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Hat Yai tourism reels as Chinese New Year bookings plunge
Online Reporters, Published on 15/02/2026
» HAT YAI - The Chinese New Year in Hat Yai has been markedly subdued this year, with room bookings plunging and many businesses still closed months after last year’s flood, local hotel and tourism operators said on Sunday,
Malaysians advised to have car flood insurance if going to Hat Yai
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» Malaysians planning to vacation in Hat Yai city during the Chinese New Year are being advised to ensure their car insurance covers flood damage.
Nationwide emergency alert test set for Jan 20
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» A nationwide test of the mobile phone emergency alert system will be conducted on Jan 20 at 2pm, with messages sent to millions of users across all 76 provinces and Bangkok, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Thursday.
29 Thais rescued from Cambodian scam centres
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» CHANTHABURI - Twenty-nine Thai nationals — 14 women and 15 men — have been rescued from illegal scam operations in Cambodia and returned safely to Thailand to emotional reunions with their families following joint coordination between Thai and Cambodian authorities.
Bangkok PM2.5 levels peak as auto emissions choke inner city
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Bangkok recorded its highest PM2.5 levels of the year on Wednesday, with fine dust pollution reaching hazardous levels in several inner-city districts.
New Year traffic deaths at 241, Phuket and Bangkok worst
Online Reporters, Published on 05/01/2026
» Traffic accidents killed 241 people during the six days of New Year travel, with Phuket reporting the most accidents and most injured, and Bangkok the most fatalities.
Angry son denied money, burns down the neighbourhood
Online Reporters, Published on 05/01/2026
» PICHIT - A 37-year-old drug user set fire to his family home after a heated argument with his mother about money, and the ensuing blaze burnt down an entire block of houses on Sunday.
New Year road accidents claim 171 lives in four days
Online Reporters, Published on 03/01/2026
» A total of 171 people have been killed and 956 injured in road accidents across Thailand during the first four days of the “seven dangerous days” New Year road safety campaign, with speeding and drink-driving the main causes.
145 killed in first three ‘dangerous days’
Online Reporters, Published on 02/01/2026
» A total of 145 people were killed and 769 injured in road accidents during the first three days of the New Year holiday travel period, with Bangkok recording the highest number of deaths and Phuket topping the list for the number of accidents, authorities said on Friday.
New Year traffic toll down
Online Reporters, Published on 31/12/2025
» There were 198 traffic accidents and 29 deaths on the first day of the government's New Year holiday road safety campaign, down about 38% and 52% respectively year-on-year.