
Headless dugong found on Phang-nga beach
The carcass of a young male dugong, with its head, flippers, and tail severed by a sharp implement, has been found on a beach in Takua Thung district, Phang-nga province.
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The carcass of a young male dugong, with its head, flippers, and tail severed by a sharp implement, has been found on a beach in Takua Thung district, Phang-nga province.

Mae Sai, a border district in Chiang Rai province, has been on high alert since water levels in the Sai River increased following heavy rainfall in Myanmar.

The wild tiger population in Thailand’s protected forests has risen to at least 210, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).

Ang Thong provincial hospital has claimed that the newborn being treated in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) died from pulmonary hypertension, and that the death was unrelated to a lunch buffet held in the unit by a group of doctors and nurses. The hospital's position was announced at a press conference yesterday by Dr Thaweechoke Roharumkul, Ang Thong's provincial public health chief, and Dr Parichart Terawatt, director of Ang Thong Hospital. Dr Thaweechoke said a fact-finding...

UNESCO experts will visit Chiang Mai province early next month to assess Thailand's readiness to nominate "Chiang Mai: Capital of Lanna" for inscription on the World Heritage List, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin said today.

The Fine Arts Department has announced the discovery of additional gold ornaments at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province, providing further evidence of the historical significance of the area.

A husband and wife were injured when a stockpile of fireworks stored in their garage exploded in Muang district of Phetchaburi province today.

Bangkok awoke in shock this morning after an overnight inferno engulfed a packed pub in the Chatuchak district, killing at least 27 people and seriously injuring 22 others in one of the capital's deadliest nightlife disasters.

A family dog in the border province of Si Sa Ket retrieved a rusty object from a paddy field and brought it home on July 11. It turned out to be a live hand grenade.

The vulture project at Huai Kha Kheng Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thailand’s western forest complex, has an ambitious plan to return up to 4 red-headed vultures (Sarcogyps calvas) to the wild within the next three years.

A construction worker was killed when a crane toppled at a construction site on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province this afternoon.

Archaeologists have discovered a wealth of prehistoric artifacts, including human skeletons and rare pottery, in the centre of the Mun Bon reservoir in Khon Buri district in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province.