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Anutin signs off on border security plan
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/02/2026
» Prime Minister-elect Anutin Charnvirakul has approved a series of measures intended to bolster security along the border with Cambodia, including the construction of more border fencing, in the wake of another landmine blast which injured three Thai soldiers in Si Sa Ket.
Nearly 150k households receive relief
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 07/10/2025
» Nearly 150,000 households displaced by clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border have begun receiving relief payments from the government, though many recipients say the amount is simply not enough to cover their losses, especially if fresh clashes erupt.
Bitter border memories
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/09/2025
» Along the north-eastern border, memories of war linger as sharply as if they happened yesterday.
Checkpoint shut after temple vigil
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 23/06/2025
» The military has closed the border checkpoint in Chong Sai Taku in Buri Ram following an incident involving a group of Cambodian visitors at a temple in Phanom Dong Rak district in Surin on Saturday.
Vaping schoolgirls remain in hospital
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 25/02/2025
» BURI RAM - Three schoolgirls hospitalised for a week after two years of illegal vaping remain under close watch for lung complications, the provincial heath chief said on Tuesday.
Buri Ram border checkpoint hours extended
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 04/07/2023
» BURI RAM: The Sai Taku temporary checkpoint at the border with Cambodia is now open seven days a week for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Donors raise B5.9m for 4-year-old girl and blind grandma
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/06/2023
» BURI RAM: Donors have contributed a total of 5.9 million baht in cash and essential items to support a four-year-old girl who lives alone with her blind grandmother in a dilapidated shack filled with holes in Huai Rat district.
Ballot box probe set to begin
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/06/2023
» BURI RAM: Local election officials have been asked to investigate why it took four-and-a-half hours to transport ballot boxes in a tightly-fought constituency about 20 kilometres after voting ended in the general election.
Elephant-riding Buri Ram 5th grader goes viral
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 16/07/2022
» BURI RAM: A fifth grade student in Satuek district has become a social media celebrity after switching to the family elephant for her daily commute to school to save fuel costs.
Staged road accident scene was murder, police say
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 29/06/2022
» BURI RAM: An elderly man was found dead with head injuries and stab wounds to the neck on a roadside in Prakhon Chai district. Police detained his youngest son for questioning.