BANGKOK – Ultrafine dust blanketed much of Thailand on Monday, with unsafe levels of PM2.5 pollution recorded in Bangkok and 45 provinces over the past 24 hours, according to data released by the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda). The readings highlight a severe and persistent air quality crisis affecting the Central Plains, Northeast, […]
KHON KAEN – In a coordinated overnight operation, police in Khon Kaen raided two popular nightlife venues, arresting 23 individuals and seizing quantities of methamphetamine, ice, and ecstasy. The raids, conducted in the early hours of November 29, 2025, targeted Bubble Bar on Prachasamran Road and Wine Bla Bar on Ruenrom Road following intelligence about […]
BANGKOK – The Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced today that an excessive amount of PM2.5 dust is blanketing the capital, with forty-five out of fifty districts exceeding the safe standard level of 37.5 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³). The air quality is forecast to deteriorate further, posing a significant threat […]
PHANG NGA – Three foreign tourists—a South Korean snorkeler, a British national, and a Russian visitor—have died in separate water-related incidents in southern Thailand over three consecutive days, raising renewed concerns over tourist safety in popular coastal destinations. Saudi tourist rescued after 5 hours in the sea off the coast of Pattaya The first incident […]
HAT YAI – Police in Hat Yai, Songkhla, have issued a public apology for employing a small excavator to move approximately ten vehicles that were obstructing roads during critical flood relief operations, acknowledging responsibility for any resulting damage. The unusual measure was deemed necessary to clear vital pathways for emergency services and restore traffic flow […]
TAK – Intense fighting between Myanmar military forces and anti-junta resistance groups spilled across the border into Thailand overnight and into Monday, injuring four people and damaging several homes in Tak province. Multiple heavy weapons rounds, including 60-millimeter mortar shells, struck Mae Kon Kaen village in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, less than one kilometer from […]
A devastating fire in Samut Sakhon on November 30, 2025, has resulted in the tragic deaths of a mother and her two young children, with several others sustaining injuries. The blaze erupted shortly after 12:50 p.m. on Buddhachonlathorn Road, also known as Phutthamonthon Sai 4, in Krathum Baen District, rapidly engulfing a building opposite the […]
CHACHOENGSAO – Two teenagers were fatally shot on a village road near a local monastery in Phanom Sarakham District, Chachoengsao, on the evening of November 29, 2025, sending shockwaves through the quiet community. The victims, identified as 19-year-old Konnawat and 17-year-old Tantikorn, were found by the roadside with multiple gunshot wounds after residents reported hearing […]
