Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world have come to a standstill as lockdowns, quarantines, social distancing and bans on public gatherings are enforced to curb the spread of Covid-19. So far, more than 165,000 people have been killed by the deadly virus and over 2.4 million people across the globe
Eighteen foreign tourists were today detained by Thai police for partying at a rented house on Pha-ngan Island, home to the popular full-moon parties, in violation of state of emergency restrictions. Police, from Koh Pha-ngan police station in Thailand’s Surat Thani province, raided the house after a tip-off from the village head, saying that many
A group of unemployed migrant workers were allowed to leave the resort island of Phuket to return home yesterday (Tuesday), as the provincial administration agreed to temporarily lift the travel ban so they can rejoin their families. One of the workers, from the neighboring province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, told Thai PBS that he has
Every day, social media develops new ways to connect people in their daily lives. One of the latest trends is “Digital Stickers”. Usually, a sticker is a type of self-adhesive printed paper, plastic, vinyl or other material. They can be used for decoration or for functional purposes, depending on the situation. Now, this concept has
Police have arrested a Chinese man and woman, and found at least seven Thai surrogate mothers, in coordinated raids of illegal assisted-reproduction clinics in Bangkok and vicinity. The pair are suspected of involvement in a major cross-border surrogacy racket. In the raid on a house in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao area, police found seven Thai women,
Two cruise ships from Malaysia and Singapore, carrying about 2,400 mostly European passengers and crew, docked in Phuket deep-seaport this morning for a brief visit. Provincial health officials boarded the vessels, the Seabourn Ovation and the Quantum of the Seas, to screen passengers with thermal scanners and thermometers for signs of fever prior to being
Many retirees around the world dream about living their life in other countries, and Thailand is one of the best destinations. In Chiang Mai, there is a group of Japanese retirees who have come to stay for life, and they have established a club called “Chiang Mai Long Stay Life Club”. The club was established
Several Thai universities with student exchange programs with Chinese universities, or a large contingent of Chinese students, have taken measures to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus on campus. Rangsit University announced on its Facebook page today that its International College has decided to suspend classes from today until Thursday, and has advised students, who
All hotels in the popular seaside resort town of Hua Hin have been instructed, by the district chief officer, to check the passports of all Chinese tourists and to immediately report to health officials if any of them appear sick and develop symptoms associated with the new coronavirus pneumonia. In an announcement issued today (Saturday)
Rescue workers, and officials from the Phang-nga provincial public disaster prevention and mitigation office, spent more than five hours, working in darkness, to bring to safety a female Australian who fell from the edge of a waterfall in Takuapa district of Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga on Friday afternoon. An official at Chong Fah waterfall
Officials in Thailand’s Khao Lampee-Haad Thai Muang National Park, in the southern province of Phang-nga, were overjoyed today (Sunday) when this year’s first baby leatherback turtle hatched and emerged from its nest onto the beach. According to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, the baby turtle was spotted climbing out of its nest at
Thailand’s first full-time cannabis clinic has become so popular that it is now fully booked into March, with more than 12,000 people having signed up to receive treatment. Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited the clinic specializing in traditional and alternative cannabis-based medicine on Thursday, after it was formally opened on January 6th. He said
