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THAILAND

Ten species flagged as birdstrike threat to flights in Thailand

Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026

» Ten species of bird have been flagged as a growing threat to aviation safety in Thailand, with 6,118 birdstrikes reported nationwide over the past five years, causing damage worth hundreds of millions of baht.

THAILAND

Drugs worth B200m found under cargo of garlic

Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026

» Highway police seized 2.1 million methamphetaine pills and 26 kilogrammes of crystal meth found concealed beneath a load of garlic, and arrested the pickup driver, in Saraburi province. 

THAILAND

Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far South

Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026

» Two endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported. 

THAILAND

Parks chief defends elephant relocation protocols

Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026

» The head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Thursday defended his agency’s handling of a fatal elephant relocation operation, while protesters continued to demand his resignation.

THAILAND

2.3m speed pills seized on Mekong river bank, smugglers flee

Online Reporters, Published on 11/02/2026

» A navy patrol seized about 2.3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the banks of the Mekong River in Muang district of Nong Khai in the early hours of Wednesday.

THAILAND

Live monitor lizard, ricefield rat found in baggage arriving from Philippines

Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026

» A Thai passenger arriving from the Philippines was intercepted at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan with two live protected wild animals – a monitor lizard and a large rice field rat – in his baggage, the Customs Department reported on Wednesday.

THAILAND

Three Thais arrested for smuggling 14 Chinese nationals 

Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026

» Three Thai men have been arrested after police found 14 illegal migrants from China inside two vehicles in Muang district of Saraburi province.

THAILAND

Wild elephant's death during translocation sparks probe

Online Reporters, Published on 04/02/2026

» An investigation is continuing into the death of a wild elephant during its translocation on Tuesday night as public mourning expressed concern over the well-being of wild animals.

THAILAND

23 phones found in SUV after fatal crash

Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026

» Police suspect a call-centre scam connection after finding 23 mobile phones inside a Toyota Fortuner SUV that crashed into a tree in Phran Kratai district of Kamphaeng Phet province on Thursday morning, killing three people.

THAILAND

Wild elephant relocated to curb human-elephant conflict

Online Reporters, Published on 22/01/2026

» SA KAEO - A wild elephant known as Si Daw Kaew has been captured and relocated from Wang Nam Yen district in this northeastern province to an elephant behaviour modification facility, in a move aimed at reducing human-elephant conflict and improving community safety.