Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
St. Valentine’s Day, traditionally marked annually on February 14th, is when people express their love, normally through the giving of red roses. For a small group of dedicated conservationists, however, it is an opportunity to express their love for a pair of very rare red-headed vultures, by sending them back to nature to mate in
Motorists who have their cars insured by Thailand’s Southeast Insurance will have their cars repaired and the garages will be compensated by the company, according to the Insurance Commission’s Secretary-general Suttipol Taweechaikarn. The insurance commissioner offered the assurance after several garages have refused to work on cars covered by Southeast Insurance, for fear that they
Patches of a thin film of oil were detected this morning (Friday) about three nautical miles in front of the Map Ta Phut seaport of Star Petroleum Refining (SPRC) as fears grow that they may reach Mae Ram Phueng and Laem Roongruang beaches, according to officials at the Pollution Control Department. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
Officials from Thailand’s Wildlife Conservation Office will consult experts from the Khao Nang Rum Wildlife Research Station and conservationists on whether to capture a wounded wild tiger alive, to be raised elsewhere, or to allow it to remain in the jungle. The tiger, which has lost its right rear leg, was recently captured by camera
Substantial budget cuts, especially for animal feed, has raised serious concern that many animals in breeding stations, operated by the Wildlife Conservation Office, will be left to starve, said President of conservationist Seub Nakhasathien Foundation Sasin Chalermlarp. Although the budget for the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, for the 2023 fiscal year,
Thailand’s social media always gets into a frenzy over the latest drama caught on camera and shared online. This week, it featured a drunken man reacting to rejection by a woman on a night out and quickly discovering he had chosen the wrong girl to make a pass at! A former female boxer and a
Fifty-three areas of Bangkok and its surrounding provinces are experiencing air pollution today (Tuesday), with the amount of PM2.5 dust exceeding the standard 50-micron level, with the level on Lat Phrao road the worst, according to the Pollution Control Department’s air4thai website. The department said that the air quality in and around Bangkok today is
Thailand’s Disease Control Department is advising people to protect themselves against mosquito bites, saying that dengue fever, which is carried by mosquitos, is likely to become more widespread this year. Two of the 193 people infected with the disease since January 1st have died. Disease Control Department Director-General Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong said today (Tuesday) that
Marine scientists at Chulalongkorn University say that it may take a year or more for impacts from the recent oil spill in the sea off Rayong province to manifest on corals in the area. Divers from a research team at the Marine Resources Research Institute of the Faculty of Science at Chulalongkorn University have collected
Thammasat University’s vice rector for sustainability and administration, Prinya Thaewanarumitkul, has refuted a media outlet’s allegations that the university’s demonstration school has distorted the teaching of Thai history and the monarchy and has questioned the need for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to order an investigation into the matter. In his Facebook post on Saturday, Assistant
Several eateries and stores have put up signs, saying that they do not accept payment via the Government’s 50:50 co-payment stimulus scheme because they are afraid that revenue officials may demand back taxes. Rangsiphan Poonphan, a shopkeeper at a market behind the Finance Ministry, told Thai PBS that she is worried that she may have
Thailand’s Internet was rocked Thursday after a school’s announcement went viral. It said that three points will be deducted in a preschool entrance exam if students cry during the test. The public was outraged, questioning whether the school, in Maha Sarakham province in the northeast, was being too strict with its potential students, who are
