Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
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
Search and rescue operations resumed this morning for two young girls who went missing, and are believed to have drowned, after they were swept into deeper waters by a series of large waves in the sea off Naratat Beach in Muang district of Narathiwat province on Saturday. The two girls, 8-year old Nulfadia Sala and
Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks in Thai waters stand between Beijing and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions as it threads south from the Tibetan plateau through five countries before emptying into the South China Sea. China has long wanted to dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open passage for massive
The positive public response to end of shopping malls, department and convenience stores distributing single-use plastic bags, as of January 1st, is a huge New Year’s gift to Thailand and the world, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varavuth Silpa-archa said today (Thursday). Accompanied by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Mr. Jatuporn Burutpat, Mr. Varavuth conducted
New Year prayers are a tradition. Thai Buddhists gather at temples to pray and meditate together and, on New Year’s Eve, to listen to monks giving sermons about living a good life. This year, the prayers were held at 58 temples in Bangkok and its suburbs. Thai PBS World spoke to the younger generation what
Authentic Thai food is spicy (or extremely spicy, for those who are not used to it). On average, each Thai consumes about one kilogram of chilli per year. With a population of about 69 million, that means we eat nearly 69,000 tonnes annually, meaning Thailand has to import chilli to meet the demand. In Thailand’s
Widespread blackouts hit three districts of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai on Saturday night after the areas experienced heavy rain and hail storms. Several trees along the Chiang Saen-Chiang Rai Road, from Tambon Chanchawa in Mae Chan district to Tambon Wiang Chiang Saen of Chiang Saen district, were felled by strong winds, blocking traffic.
The Government has rolled out a series of New Year’s gifts for the people, ranging from toll exemptions, free parking at several main airports and free entrance to free national park entry, a freeze on electricity charges for up to four months and a freeze on diesel prices until January 10th. From the Transport Ministry,
A partial solar eclipse will be visible on December 26th from 14 provinces of Thailand, with the best views of the phenomenon will be from Betong district of the southern border province of Yala. According to the National Astronomical Research Institute, the event can be viewed from: Chiang Rai 10.23am to 1.44pm Chiang Mai
One foreign tourist died and ten others were injured in a collision between a speed boat and a yacht in the Andaman Sea off Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga on Wednesday. One speed boat crew member, identified only as “Boy”, went missing and a search is under way by the Navy as well as marine
Thailand’s Pollution Control Department’s initiative, to urge its officials to use public transport instead of their own cars every Wednesday, kicked off today. A number of officials, including the department head, Mr. Pralong Damrongthai, did not use their cars today, leaving the parking area almost empty. Normally, over 160 cars park there during office hours.
