Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
An unemployed chef has been arrested after he tried to sell eight preserved butterflies of six rare species to undercover officials from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, at a mall in Bangkok. The 29-year old chief who used to work at a Japanese restaurant in a Sukhumvit area hotel, which is
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has not yet made a decision on the reopening of Bangkok to fully vaccinated and COVID-19 negative international arrivals by October 15th, but mandatory quarantine will remain in place for visitors or returnees to the city, according to the CCSA today (Friday). A proposal to reopen Thailand’s capital
Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports is set to launch the third phase of the “Rao Tiew Duay Kan” (We Travel Together) tourism promotion program on September 24th, by enabling Thai citizens who want hotel and air fare discounts, plus free food coupons, to register for the benefits. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved Thailand’s Doi Chiang Dao in the northern province of Chiang Mai as a new biosphere reserve, the fifth of its kind in the kingdom. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa announced today (Thursday) that the approval was given by UNESCO’s The International Coordinating
COVID-19 contaminated waste should not be incinerated in crematoria, as it would send undesirable odours and particles of toxic gasses and heavy metals that can worsen people’s health and the environment, said Thailand’s Pollution Control Department, amid increasing unmanaged contaminated waste that has prompted many to dump them in crematoria. The department is therefore seeking
A team of officials from the epidemiology division of Thailand’s Disease Control Department has been sent by the Ministry of Public Health to Phuket, to help health officials there in the effort to contain the surge of new COVID-19 infections, with more than 200 cases reported on most days over the past two weeks. Public
Following the highly successful solo debut of K-pop sensation Lalisa Manoban, better known as Lisa, the headdress she wore in the LALISA video, viewed 143 million times in just the first five days after its release, has been selling like hot cakes, while her interview with Thai talk show host “Woody” on Saturday has shone
Approval was granted today (Wednesday) for the construction of the controversial 70-billion-baht long Yuam River diversion project when the National Environment Board (NEB) gave the go-ahead for the crucial environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project, also known as the Bhumibol Reservoir refilling project. Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, the NEB also endorsed
About two million low income-earners, who missed out on previous registration for welfare cards, mostly because they don’t have smartphones, will get another chance to get register to receive financial help from the government, said Government Spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonchana. He said that the Fiscal Policy Office is now working on the regulations for registration, to
Flash floods and heavy rain have hit many provinces of Thailand as tropical storm Conson made landfall in Vietnam’s Quang Ngai early on Sunday, according to Thailand’s Meteorological Department. Thai authorities are advising the public to stay tuned for weather updates. Petchabun’s Lom Sak district is one of the heaviest hit areas this weekend, as
Despite being the rainy season, the yearning for a natural environment, peace, morning fog and a cool breeze has prompted tens of thousands of Thai tourists to visit the country’s national parks, since the easing of lockdown restrictions on September 1st. About 24,000 tourists visited Khao Yai national park in the north eastern province of
More Thai people have been travelling to the coastal town of Hua Hin, in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, since the partial easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The proposed reopening to foreign arrivals next month, however, should be postponed, said Vice President of Thai Hotels Association Udom Srimahachota. The Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will soon
