Passenger Bus Crashes Killing Driver and Injuring 47 Students and Teachers
On Friday night, a passenger bus crashed with a truck in Nakhon Ratchasima, injuring 47 students and teachers and killing the driver. The collision occurred at 10.30 p.m., prompting police to respond....
View ArticleFirefighters Struggling to Contain Wildfires in Chiang Mai
On Sunday, national park officials continued to combat what appeared to be never-ending forest fires in Chiang Mai’s lower districts, blaming local villagers for setting fires because they mistakenly...
View ArticleNorthern Thailand Residence Told to Brace for Hot Summer
The Meteorological Department has issued a warning that temperatures in all parts of Thailand would reach 40 degrees Celsius this month and in April. Temperatures will be 1-2 degrees Celsius higher...
View ArticleArmy Soldiers Seize a Huge Cache of Drugs in Northern Thailand
Following the capture of an even larger drug haul, soldiers in northern Thailand discovered around 1.2 million speed pills and 35 kilograms of crystal meth stashed in a forested region along the...
View ArticleNorthern Thailand’s Chiang Mai Struggles to Combat Wildfires
The governor of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is offering a 10,000-baht reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of someone who sets fire to forested regions. Chiang Mai’s...
View ArticleTransitory Haze at Crisis Levels in Northern Thailand
The transitory haze in northern Thailand has become a rising issue, with air pollution levels approaching dangerous levels in recent weeks. This issue cuts across borders, affecting not only Thailand...
View ArticlePassenger Bus Crashes in Northeastern Thailand Killing 2 Injuring 44
A long-haul passenger bus collided with a steel support for a road sign in northeastern Thailand early Tuesday morning, killing both drivers and injuring 44 passengers. Lotusphibul Tours ran the...
View ArticleThailand to Ban Maze Imports From Countries That Allow Field Burning
Thailand’s cabinet agreed a restriction on maize imports from places where farmers burn off their fields on Tuesday, with legislation to go into effect this year. The move aims to reduce the yearly...
View ArticleNorthern Thailand’s Tourism Sector Fears Disaster Zones Designation Over...
Year after year, inhabitants of northern Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Mae Hong Son, have braced themselves for suffocating PM2.5 air pollution. Thailand’s northern provinces have...
View ArticleChiang Mai to Crackdown on Public Drinking During Songkran
During the extended Songkran event next month, Chiang Mai will prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol, as well as smoking, in numerous public locations, including those surrounding the city’s...
View ArticleNorthern Thailand’s Chiang Mai Plagued with Toxic Haze
Health Authorities in Northern Thailand say Chiang Mai continues to be plagued with a heavy toxic haze, with air quality levels more than 20 times higher than what the World Health Organization (WHO)...
View ArticleHailstorm Hammers Northeastern Thailand With Golf Ball Sized Hail
Several regions in northern Thailand reported a summer storm with hail, which caused both worry and excitement due to the extremely big size of the hailstones. Hailstorms with severe winds and hail...
View ArticleMassive Wildfires Rage Across Northern Thailand
Massive wildfires raging throughout northern Thailand have caused a catastrophic pollution problem, with air quality readings in Chiang Mai province above hazardous levels for more than two weeks...
View ArticleLung Cancer Deaths Surge in Northern Thailand Due to PM2.5 Haze
People in northern Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai and Lampang, have a high mortality rate owing to lung cancer. The Faculty of Medicine at Chiang Mai University has identified increased levels of...
View ArticleNine Northern Provinces in Thailand Shrouded in Toxic Haze
A Hazardous toxic haze has blanketed 45 provinces, primarily in northern Thailand, with Chiang Mai seeing the highest levels of PM2.5 on Sunday. Chiang Mai is ranked as the city with the third highest...
View ArticleHaze Control Efforts Ramped Up in Northern Thailand Ahead of Songkran
Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has directed Chiang Mai and all northern Thailand provinces to establish their operation centers to deal with the haze situation in order to reduce air...
View ArticleFather Murders 10-Year-Old Daughter at Resort in Northern Thailand
A 25-year-old father has been placed on suicide watch after being detained for murdering his 10-year-old daughter at a resort in northern Thailand, regional police said Thursday. Mr Sitthanan, 25, was...
View ArticleSummer Storms Clear the Haze in Northern Thailand for Songkran 2024
Thunderstorms with high winds have affected northern Thailand over the first two days of Songkran 2024 with the Thai Meteorological Department warning people should stay indoors and take safety...
View ArticleThailand’s 7 Day Songkran Holiday Claims 287 Lives in Traffic Accidents
Thailand’s Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reports there were 287 fatalities and 2,060 injuries in traffic accidents during the government’s Songkran celebration road safety program. Mr Anutin...
View ArticleThailand Safeguards Civilians as Violence in Myanmar Spreads Across the Thai...
Rebels use drones to target stranded regime soldiers, bullet from Myanmar strikes home in Mae Sot, Thailand The post Thailand Safeguards Civilians as Violence in Myanmar Spreads Across the Thai Border...
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