Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Thai police seized about 1.4 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth about 50 million baht, from a truck in the north-eastern province of Kalasin on Wednesday, as it was heading for Mukdahan province to be smuggled through Laos and into China. Pol Col Ariyaphol Sinsorn, deputy commander of the Natural Resources and Environment Crime Division, said
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has opened a channel through which members of the public can lodge complaints, if they feel that the oversized “Kru Kai Kaew” sculpture, located in front of a hotel at the Ratchadapisek-Lat Phrao intersection, is causing inconvenience. A group of people, who call themselves “National Thai Citizens”, filed a complaint
A para military ranger was killed and four others were injured when an improvised explosive device, hidden in a house, was remotely detonated as they entered. The incident took place in Ban Taloh in Si Sakhon district of Narathiwat province on Thursday morning. The five rangers, from the Corps of Engineers, had been assigned to
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has ordered the suspension of work on the construction of a flyover at Bangkok’s Bangkapi intersection, after a fatal accident late last night (Wednesday) in which one worker was killed and two others were injured. It was reported that a huge metallic sheet fell from the flyover as workers tried
For decades, vegetarian dining in Bangkok was synonymous with rice and curry dishes crafted from tofu, soy protein, and additives. However, a rapid transformation occurred almost overnight. Chefs embraced creativity, menus underwent a renaissance, and a wave of trendy specialized restaurants emerged. New culinary terms entered the lexicon: legumes, quinoa charcoal burger, chia seed Pad
An elderly couple and a woman were safely rescued after they became trapped in a burning three-story townhouse in a housing estate in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao district late last night (Thursday). Fire fighters and EMTs rushed to the Amornphand housing estate, in Soi 84 off Chokchai 4 Road, when they were alerted to a fire
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has denied, as a fake news report, that it conducted a trial run for the Pink Line monorail system on August 15 and will open it for public trials between September and October. The report claimed that the Pink Line will be officially opened for service in November.
The Customs Department has recently introduced two new four-legged officials, whose duties include the detection for narcotics and other contraband. Director General Patchara Anuntasilpa said his office now has its own K9 team, namely Kanoon (jackfruit) and Durian, both Labrador Retrievers, imported from South Korea. “We acquired both dogs under a bilateral cooperation agreement with
Two southern insurgents were shot dead by Thai government forces in a clash in Nong Chik district of the southern province of Pattani on Wednesday. A combined army, police and defence volunteer force was dispatched to Village 6, in Tha Kamcham sub-district, to lay siege to a house where two insurgents were thought to be
The public has been posting condolences left, right and centre after learning that avid art collector and former pop singer/composer turned Bangkok University Rector, Petch Osathanugrah has passed away at the age of 68. Teens of the ’90s are familiar with Petch for his hit song ‘I’m Just a Man’ (Mai Chai Phoo Wiset), which
Pak Chong district chief officer Kanatchon Sricharoen has presided over a religious rite, at a Chinese monastery in the district, to pray for rain to save the district’s dying rice and maize plants. The Chinese ceremony was attended by about 100 rice and maize farmers and local officials. Kanatchon told the media that Pak Chong
A baby boy, rescued from a man who kidnapped him from Bang Len Hospital in Nakhon Pathom province, is still under close observation on Tuesday, after doctors diagnosed him with cerebral oedema, a swollen eyelid, an infection and hypoxemia. The doctors said on Tuesday that, after thorough examination, the baby who was born on August
