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Songkran homecoming rush moves to trains as fuel prices skyrocket
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 10/04/2026
» BURI RAM - Due to the surge in fuel prices, many travellers are booking trains to their hometowns ahead of the Songkran holiday. Passenger numbers at Buri Ram Railway Station rose by 30% compared to previous festival periods.
Cross-border trade at Buri Ram crossing plummets
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/06/2025
» BURI RAM: Cross-border trade at the Sai Taku crossing in Ban Kruat district has plummeted with a sharp drop in the number of crossers following the enforcement of restricted operating hours amid border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
Girl beaten by classmates
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 12/02/2025
» BURIRAM: A Matthayom 1 (Grade 7) student in Lahan Sai district on Tuesday lodged a complaint with police against a group of schoolmates who she said had subjected her to beatings that lasted about an hour.
Songsak backs locals in land dispute
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/12/2024
» Songsak Thongsri, the Deputy Minister of Interior, said the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) appears to be at fault in a land dispute in Khao Kradong, Buri Ram.
Thai worker's body stuck in Israel as scared co-workers also stay put
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/10/2024
» The family of a Thai worker killed in an apple orchard in Israel continued to wait desperately for the repatriation of his body while his Thai co-workers said they were frightened by the death, but forced to remain there for financial reasons.
Grandpa, daughter, grandchildren drown in Mun River
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 12/12/2023
» SURIN: Five members of one family, three of them children, have drowned while collecting sand from the bed of the Mun River in Chumphon Buri district.
Candid jumbocam: 12 wild elephants bathe in Buri Ram forest
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/08/2023
» BURI RAM: Twelve wild elephants were seen roaming in a forest inside Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in Non Din Daeng district of this northeastern province in video clips taken by automatic cameras installed by wildlife officials.
Hospital admits flaws led to boy's death from appendicitis
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 07/06/2022
» BURI RAM: The director of Buriram Hospital has admitted that flaws in the hospital's management led to the death of a 12-year-old boy from a ruptured appendix on May 31.
89-year-old woman promises to return living stipend
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 25/01/2021
» BURI RAM: An 89-year-old woman has promised to return the elderly allowance she had received after she was found to have no right for it.
Teacher accused of rape faces threat-to-kill charge
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 25/07/2020
» BURI RAM: A teacher accused of the statutory rape of a primary school girl in Nang Rong district will face an additional charge of threatening to kill her family if she told anyone.