Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) has banned six brands of toothpastes, shampoo and face mask after finding that they were on the market without permits. The ban was issued after Thai FDA officials and immigration police raided a business in the Bang Na area, which had been using a Chinese influencerto sell
The leader of a women’s rights protection group in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province has described a dating app’s advertisement as being disrespectful to women. “The word ‘delicious’ should only be used about food, but the ad used it about women. That is not appropriate. I personally think that the ad disrespects women,” said Chanyanut Surachat.
Sereechai Sukmak is a senior sergeant major in the tourist police force in Nakhon Ratchasima province. For Thai TikTokers, however, he is ‘Phi Serg Nicky’, who has 132,400 followers. What makes him stand out from his colleagues is that he is openly gay, dresses as a female and attends parties as a drag queen when
The Navy has transferred the commander of HTMS Chonburi to the Royal Thai Fleet Command on a temporary basis, pending the outcome of the investigation into an accident in which his ship accidentally fired at HTMS Khirirat on March 14. The accident caused a fire on HTMS Khirirat and injured 14 navy officers, mostly due
A billboard promoting a dating app, recently erected in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima, known locally as Korat, has drawn mixed reactions from Thai netizens. On the billboard, this question was asked: ‘What is delicious in Korat?’ There were two choices: ‘Fried Korat Noodles’ or ‘Korat ladies’. There was a checkmark next to ‘Korat Ladies’
The Corrections Department has been accused of double standards in its handling of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was “imprisoned” for six months at the Police General Hospital before enjoying early release last month. Critics say Justice Minister Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong, who oversees the department, should be held responsible for alleged VIP treatment
Thailand’s economic growth forecast for 2024 is 2.6%. This is a reduction from 3.2%, as earlier projected, due to the fragile economic recovery, a slowdown in private investment, the weak purchasing power of the consumers and delayed disbursement of the 2024 budget, reported the Centre of Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of the
A Russian woman surrenders to police on Pha-ngan Island today, after a Thai woman, who is eight months pregnant, had reported that the Russian kicked and injured her. The Russian reportedly confessed to the assault. The Thai woman claimed that the Russian came to the shop she owns and refused to remove her shoes before
Thailand’s national soft power sub-committee on books will propose to the government the establishment of ‘the Book Institute’ and ‘One Province, One Landmark Library’. Charan Homtientong, its chair, said that their establishment will be included in a bill to be proposed in April and probably passed in October. Charan also said that he will seek
Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECSD) officers seized 30,000 pairs of “elephant pants” today, worth about six million baht, from a warehouse in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district. Acting on a tipoff, police raided the warehouse, located on Liab Duan Kanchanapisek Road, where they found the garments, which are believed to have been made abroad. A
The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) and Kasetsart University, with the support of Chevron, have joined forces to promote the “One Health” model and knowledge on how to handle epidemics. The initial stage will be implemented in ten pilot high schools under the “Piloting the One Health Core Competency Course for High School
The Navy has relocated HTMS Chonburi out to sea, from the naval base in Chon Buri province, after a jammed artillery shell was accidentally discharged into HTMS Khirirat, which was docked nearby. The accident caused a fire on HTMS Khirirat and injured 14 sailors. The navy’s commander-in-chief, Admiral Adoong Pan-iam, explained that the relocation of
