Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Kajiki, the 13th tropical cyclone in the northwestern Pacific Ocean this year, is forecast to weaken into a depression when it hits the northern province of Nan on Tuesday and could dump 200mm of rain on the province, according to the Meteorological Department.
The Department of Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation issued a warning today of possible flooding, river overflows and mud slides in 45 provinces across the country, from this Sunday until next Thursday, due to anticipated heavy rainfall.
Phuket has come under high water after several hours of consecutive rainfall, combined with high tide, while drainage was unable to keep up.
The First Army Region explained today why its forces did not attack the Cambodian border town of Poipet last month, which is opposite Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province and is widely known to be a hub of casinos and scam call centres.
The value of the Thai coffee market has reached 65 billion baht so far in 2025, an 8.33% year-on-year increase, with room for new operators to enter.
The Thai Army is in urgent need of razor wire, to erect fences along the border with Cambodia, so it has sought donations from the public instead of using its own budget, the procedures for which take at least one month to complete, said Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree.
An express train, from Sungai Kolok province bound for Bangkok, partially derailed in Prachuap Khiri Khan this morning, injuring nine passengers.
A hospital in Ubon Ratchathani province appears to have softened its stance on the provision of services to Cambodian patients, apparently after being criticised for acting in breach of medical ethics.
At least nine people were killed, two seriously injured and many others hurt when a firecracker factory exploded today in Suphan Buri’s Muang district.
After a massive effort to dispose of a huge amount of mud, in the aftermath of the worst flooding for 30 years to hit Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai last September, the residents of this major trading post with Myanmar are now trying desperately to cope with another thick layer of mud in their houses, shops and on roads.
All hospitals in Nan province are still operational, though access to some of them is being hampered by flooding. They are prepared to evacuate more than 800 patients to nearby provinces, with the help of the military, if flooding worsens, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said today.
Heavy rains have battered the northern province of Nan since late Tuesday afternoon and through the night, causing the water level in the Nan River to rise quickly, as Tropical Storm Wipha, which has been downgraded to a depression moved westward across Laos.
