Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Northern Thailand could become a crucial pillar of global food security as severe climate shocks, unpredictable weather and shifting trade patterns place unprecedented pressure on agricultural supplies worldwide.
Continuous heavy rainfall triggered a severe landslide and knocked down utility poles in Mae Hong Son’s Sop Moei district early Friday morning, cutting off Highway 108, the main route between Mae Sariang and Chiang Mai, and leaving over 100 vehicles stranded in both directions.
Chiang Mai’s popular Mae Sa waterfall in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park has been temporarily closed for safety reasons following heavy rain yesterday that caused a flash flood to gush down from the mountain, catching several tourists off guard despite warnings from park rangers.
Police have summoned a woman who is leading a campaign over ownership of disputed land used by Pa Adulyaram Temple in Khon Kaen to acknowledge a trespassing charge over allegations that she was involved in blocking the temple’s entrance.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Saturday evening, with tremors felt in several southern provinces of Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Observation Division reported. The earthquake struck at 5.54pm, with its epicentre initially located at latitude 2.98 degrees north and longitude 99.06 degrees east, at a depth of 168 kilometres. It was initially measured at magnitude 6.4. The department later revised the epicentre to latitude 3.03...
Four foreign scuba divers were found safe last night on a beach in Sattahip district of Chon Buri after they had been reported missing during a technical practice dive in the sea off Samae-san Beach yesterday.
A park volunteer is believed to have been killed by a wild elephant while he was fixing a damaged elephant alert system in the Kui Buri National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province on Wednesday.
Police in Khon Kaen’s Muang district have deployed officers to protect a temple at the centre of a long-running land ownership dispute with the family of a man who donated 21 rai (3.36 hectares) of land for its construction, following threats to have the temple demolished.
The Office of National Water Resources has advised riverside communities along the Mekong River, from Loei province to Ubon Ratchathani, to brace for possible flooding caused by river overflows from today until Friday.
Rising water levels in the Mekong River are expected to overflow into low-lying areas in four districts of the northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom between now and Friday.
Heavy rain, measured at 107.9mm, lashed Muang district of Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom early this morning, causing widespread flooding in the municipal area.
Officials are investigating the death of a wild gaur found outside the boundaries of Kui Buri National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, with preliminary evidence indicating it had been shot, authorities said on Wednesday.
