Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The rainy season may soon give way to winter. But a massive amount of floodwater remains and continues to rise both in depth and width, putting many historic monuments and temples across Thailand extremely vulnerable to water damage. More than 80 beautiful archaeological sites and historical temples around Thailand could be underwater, warns the Fine
Wichaya Dataroon left his hometown at age 15 to hunt for a job so he could earn money to pay off his long-overdue tuition fees. Paying up was necessary; only then would he get the certificate proving that he had completed Mathayom 3 level in school. However his young age meant he was unable to
The Thai cabinet approved a project to build an international medical hub in Phuket today (Tuesday), at an estimated cost of about five billion baht. When complete, the project is expected to generate about 62 billion baht in annual revenue through medical tourism, according to Traisuree Traisoranakul, deputy government spokesperson. The Andaman International Medical Hub
An average of 7,631 Thais, aged under 14, died each year from 2017 to 2020 from illnesses and non-illness related causes, according to the Institute for Population and Social Research of Mahidol University. In an open letter, issued by staff at the institute, they asked all sectors of Thai society to give top priority to
Three oarsmen are still missing after their boat crashed into a bridge support and capsized during a longboat race on the Chi River in Muang district of the north-eastern province of Maha Sarakham yesterday (Sunday). Thirty-seven other oarsmen were, however, plucked from the raging river by their competitors, who immediately rushed to their rescue. Emergency
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended the funerals of some of the victims of Tursday’s day care centre mass murder yesterday (Sunday), held at Thep Nimit and Si Uthai temples in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu. The prime minister also assigned his two deputies, General Prawit Wongsuwan and Public Health Minister Anutin
Police officers who misbehave may have their service or legally-purchased firearms confiscated under new gun control measures, being considered by the Interior Ministry and the Royal Thai Police, to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands. In the future, applicants for gun licenses may have to show a doctor’s certificate regarding their mental health
The owner of a pork leg stew with rice (khao khamu) shop and her daughter, in Bangkok’s Bang Kapi area, have recently been praised on social media after they offered free khao khamu to workers who were clearing the clogged drainage system in heavy rain. A 49-second video clip, featuring workers walking to their shop
The Thai Meteorological Department has advised people in most parts of the country today (Monday) to brace for the arrival of the cold season, with heavy rain forecast for today and tomorrow. The Weatherman said that, from today, a moderate cold front from China will move to cover northern Thailand and this will bring heavy
Having survived, somewhat bruised, the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three years, a boutique Thai-style hotel in Chiang Mai has reinvented itself by becoming a retreat for both humans and their pets, hoping that this concept will give the hotel a new lease of life amidst cut-throat competition. Litapathra Panthalert, aka “Praew”, the daughter of
Four people have died, two injured and more than 72,000 households affected by flooding in 30 provinces of Thailand since September 28th, according to the Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. No details are available on how the four people died, but the department said that 13 provinces are still flooded. They are Phetchabun,
Chiang Mai’s municipal workers launched a big clean-up of roads in the commercial area today (Wednesday), including the Chang Khlan Road and the Night Bazaar as the level in the Ping River gradually falls. The municipal administration has dispatched ten teams to clean up roads and 15 communities in the municipal area. Shopkeepers and their
