Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
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
A Royal Thai Navy (RTN) mine sweeper is scheduled to leave port in Samut Prakan Province today (Wednesday), destined for the seas off Bang Saphan district of Prachuap Khiri Khan, to conduct an undersea survey of the sunken HTMS Sukhothai, in preparation for a salvage operation. Informed naval sources said that Admiral Choengchai Chomchoengpaet, commander-in-chief
Seven crew members of the ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai were found drifting in the Gulf of Thailand today, but only one of them had survived, according to the Chief-of-Staff of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) Admiral Cholathit Navanukroh. He said that autopsies will be conducted. Meanwhile, Commander-in-Chief of the RTN, Admiral Choengchai Chomchoenpaet said that the
The use of pyros or special light effects in entertainment venues in Bangkok during the New Year celebrations are banned and organisers of outdoor countdown events can only use fireworks with prior permission from the city’s administration. To prevent a repeat of the Santika Club fire tragedy, city officials will check more than 650 entertainment
The air and sea search for the 30 missing crew of the sunken HMS Sukhothai corvette class vessel continues for the second day today (Tuesday), after one crew member was found and rescued yesterday. There were 106 crew on board the corvette before the incident on Sunday. 75 were rescued on the first day, many
An oil tanker ran aground on the coast of Thailand’s southern province of Songkhla and a cargo ship capsized in the seas of Surat Thani province yesterday (Sunday). Initial reports said that the captain and eight crew members of the cargo ship managed to escape from the sinking vessel in a life raft and were
The Royal Thai Navy’s (RTN) Ratanakosin-class corvette, HMS Sukhothai, sank in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand at about 11.30pm on Sunday night. The RTN reported this morning (Monday) that 77 of the 110 officers and men on board have been rescued, with the remaining 33 still floating in the sea. Three were seriously
Southern train services from Bangkok to Hat Yai have been disrupted by flooding in Hat Yai, forcing all trains to stop at Kuan Niang station, according to the State Railway of Thailand. Bangkok-bound services from Hat Yai are also disrupted. Additionally, train services from Hat Yai to Padang Besar in Sadao district remain suspended, following
The state-run Transport Company is offering a 10% discount for people who book tickets online in advance for travel between December 21st and 27th and between January 3rd and 9th, in order to ease congestion over the New Year period. Transport Company’s president Sanlak Panwatanalikit said today (Saturday) that the “Happy New Year 2023” promotional
Officials from the national park and related agencies in Thailand’s northern province of Lamphun have developed plans to prevent forest fires, expected to increase due to the accumulation of natural fuels, during this year’s dry season. Park officials pointed out that fewer forest fires last dry season means there are more fallen leaves and branches
Phuket was the top earner of tourism revenue and the most visited province by tourists, except Bangkok, during the first ten months of this year, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Tipanan Sirichana. The top ten provinces in terms of tourism revenue were: Phuket – 127.93 billion baht Chon Buri – 13.28 billion baht Surat Thani-
Four members of the Thai security forces were wounded in two separate bomb attacks by southern insurgents in Bannang Sata district of the southern province of Yala last night. At about 7pm, insurgents threw a pipe bomb into a para military ranger checkpoint, wounding three of them. In the second incident, a grenade, fired from
