Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
From this Friday (September 1), beer in glass containers will be banned from Koh Tao as part of attempts to solve the garbage problem on the island. Only canned beer will be allowed, said Pollution Control Department director general Pinsak Suraswadi on Wednesday. Vendors on the island will sell only canned beer, he said. The
An uproar broke out on social media yesterday (Monday) after a popular Bangkok restaurant posted the image of one of its dishes called “Pang Cha” on Facebook, claiming that the name of the dessert had been registered with the Department of Intellectual Property under the Trademark Protection Act. The unnamed restaurant also claimed that, since
Heat is thought to have been the cause of the explosion and fire among containers being stored inside Laem Chabang port in Chon Buri province on Tuesday. The container in question was holding 378 boxes of organic peroxide in an area reserved for dangerous chemicals. The fire, which was followed by an explosion, sent a
The Bangkok North District Court has accepted a lawsuit filed, by LGBTQ celebrity Prairie Praiwan, against controversial socialite Leena Jungjunja over an incident in April this year, when the latter pulled a wig from Prairie’s head in what appeared to be a prank. The incident occurred during a livestreaming of the “Mod Dam” YouTube program.
As Chinese communities worldwide observe the Hungry Ghost Festival, Old Phuket Town, which is home to many Chinese descendants, boasts distinctive rituals during this enigmatic Ghost Month. The celebration is worth ditching a tropical beach and daybed for a day of exploring century-old shrines and the mystique of the old town. Known as Por Tor
About 1,000 households in three communities in Bangkok have lodged complaints with the Thailand Consumer’s Council, claiming that their livelihoods are being threatened by the construction of three high-rise condominium projects, which may also be against the law. Officials from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the council are scheduled to inspect the three construction
The Department of Rail Transport believes that, if the Pheu Thai party’s policy to reduce the fare for electric train services in Bangkok and its suburbs to 20 baht, to travel the entire distance of a route, the government must allocate a special fund to subsidise the operators for their loss of revenues, as specified
Former prime minister Chuan Leekpai welcomed last weekend’s visit to the southern tourist provinces of Phuket and Phang-nga by the new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, as an encouraging sign that the incoming government will not ignore the southern region in the way the two previous Shinawatra administrations had done. Chuan recalled that both the Thaksin
Fires have broken out in the Kuan Kreng peat swamp forest, in Cha-uat district of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat. So far, more than 165 hectares of the forest have been destroyed. Fire fighters are at the scene, but they are still unable to control the fires due to strong winds and rugged
A green humphead parrot fish, the largest and very rare species of parrot fish, was recently photographed in the Gulf of Thailand, near Losin Island off Pattani province, according Assistant Professor Dr. Thon Thamrongnawasawat, Thailand’s leading marine expert at the Fisheries Faculty of Kasetsart University. The fish can grow to a length of 1.5 metres,
Three mass transit mega projects, launched by the Transport Ministry under the Prayut administration, are now encountering problems which will have to be resolved by the new government, according to informed sources in the Transport Ministry. The first is the western Orange Line route, between Bang Khun Non and the Thailand Cultural Centre. The Bangkok
The median age in Thailand currently stands at 40 years and two months, far older than the world average of 30 years and five months. This startling fact suggests that if Thailand fails to take action now, it could rapidly be overwhelmed by problems related to its aging society. Thailand’s population is on course to
