Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Chon Buri Provincial Governor Thawatchai Srithong and the provincial police commander, Pol Maj-Gen Kittanet Thananantaveesin, held a joint press conference yesterday (Tuesday) to refute allegations of bribe taking from night entertainment establishments in Pattaya. Both also threatened legal action against those responsible for posting the allegations on social media. A recent social media post shows
The head of a task force, responsible for cracking down on the trade in unripe durian, claims that his abrupt transfer was engineered by a group of unscrupulous durian exporters, following his unit’s success in restoring the reputation of Thai durian, which had been tainted by unripe fruit entering the market. Chonlatee Numnoo, head of
Police are waiting for a psychiatric report on the man who allegedly attacked Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit at the annual book fair at Queen Sirikit National Convention last week, before they can forward the case to the public prosecutors and court. Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat, the national police chief, said today (Tuesday) that police
A group of researchers from the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science at Chiang Mai University has found a rare species of flowering plant in the evergreen forest in Janae and Sukhirin districts of Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. Led by Assistant Professor Dr. Tanawat Chaowasku, the small team of researchers, which included
Thai actor Phakin Khamwilaisak, better known as “Tono”, has raised over 60 million baht with his charity swim across the Mekong River off Nakhon Phanom yesterday to raise funds for hospitals in the northeastern province and neighbouring Laos. Phakin, swimming under the theme “One Man And The River”, covered a total distance of 15 kms along the
Supporters and spectators showed up in droves on the Thai side of Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom province this morning (Saturday), to offer moral support to Thai actor Phakin Khamwilaisak, aka “Tono”, as he began his charitable swim project, “One Man & The River”, in which he plans to swim across the river to raise
Pata Zoo has dismissed as groundless media reports that it is going to sell its only remaining gorilla for about 30 million baht. The private zoo, which is located on the 6th and 7th floors of Pata Pinklao department store, said in a statement today (Saturday) that the zoo has never held talks with any
The Thai cabinet approved a package of 14 measures to help flood victims yesterday (Tuesday), as proposed by the Ministry of Finance, according to Government Spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri. The measures include: A maximum of 100,000 baht for house repairs and 30,000 baht for car maintenance to be deducted from taxable income. Tax exemption for compensation
Residents living along the Bang Yai Canal, in Nakhon Phuket and Ratsada sub-districts, have been advised to prepare for overflows, following the last three days of continuous heavy rain in Phuket province. Combined rainfall so far this week has been measured at 610.8mm, with 224.7mm in Thalang district, 188mm in Krathu district and 198.10mm in
Tropical cyclone Nesat is weakening to a tropical storm, as it moves westward across southern Hainan today (Wednesday) and is forecast to hit Vietnam by Friday, the Thai Meteorological Department reported today. At about 4am this morning, Nesat was located at about 160km southeast of China’s Hainan Island, with wind speeds of 110kph at its
The Thai cabinet approved 6.6 billion baht on Tuesday for the construction of two bridges, over Songkhla Lake to link Krasae Sin district with Khao Chaison district of Phatthalung, and the other to connect Lanta and Lanta Noi islands in the Andaman Sea, in the southern province of Krabi. The first project, when completed, will
The Bank of Thailand has defended new rules for cash deposits through automated cash deposit machines (CDMs), introduced by the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO). Bank of Thailand’s Payment Systems Policy Office’s senior director, Budsakorn Teerapunyachai, said today (Tuesday) that the new measure is in line with the AMLO law against money laundering and financial support
