Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Search teams expect to find the 16 crew of the HTMS Sukhothai who remain missing tomorrow (Sunday), hopefully including survivors, Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of the First Naval Area Command, said this evening. Six bodies were recovered today off Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan, where the ship sank. All remains will be
The team searching for crew, missing from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, found six more bodies drifting at sea off the Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan today (Saturday), reducing those still unaccounted for to 16, according to the Royal Thai Navy. The remains were recovered by naval vessels and taken ashore for identification by
Southern train services, between Bangkok and Hat Yai, resume today (Saturday), after their suspension last Sunday due to rail damage in Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces caused by heavy flooding, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). After the flooding eased, repair work was stepped up on several stretches of damaged track. Inspectors have checked
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to conduct a night search for the 22 crew members of the sunken HTMS Sukhothai who are still missing in the Gulf of Thailand, according to RTN Spokesman Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin. The drone is equipped with a high resolution night-vision camera, can remain
Seawalls have sprouted at many of Thailand’s beautiful beaches, much to the dismay of locals and tourists alike. And that feeling is shared by many experts, who say these coastal defenses are nothing short of a death sentence for sandy shores and their shoreline habitat. “Academics across the world believe that seawalls spell the death
A second empty life raft, possibly from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, was found washed ashore in Lang Suan district of Chumphon province on Thursday, as the search for the 23 missing crew continues. The first empty life raft was found drifting at sea about 30km off the coast of Lamae district yesterday (Wednesday) by the
More than 90% of advance bus tickets, for travel from Bangkok to other provinces on December 28th and 29th, have been sold. Managing Director of the state-run Transport Company, Sanlak Panwatanalikit, said Thursday that he estimates that about 55,000 people will use the company’s buses and passenger vans for travel from Bangkok each day on
In almost every disaster, there is usually at least one hero, someone who cares more for other people’s safety than their own and who does not hesitate to help, even at the risk of their own life. The tragic sinking of HTMS Sukhothai is no exception. The aging corvette class Royal Thai Navy (RTN) ship
A radar dome and an empty life raft, believed to belong to the ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai, have been found drifting at sea off Chumphon Province by Thai fishermen, as the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) intensifies its air and sea search for the 23 missing crew on the fourth consecutive day today (Thursday). A fisheries official
A Cambodian member of the crew of a Thai trawler, which sank off the coast of Songkhla Province, was rescued by another trawler yesterday (Wednesday). Three other crew members, including the skipper, were found dead. According to the Second Naval Area Command of the Royal Thai Navy, based in Songkhla, the trawler left Pattani early
The passage of Thailand’s controversial Cannabis Bill is expected to be further delayed after the House meeting collapsed this late afternoon due to the lack of a quorum. After the House approved the deletion of the contentious Section 3 from the bill, MPs from both government and opposition parties started to leave the chamber, as
The Thai Army has placed its helicopters on standby to support the Thai Navy in the search and rescue operations for the 23 crew members from HTMS Sukhothai who are still missing. Army Commander-in-Chief General Narongpan Jitkaewtae said Wednesday that, although most of the army choppers are not suitable for air-sea rescue operations, he has
