
Sky-high diesel price forces Phitsanulok songthaew driver to quit after 30 years
Surging diesel prices, now at 40 baht a litre, are hammering local public transport operators, forcing many to fold under mounting operational losses.
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Surging diesel prices, now at 40 baht a litre, are hammering local public transport operators, forcing many to fold under mounting operational losses.


The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has inspected an illegal dump site in Rayong’s Ban Chang district, finding roughly 20 tonnes of data centre construction debris spread over a quarter of a hectare.

A French national who owns Samui Exotic Park on Samui Island appeared before immigration police yesterday and was notified of a deportation order citing previous behaviour deemed a serious threat to the public.

A police officer allegedly shot his wife dead inside a municipal kindergarten in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district at about 11am this morning before fleeing the scene.

An elderly man was injured early Wednesday when a fire destroyed a two-story wooden house in a narrow Bang Sue alley and damaged an adjacent home.

The Tourism and Sports Ministry has approved 3.5 billion baht for the new "Thai Thiew Thai Plus" campaign to boost domestic travel, according to Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul.

The Thai Navy has selected South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean Co Ltd to build one frigate under a Bt16.73-billion procurement project, including related systems, equipment, spare parts, training and support services.

Today, 'Mae Mali' (Mother Mali), Thailand's oldest hippopotamus, celebrated the 61st birthday with a giant fruit cake and well-wishes from staff, executives and visitors.

Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee has ordered nationwide audits of about 1,200 cemeteries alongside expanded probes into foreign land ownership tied to Gan Chabad Co Ltd.

The International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) has mobilised academics from eight ASEAN member states to draft strategic policy papers aimed at addressing the ‘Twin Green-and-Digital Transition’, while identifying opportunities to connec

Chachoengsao’s provincial governor has ordered the exhumation of human remains and the demolition of an unlicensed cemetery in Bang Khla district within seven days, following an urgent petition from local residents who caught its operators secretly b