai, were recovered from the sea on Sunday, the seventh day of the extensive search operations, both on the sea’s surface and underwater, Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Spokesman Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin said this evening (Sunday). He said that the recovery of the bodies today leaves 11
