BANGKOK – The Bank of Thailand will impose a limit on online gold trading by January 29 in an effort to reduce upward pressure on the baht, Governor Vitai Ratanakorn announced on Wednesday. The baht has appreciated 1.2% against the U.S. dollar this year following a 9% rise in 2025, raising concerns over export and […]
NARATHIWAT – Two trailer trucks were destroyed in an arson attack early Tuesday morning at a warehouse in Su-ngai Kolok district, Narathiwat province. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. at a facility located opposite a PTT petrol station, with witnesses reporting an explosion before flames engulfed the vehicles. Suspect in PTT Petrol Station Attacks Killed […]
SA KAEO – A deadly collision between two pickup trucks in Sa Kaeo province on Saturday evening left four people dead, including an unborn child, and several others injured. The crash occurred on the road between Khlong Hat and Watthana Nakhon districts around 6:20 p.m. on January 18, 2026. 29 illegal migrants arrested after pickup […]
Mor Prom, an application launched by the Ministry of Public Health, has introduced a new LINE official account to help track and respond to health issues caused by rising air pollution. As PM 2.5 levels increase during the winter months, the tool offers a fast and accessible way for individuals to report symptoms potentially linked […]
CHONBURI – An unidentified man was found dead in a cassava field in Huai Yai subdistrict near Pattaya on Monday, prompting a police investigation. The body was discovered around 12:30 p.m. on January 19, 2026, along Thung Klom–Huai Yai Road. Seriously Injured Russian Man Found at Pattaya Field Officers from Huai Yai Police Station arrived […]
HUA HIN – A hotel receptionist was brutally murdered in the early hours of Thursday morning when a man entered a hotel in Hua Hin and attacked her with an iron bar. The incident, captured on CCTV, occurred around 3:07 a.m. at the hotel’s reception counter in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. Swedish […]
YALA – One suspect linked to the recent coordinated attacks on PTT petrol stations in Thailand’s Deep South was shot dead during a police siege in Yala on Tuesday, while others remained barricaded inside a house for hours. The operation followed intelligence that individuals involved in the January 11 bombings and arson attacks were hiding […]
SAMUT SAKHON — Thick black smoke billowed over Rama II Road on Tuesday morning after a fire ignited at the site of last week’s deadly crane collapse, heightening concerns over safety along one of Thailand’s most accident-prone highways. The blaze broke out around 11 a.m. near the Paris Hotel in Samut Sakhon, temporarily disrupting traffic […]
