Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Nan Governor Chainarong Wongyai has ordered officials in 15 districts to prepare for the arrival of Tropical Storm Wipha, which made landfall in northern Vietnam this morning and is expected to hit Nan province late this afternoon.
Irrigation officials have increased the rate of discharge of water, into the Chao Phraya River through the Chao Phraya Dam in Chainat province, to 800m3/s, starting today, in anticipation of increased runoffs into the reservoir due to heavy rainfall brought by Tropical Storm Wipha.
One Chinese tourist was crushed to death and another seriously injured by a falling tree on Phuket on Sunday, as strong winds and heavy rain wrought havoc on the resort island as a result of Tropical Storm Wipha, which is expected to make landfall in northern Vietnam tomorrow.
A fire broke out this morning on the fourth floor of a building that houses a spa service in Siam Square Soi 3 in the Pathum Wan district of Bangkok.
A minor earthquake in Myanmar was reported at 3.06pm this afternoon and was felt by many people in the Muang, Mae Sai and Mae Lao districts of Thailand’s Chiang Rai province.
Bangkok’s Min Buri district office has ordered the temporary suspension of construction on a pumping station on Nimit Mai Road, pending an investigation, after its incomplete reinforcing steel framework collapsed last night, injuring 12 workers.
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) today unveiled its locally developed "Kamikaze UAV", a cutting-edge loitering munitions system designed for precision strikes.
A Thai man was arrested on Friday night, by Thai para-military rangers, as he tried to sneak across the natural border, between Thailand and Cambodia, into Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province.
The provincial industrial office in Saraburi has ordered the temporary closure of a tissue paper factory, pending the outcome of an investigation into a massive fire yesterday.
A massive blaze that broke out at a tissue paper factory in an industrial estate in Saraburi’s Nong Khae district yesterday killed at least eight people, with two others still unaccounted for.
The enticing aroma of grilled larb fills the air, mingling with the energetic beats of new-generation Molam music on stage. In a contemporary art space, crowds gather around an open-air creative market.
More than two hours after a massive fire broke out at a paper factory in a Saraburi industrial estate, firefighters are still struggling to extinguish the flames.
