Thai PM Anutin stopped at Buriram checkpoint for gun, drug search
BURIRAM — 16 August 2026, administrative officials and police jointly set up strict checkpoints to search for firearms and drugs in Ban Dan Subdistrict,...
Korat man dies in field, suspected heatstroke
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 16 August 2026, A 52-year-old man died after reportedly suffering heatstroke while clearing grass and weeds in a rice field in...
Luxury car catches fire after overnight charging in Pathum Thani
PATHUM THANI — 16 August 2026, A luxury hybrid car worth more than 1 million baht caught fire after being left charging overnight at...
Thai shopper orders iPhone 17 Pro Max, receives Android
BANGKOK — 12 August 2026, A Thai consumer has issued a warning after ordering an iPhone 17 Pro Max for nearly 50,000 Baht through a...
Tree breaks at Ayutthaya temple, injuring four tourists
AYUTTHAYA — 16 August 2026, Four tourists were injured after a tree broke and fell within the grounds of Wat Phra Si Sanphet in...
Indonesia quake felt in Krabi, cracks found in hillside homes
KRABI — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, was felt across several southern Thai provinces, including Krabi, where cracks were found in...
Two monks injured as pickup crashes into their truck at U-turn
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 16 August 2026, Two Buddhist monks were injured after their pickup truck was hit by another pickup as they made a...
Super El Niño drought forces Korat farmers to replant rice
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 16 August 2026, A 67-year-old rice farmer in Sikhiu district has been badly affected by what she described as severe drought...
Chiang Rai’s Thoeng district warns residents as water level exceeds 7 metres
CHIANG RAI — 15 August 2026, The Wiang Thoeng Subdistrict Municipality in Thoeng district issued an overnight warning after the water level rose slightly...
Surat Thani immigration busts French nominee business ring
SURAT THANI — 16 August 2026, Surat Thani Immigration Police have expanded an investigation into a French businessman suspected of using Thai nominees to...
