Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit who is due to appear before the public prosecutor next week said Wednesday that he was not worried that he might be indicted and possibly denied bail on charges of violating the Computer Crimes Act. The young firebrand politician said while campaigning at Siam Square that the party
Two Italian tourists have been injured, one of them seriously, when they were thrown off an elephant at the Bang Kaeo Adventure elephant camp in Thailand’s southern province of Phang-nga on Tuesday. Muang district police, went to the park in Tambon Song Praek to investigate after being alerted of the incident by camp officials. Police were told that the two Italian tourists, whose identities are currently being withheld, hired
Despite protests by some farmer groups and the Democrat party, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) is determined to go ahead with its planned deliberation of the controversial rice bill in its second and final readings on Wednesday. Objections to the bill focus on Section 27/1 which empowers the Rice Department as the sole authority for
About a year ago, irrigation officials were discharging excess water through Ubonrat dam to increase reservoir capacity to ease flood problems in Thailand’s northeastern province of Khon Kaen. Today, the same officials are urging people in the province to use water sparingly and farmers to suspend second-crop cultivation and to turn to crops which require
Marijuana, or “kanja” as it is known in Thailand, can now be grown legally and used in medical and scientific applicationswith the consent of the authorities concerned. The Narcotics Act B.E. 2562, which seeks to amend specific provisions of the Narcotics Act of 1979 to enable the use of marijuana for the treatment of patients, study, research and development as well as for agricultural, commercial and industrial uses for
Cancelling Friday’s order to close the famous Tham Luang cave in Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai from February 19th, the public relations office in Chiang Mai announced today that visitors can continue to visit the cave as usual. Chiang Rai governor Mr. Prachon Pratsakul said that the SEAL team had postponed its plan to
Thailand’s Meteorological Department is warning people in seven provinces to brace for unusually high 42-43 degree Celsius daytime temperatures this summer. They are Mae Hong Son, Lampang, Uttradit, Sukhothai and Tak in the North, Nakhon Sawan in the central region and the western province of Kanchanaburi. However, the department said that the hottest day of
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha toured Bangkok’s famous Chatuchak weekend market today (Saturday) and chatted with both vendors and shoppers. Accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda and Deputy Transport Minister Pairin Chuchotethavorn, the Prime Minister said he has long been a visitor to the market adding that it is a
Thailand’s three press associations have urged the national broadcast regulator, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), to reconsider its order to suspend the operations of Voice TV for 15 days. In a joint statement issued yesterday, the Thai Journalists Association, the Thai Broadcast Journalists Association and the Online News Providers Association said that it
After a brief respite, air quality in Bangkok and surrounding provinces deteriorated today, with PM2.5 dust particulate rising. The arrival of a moderate high pressure front from China and stale air are being blamed by the Pollution Control Department. On Wednesday, officials stopped 353 trucks in several areas of Bangkok for checks on their
Princess Ubolratana said yesterday she regrets that her desire to help the country by entering the March-24 election as a prime ministerial candidate has ended up in trouble. “I regret that my sincere intention to help the country and our fellow Thai people has caused unintended troubles,” she said in an Instagram post with
Voice TV, a pro-Thaksin digital broadcaster known for its critical coverage of the military, went off the air at midnight as ordered by the broadcast regulator. “Temporarily off air as ordered by NBTC,” is a message spread across the screen of the channel instead of its normal programs. The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission
