Regional and local news from across Thailand's provinces — in English, from Thai PBS World, Thailand's public broadcaster.
More than 9.3 million people have had their names removed from police criminal record files, having been found not guilty and acquitted, were fined or were given mild sentences by the courts, according to Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief. He disclosed that there used to be about 13 million people listed
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has joined hands with the Metropolitan Electricity Administration (MEA) to reorganise overhead cables along Charoen Krung Road, by removing unused cables, in a renewed bid to improve Bangkok’s environment. The attempt by the city administration to relocate the cables underground has stalled, after most telecom service providers shied away from
The UK and US embassies in Thailand co-hosted an annual pride event, to support LGBTQ+ rights and celebrate efforts on inclusion in Thai society. On the theme ‘’United in Love’’, supporters long for equality, including legalisation of same-sex marriage. As a same-sex marriage bill is yet to pass through parliament, LGBTQ+ defenders are demanding that
“Why don’t we have that right? Are we unusual? What did we do wrong that we do not entitle to have those rights? Frequently, we would hear that it’s our country, our city, our Bangkok, everything belongs to us. But in the end, when we ask about the law, it turns out that those laws
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed that former Taiwan’s Representative to Thailand, who took up the post of Taiwan’s Representative in Thailand in July 2022, was asked to leave Thailand, after less than a year in the job, following allegations of sexual harassment of his secretary during a trip to Northern Thailand. Taiwan’s
“Trans people avoid and do not have a decent access to healthcare because there is a stigma. They were often discriminated against and verbally violated,” said Kittinun Daramadhaj, a lawyer and the President of the Rainbow Sky Association of Thailand talking about factors that hinder transgender people getting healthcare services in Thailand. Several studies have
Dry chemical fire extinguishers are being found at garbage dumps or near fire stations in Bangkok, after their owners became concerned over their safety, according to Thirayuth Phumisak, director of the Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). The sudden concern over the safety of fire extinguishers began after a
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered the suspension of all fire drills at schools, private and government offices until all equipment is checked to ensure safety and all demonstration fire extinguishers are recalled for safety checks. The governor has also ordered a revamp of fire drill protocols. For example, only empty fire extinguishers will be
Thailand has significantly improved on gender parity in the category of educational attainment, ranked 61st, up from 92nd last year, as reported in Global Gender Gap Report 2023. With this improvement, the country’s overall position is now 74th. The Global Gender Gap Index, by the World Economic Forum, annually evaluates the current state and benchmarks
In the aftermath of a fatal fire drill accident on Friday, Rachawinit School will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday. One student was killed and ten other students and firemen were injured when a fire extinguisher tank ruptured. The school director, Thepparith Yodsai, ordered the closure of the school as a special case, saying that
Villagers living near the edge of Bang Lang National Park in Tarnto district of Thailand’s southern province of Yala have been advised by park officials not to venture out on their farms after recent footprints of a tiger were found. Padet Laithong, director of the Wildlife Conservation Office of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife
Officials from the Internal Trade Department have seized about 27 tonnes of garlic, worth about two million baht, in Khlong Luang district of Pathum Thani province. The garlic had been smuggled into Thailand from a neighboring country. The officials, led by Wattanasak Sur-iam, the director-general of the department, went to a wholesale market in Khlong
