Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
Karenni rebels are claiming to have captured about 60 Myanmar troops, including a battalion commander, during recent clashes in Myanmar and to have seized eight bases of the Myanmar force, according to informed sources in the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP). The sources say that Myanmar’s forces conducted air raids using MiG-29 fighters on several
48 monkey pox cases were recorded in Thailand last month, a 2.3 fold increase from May and most of the patients are men, including 22 who are also infected with HIV, according to Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department. Since the first case of monkey pox was found in Thailand in July
More than 76% of a poll respondents want a House speaker who is impartial and can work with all political parties. Only about 26% say he should have a law degree. The poll was conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) between June 27th and 29th. All the respondents were over than 18.
Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation released the timeline and images of ailing Thai elephant Sak Surin’s journey home today (Sunday), from the departure from Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Bandaranaike International Airport, for his historic flight back to Thailand today. At about 10pm (Sri Lankan local time) last night,
Thailand’s students have to comply with strict regulations regarding hairstyle. Male students must their hair cut evenly short and female students must have it cut evenly up to the earlobes. These rules have been criticised as pedantic and unnecessary and stunned a Taiwanese high schooler, as the regulations have been loosened in Taiwan since 2005.
President of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmuang, has decided to step down, as demanded by the chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand (NOCT), Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, to show responsibility for the poor performance of the Thai national soccer team under his leadership. Pol Gen Somyot said today (Saturday)
Officials from the Provincial Administration Department (PAD) raided a Thai restaurant early Saturday morning, which was a front for an unlicensed pub, located on the second floor of a shop house in Bangkok’s Rong Muang area. The raid was ordered by Manrat Ratanasukon, the PAD director-general, after they had received complaints from people living in
The accident, in which a female passenger lost part of her left leg when she fell on an escalator at Don Mueang International Airport on June 29th, was not the first time that a passenger or their property has been pulled into an escalator mechanism at the airport. On July 30th, 2019, an accident caused
Much has been written in recent years about Bangkok’s creative districts but it isn’t only the Thai capital that’s getting a makeover. Next month will see the fifth edition of “Creative Nakhon” coming to life in Nakhon Si Thammarat, one of Thailand’s oldest cities and home to such revered historical attractions as Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan,
The Thai elephant in Sri Lanka, Sak Surin, is quite satisfactory and remains calm and cooperative with the mahouts, as officials use a crane to lift the flight cage with the animal inside, in the final stage of practice before it is flown back to Thailand on July 2nd. The elephant is said to be
In an unprecedented move, following increasing calls for freedom and liberties in schools, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to allow students in the 437 schools under its supervision to choose their own hair styles and to wear casual dress at least one day a week. In one of two letters issued to district
Police from Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau and officials from the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) raided a shop house in Mae Taeng district of Chiang Mai today (Tuesday) and found 38 cryptocurrency mining machines and 12 items of related equipment. The raid was in response to a request from the PEA in Mae Taeng district, after
