Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) may introduce a new set of guidelines for the selection of contractors to implement its major construction projects, in an effort to tighten up controls on construction sites relating to the environment, drainage systems and overweight trucks. The new measures were raised at a meeting yesterday (Friday) between senior city
Visitors to the Khao Kheow open zoo in Chon Buri province can now get a glimpse of three young capybara, which were born in the zoo on May 5th. The zoo now boasts 14 capybara, including 10 female and four male. Capybara is a giant cavy rodent native to South America. It is the largest
About 1,000 Karenni refugees fled across the Thai-Myanmar border to seek shelter in a rural village in Mueang district of the northernmost province of Mae Hong Son yesterday (Wednesday), after Myanmar military aircraft bombed a Karenni refugee camp, killing at least four and injuring many others. According a high-ranking source in the Karenni Army, Myanmar
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set an ambitious goal of welcoming 68.5 million foreign tourists in 2028, which will generate an estimated total revenue of 5.6 trillion baht, equivalent to 25% of Thailand’s GDP. The TAT say that they are also finalising marketing plans for Thailand’s tourism in 2025, which expect to generate
Summonses have been issued by Bangkok police for 11 witnesses, including those involved in the construction, to visit Chorakhe police station within three days for questioning over the collapse of a segment of an overpass on Luang Phaeng Road, in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district on Monday. Two people were killed and seven others were injured
Chiang Mai province has set up a public health emergency operations centre to contain the spread of dengue fever, after 1,805 people have been infected since January 1st and two have died. According to Dr. Chatichai Maneerat, the provincial health chief, most of the dengue fever cases were among people aged 25-34, 15-24 and 10-14,
The Airline Association of Thailand presented three strategies, to revive the tourism industry, Thailand’s economy and to support the aviation sector, during a meeting today (Tuesday) with Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat. The association, comprised of Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X, Thai Smile Airways, Nok Air, Thai Lion Air, and VietJet Air,
A Thai court has issued arrest warrants for two suspects linked to the gruesome murder of German real estate broker, Hans Peter Mack, in Chon Buri province. The suspects were identified as German national Olaf Thorsten Brinkmann and Thai national Petra Christl Grundgreif. Chon Buri’s Nong Prue police commander, Pol Col Thavee Kudtang, said the
Pheu Thai party leader Chonlanan Srikaew will nominate Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as candidate for prime minister at the joint meeting of the House and Senate to select the prime minister on Thursday. Chonlanan said that the eight coalition parties, led by Move Forward, met today (Tuesday) and agreed to designate the Pheu
Fitch credit rating agency has affirmed Thailand’s long-germ foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at BBB+, with a stable outlook. Fitch warns, however, that lingering political uncertainty may weigh on Thailand’s credit profile, but this may be partially alleviated in the near term after parliament selects the prime minister. If the formation of a new government
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said Tuesday that it will take 3-4 days to clear the Luang Phaeng Road in Lat Krabang of the collapsed segment of an overpass, because each piece of the structure weighs between 30 and 40 tonnes. Chorakhe Noi police have closed the in-bound Luang Phaeng Road to all traffic, from Lotus
Police have issued warrants for the arrests of two German nationals, suspected of involvement in the murder of a German property broker, after his decapitated body was found in a freezer in a rented house in Bang Lamung district of the eastern province of Chon Buri early this morning (Tuesday). Armed with a search warrant,
