Thailand yesterday officially began celebrating Songkran, or Thai New Year, with locals and foreigners alike flocking to major sites and splashing water on each other after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.Continue Reading
The Election Commission (EC) has taken flak after all six of its members flew abroad over the Songkran holiday using taxpayers’ money to conduct inspection visits.Continue Reading
The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) has warned people to prepare for a drought by saving water due to risks posed by the El Nino phenomenon since July, resulting in less rainfall than is commonly experienced at this time of year.Continue Reading
A survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) found that the majority of elderly individuals surveyed in Thailand anticipate receiving care from their families, particularly from their daughters.Continue Reading
The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said yesterday the bloc “strongly condemns” Tuesday’s military airstrike on a village in Myanmar, reportedly killing up to 100 people, including civilians.Continue Reading
More than 100 officials and volunteers managed to put out a wildfire on a mountain near Mae Chan Hospital in Chiang Rai as about 360 rangers tried to stop wildfire around the edge of Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Nayok.Continue Reading
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will appear in at least 10 campaign rallies organised by the United Thai Nation (UTN) Party nationwide in the lead-up to the May 14 election, the party said.Continue Reading
More than 100 kilogrammes of narcotics were intercepted in an operation in Thailand, and suspects from three countries were arrested, the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) reported yesterday.Continue Reading
The Zoological Park Organization (ZPO) has partnered with the Vietnam Zoos Association to increase the population of the Eastern Sarus Crane in Vietnam.Continue Reading
CHIANG RAI: Officials at Maechan Hospital in the Mae Chan district of this northern border province were prepared to evacuate both staff and patients, although a nearby wildfire had been brought under control on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry reported.Continue Reading