Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
A Thai man, who may be infected with monkeypox, was sent from Thalang Hospital in Phuket to Vachira Phuket Hospital this afternoon (Tuesday) for tests and diagnosis. The ambulance arrived at the emergency ward of the hospital at about 3.55pm and doctors immediately began the diagnosis. No further details about the condition of the man
The Nigerian man, who was confirmed to be Thailand’s first and so far only monkeypox case, may have contracted the virus in the country, said Dr. Wasun Chantratita, chief of the Centre for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi Hospital. The professor’s opinion is based on his study of the Nigerian’s timeline, from his arrival in Thailand
People living near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok and in ten other central provinces are being warned, by the Irrigation Department, of overflows from the river starting Wednesday (July 27th), due to the discharge of excess water through the Chao Phraya Dam. Irrigation Department Director-General Praphit Chanma said today (Monday) that a large volume
In September and October, Bangkok is at risk of flooding which may be worse than that experienced this week, especially Wednesday night, warned Assoc. Prof. Dr. Seree Supratid, a water expert and director of the Climate Change and Disaster Centre at Rangsit University. Dr. Seree said that the flooding in Bangkok on Wednesday and Thursday
Police in the Muang district of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat have come under widespread criticism on social media for banning three food vendors from wearing dinosaur costumes as they sold food at a road intersection. According to a Facebook post yesterday by the district’s traffic police, they approached the vendors, telling them
Pak Khlong San district police in Bangkok have been coordinating with the owner of a barge over the salvage of a vessel which sank in the Chao Phraya River on Thursday, near the Krung Thep Bridge. The barge, carrying rocks, was being towed from Si Chang Island in Chon Buri to Nakhon Luang district of
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt announced today (Sunday) that the contractor for the construction of the 4.9 billion baht underground tunnel project in Sukhumvit Soi 103, Sino-Thai Engineering and Construction Plc, must be held accountable for the delays. The contract for the project was signed with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) on January 13th, 2016 and
Three employees were killed and four others were injured in an explosion and fire at a smelting works in Photharam district of Thailand’s Ratchaburi province last night (Saturday). Police said that three electricians were sent to the works to repair a malfunctioning control board but, while they were working on the device, it exploded and
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been trying to regulate pavement vending in an effort to ensure safety, enough pedestrian space and to allow vendors to make a living in an orderly way. Deputy Bangkok Governor Chakkaphan Phewngam, accompanied by the director of the City Law Enforcement Department, Suphakrit Boonkhan and Kosol Sunthornpuek, Bang Sue’s
A British tourist, and a Thai who went to help, drowned in rough seas off Kata Noi beach in Phuket province last evening (Thursday). According to the Thai tourist police, the British and Thai tourists had been warned by life guards on Kata Noi beach not to swim due to the rough seas, but their
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has released rare images showing a family of two tiger cubs, their parents and two other tigers feeding on their prey. The rare footage, which lasts just 25 seconds, was taken by camera traps installed by officials of the Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai wildlife research centre, in
Effective yesterday (June 13th), motorists or motorcyclists in Bangkok who break traffic laws and then ignore traffic tickets will face tougher legal action, including the suspension of annual vehicle registration extension, police summonses and arrest. Under the Royal Thai Police’s new rule on the delivery by mail of traffic tickets to traffic offenders, police will
