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THAILAND

Rak Chart Party asks Unesco for stricter heritage scrutiny

Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2026

» The Rak Chart Party has delivered a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) headquarters in Paris calling for greater rigor in the organisation’s World Heritage registration process, to prevent what it described as the distortion or misappropriation of cultural origins.

THAILAND

Songkran road toll at 71 after two days

Online Reporters, Published on 12/04/2026

» Seventy-one people were killed and 317 others injured in traffic accidents during the first two days of the Songkran festival holiday period. 

THAILAND

Cabinet approves B7.7-billion relief package

Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026

» The cabinet has approved a 7.7-billion-baht economic relief package to support vulnerable groups, businesses, the transport sector and farmers in response to the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

THAILAND

5,277 fire hotspots a new high in Thailand

Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026

» Thailand has recorded 5,277 fire hotspots, most of them concentrated in the North and Northeast, while the figure in neighbouring Laos has surpassed 9,000, the highest in the region, according to satellite data.

THAILAND

Twenty road fatalities on first ‘dangerous day’

Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026

» Twenty people died and 132 were injured in 135 road accidents across Thailand on Friday — the first of the “seven dangerous days” of Songkran holiday travel, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Saturday.

THAILAND

PM urges Songkran drink-driving crackdown

Online Reporters, Published on 10/04/2026

» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has called for strict enforcement of drink‑driving laws, calling on provincial governors to help cut road casualties during the Thai New Year holiday.

THAILAND

Bodies of three Thai crew to be repatriated before Songkran, says Julapun

Online Reporters, Published on 10/04/2026

» The bodies of three Thai crew members of the MV Mayuree Naree, who lost their lives in an attack on the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz are expected to be repatriated to Thailand in time for Songkran, said Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat.

THAILAND

State bus operator freezes fares, deploys 7,700 buses for Songkran

Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2026

» State-run Transport Co Ltd has pledged to keep fares unchanged through April 19 and deploy more than 7,700 buses to handle the annual Songkran travel rush, assuring passengers there will be no one left stranded. 

THAILAND

Chiang Mai adds three districts to wildfire disaster zones

Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2026

» Chiang Mai has declared three additional districts disaster areas as runaway forest fires continue to burn across the northern province, worsening smoke haze and raising concerns over public health.

THAILAND

Songkran bus services face cutbacks as fuel costs surge

Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026

» Inter-provincial bus and van operators said on Tuesday they would have to reduce services from Thursday onwards if the government refused to offset higher overheads caused by the Mideast war.