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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.
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.
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.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo animals beating the heat with frozen fruit
Online Reporters, Published on 08/04/2026
» CHON BURI - Animals at Thailand's famed Khao Kheow Open Zoo have been given frozen fruit treats as part of an effort to help them cope with the country’s intense hot weather.
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.
Bangkok Songkran to be alcohol-free and end at 10pm
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» Bangkok will ensure water splashing remains alcohol-free citywide during Songkran, with all such activities to end by 10pm.
Petrol stations may be closed overnight
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» Petrol stations may be ordered to close from 10pm to 5am after Songkran, to help conserve fuel, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warned on Tuesday.
Chiang Mai hotspots down, still has world's worst air
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» CHIANG MAI - Chiang Mai city retained its crown as having the world most polluted air on Tuesday, even as the number of "hotspots" in the northern province dropped sharply.
Mae Hong Son wildfire crisis worsens
Online Reporters, Published on 05/04/2026
» MAE HONG SON - A deepening wildfire crisis in this northern province has left authorities battling 186 satellite-detected hotspots and hazardous PM2.5 pollution at red-alert levels.
Bottled drinking water placed on price-control list
Online Reporters, Published on 04/04/2026
» The government has added bottled drinking water and seasoning sauces to its price-control list, along with plastic pellets, in order to prevent undue price increases in light of cost pressures arising from the Middle East war.