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THAILAND

Hospital accounts officer charged with embezzling B23m

Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026

» A former finance and accounts officer at a cancer hospital has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of more than 23 million baht, which she reportedly gambled away at casinos across the Mekong River.

THAILAND

Wildlife seized from Thais linked to Indian smugglers

Online Reporters, Published on 02/04/2026

» Many protected, endangered animals — sulcata tortoises, Patagonian hares and capybaras — have been seized after authorities raided a house in Samut Songkhram belonging to two Thais said to be linked to an Indian wildlife trafficking network.

THAILAND

AI to help prevent suicides from bridges

Online Reporters, Published on 29/03/2026

» Artificial intelligence is being used to help detect and prevent suicidal people jumping from bridges, beginning with Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.

THAILAND

Bangkok passenger boat fares to rise after diesel surge

Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2026

» The operators of passenger boats on the Saen Saep Canal and the Chao Phraya River will raise their fares by two baht next Monday in response to the 18% jump in diesel prices.

THAILAND

Bangkok residents urged to dim lights for Earth Hour

Online Reporters, Published on 18/03/2026

» Bangkok residents and businesses are being encouraged to switch off non‑essential lights and appliances for one hour on March 28, as part of Earth Hour 2026.

THAILAND

Thailand plans wire fence on southern border

Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2026

» Thailand plans to erect security fencing to close off illegal waterway crossings along the border with Malaysia, to combat smuggling and other border crime between Narathiwat in Thailand and Kelantan in Malaysia.

THAILAND

Elephant choked to death on food while being moved, report finds

Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2026

» The wild elephant Seedor Hupab choked to death on his food while being relocated and did not die from a sedative overdose or negligence by veterinary staff as speculated, the fact‑finding committee reported on Monday.

THAILAND

120,000 smuggled dried geckos seized in Pathum Thani

Online Reporters, Published on 07/03/2026

» Police on Friday impounded more than 120,000 dried gecko carcasses at a Pathum Thani warehouse where they were being stored before being exported for sale.

THAILAND

1.3m speed pills seized on Mekong riverbank

Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2026

» A Lao drug smuggler has been arrested and more than 1.3 million speed pills seized during a navy patrol along the Mekong River in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai.

THAILAND

Similan divers lift ‘ghost nets’ from deep‑sea coral reef

Online Reporters, Published on 27/02/2026

» PHANGNGA - Divers have recovered abandoned fish aggregating devices (FADs) tangled around deep‑sea coral reefs, preventing serious harm to marine life including turtles, dolphins and dugongs in Mu Ko Similan National Park.