Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s unconventional fashion statements have drawn criticism after he wore bright-colored socks to meetings with world leaders last week. The Thai PM appeared in bubblegum-pink socks and tie in Beijing last Wednesday (Oct 19), when he met separately with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. On Saturday, he changed
Thai Muslims across the country attended prayers at mosques to bid farewell to the late Muslim spiritual leader Chularajmontri (Sheikhul Islam of Thailand), Aziz Phithakkumpol, who passed away on Sunday at Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Aziz’s body was flown on an Air Force C-130 transport plane from Don Mueang airport to his place of birth place
Ban Kok Soong in Nong Song Hong district of Khon Kaen province is one of numerous northeastern villages whose residents have travelled abroad to work and have sent home substantial amounts of money, so their families could build their own houses and live decent lives. On Saturday, however, villagers in Ban Kok Soong grieve as
The Thai Corrections Department’s director-general has agreed to allow convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to remain at the Police General Hospital for medical treatment, as recommended by his doctors. The extension order was signed 24 hours before Thaksin’s stay at the hospital reaches its 60th day tomorrow (Sunday). It was not specified in the
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has decided to switch from procuring a submarine from China to a frigate, estimated to cost 17 billion baht compared to the S26T Yuan-class submarine’s price tag of 13.5 billion, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang said today (Friday). Thailand had agreed to procure two S26T Yuan-class submarines, to be equipped with
Thailand has decided to speed up the repatriation of its citizens in Israel to 800 per day, by increasing the number of flights to three a day from Monday, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Two flights will be direct and the third via Dubai, which will be the transit point for Thais
Lampieu Kusaram, who lost both of his sons when Hamas attacked Israel earlier this month, said that no amount of compensation can ease his sense of loss. The body of his youngest son, Pongthep, 26, was returned to Thailand on Friday, together with seven other Thai nationals who were killed in Israel on October 7.
This year’s cold season in Thailand is forecast to begin in early November, about two weeks later than usual, and is expected to end in late January, instead of late February, due to the effects of El Niño, said Somkuan Tonjan, director of Weather Forecast Division of Meteorological Department on Friday (today). It is clear
The families of Thai workers being evacuated from Israel are advised to beware of scammers, who may contact them through the Line application, claiming that they are accounting service providers for banks in Israeli who can process claims for unpaid salaries from their Israeli employers. Somchai Morakotsriwan, labour inspector-general and acting director-general of the Employment
Cybercrime investigators have arrested a woman who owned a mule bank account used by an online scam gang to receive payments from victims. The suspect, identified as Dokkaew Kaewjerm, was arrested in connection with the death of Athiya Chuaykong, of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. Athiya hanged herself in her bedroom on October 15, leaving a
Starting Sunday, Thai evacuees will be flown from Israel to Dubai for transit to chartered planes, which will bring them back to Thailand. Meanwhile, the remains of eight Thai nationals killed in the Hamas attack on Israel will be flown back to Thailand on Friday morning, according to the Thai embassy in Tel Aviv. Thai
The late mother of Wipawadi Vannachai, who has been praised for her heroic rescues of Thais trapped in the war zone in Israel, was suffering with terminal cancer but insisted that her daughter stay in Israel to help Thai workers, instead of returning to Thailand to be at her bedside. Wipawadi said that this was
