Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Ten people were injured when fireworks exploded at a Loy Krathong celebration by the Mekong River in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Phanom Tuesday night. The incident took place behind the ceremonial stage, after the deputy governor Chawanin Wongsatitjirakarn had announced the opening of the Loy Krathong festival, the first to be held in three
The current Loy Krathong Festival is giving rise to phishing scams that trick people into giving out personal information on-line, warned anti-cybercrime police. They said fake websites have been created to invite people to float krathong on-line. Tonight marks the full-moon day of the 12th lunar month during which Thais celebrate the Loy Krathong Festival
The National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) has commissioned a team of researchers, led by a professor at the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University, to study and develop ways for green mussel shells (perna viridis) to be processed for agricultural and industrial applications. NRCT Executive Director Dr. Wiparat De-ong said that, each year, tens
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has designated the raising of swamp buffaloes in the Thale Noi area of southern Thailand as part of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS). The GIAHS initiative was launched by the FAO in 2002, during the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. To date, 67 sites
The road between the Asoke and Ratchadapisek-Khlong Toei intersections will be closed to traffic from November 14th through 19th, as part of the security and traffic management for the pre-APEC and APEC Summit at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. Residents living along both sides of the road and businesses whose establishments are located there
The Thai Fisheries Department has succeeded in artificially breeding short mackerel, known locally as “Pla Tu”, a favourite edible fish among Thai people. Hormone-induced spawning was used, with a high survival rate of the fry, according to Chalermchai Suwannarak, director-general of the department. He said that they have been researching ways to conserve short mackerel
The Senate voted 179:4 today (Tuesday) in support of the Student Loan Fund for Education Bill, earlier approved by the House, which seeks to exempt interest on loans and fines in case of repayment defaults. A 27-member panel was set up to scrutinise the bill before it moves on to its second reading. During the
The Bang Sue-Wat Samian Nari tunnel has been opened to traffic for the first time today (Tuesday) by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT). The tunnel will help facilitate travel by car from Bang Sue Grand Station along the road parallel to the Vibhavadi Rangsit Highway to Lak Si, Don Mueang and beyond to Rangsit
The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has indefinitely suspended its welfare gun program after it was discovered that some unscrupulous police officers, who placed orders for mostly handguns, have used the “Por 3” gun purchase permits to buy guns to resell online, according to Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the deputy national police chief. To prevent this
Bua Noi, Thailand’s last gorilla, is ironically attracting big crowds after an account of her life spent caged in a Bangkok department store made domestic and international headlines. International organizations including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Free The Wild have joined the call for Bua Noi’s release, but the owner –
Representatives of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are due to be in Thailand in November, to offer advice to and to consult with Thai officials on the management of the Kaeng Krachan forest, after it was designated a world natural heritage site by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 44th session
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has been dealt his first setback by the City Assembly, when two motions regarding the Green Line electric train project were rejected on technical grounds. One of the motions concerns the passenger fare for the Green Line’s two extensions, one from Mor Chit to Saphan Mai and Khu Kot in Pathum
