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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.
Harvester shortage hurting border rice farmers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 20/11/2025
» BURI RAM - Rice farmers in Ban Kruat district bordering Cambodia are worriedly waiting for harvesters as they race to bring in the crop, as high demand and border tensions have led to a shortage of equipment and operators.
Compensation helps but won’t take away fear, say border villagers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 06/09/2025
» BURI RAM - More than 7,000 households in Ban Kruat district have registered for compensation after they were forced to flee clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border earlier, though many residents say their lives remain far from normal.
Neighbour’s dogs have Buri Ram villagers on edge
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 02/09/2025
» BURI RAM - Residents of Khok Phet village in Prakhon Chai district of this northeastern province are growing increasingly upset after repeated attacks by a neighbour’s pit bulls and a Thai ridgeback along a local road.
More hospitals, schools, communities in Buri Ram evacuated as shells hit farther from border
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 27/07/2025
» BURI RAM: More communities, schools and hospitals were evacuated in this northeastern province of Thailand as shells hit farther from the border with Cambodia.
Indonesians escape blazing car in Buri Ram
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 22/12/2023
» BURI RAM: Five members of an Indonesian car racing team escaped unhurt after a rented car they were travelling in caught fire while stopping for a red light in Muang district on Friday.
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.
Ill man gets 1st ID card at age 48
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 14/08/2022
» BURI RAM: Following 30 years of unsuccessful pleas with officialdom, a 48-year-old man has received his first-ever identity card after media publicised his case.
Buri Ram shuts down all entertainment venues amid Covid surge
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 22/02/2022
» BURI RAM: Authorities have ordered the closure of all service venues and restaurants with musical entertainment after more than 300 Covid-19 cases were linked to these venues.
Foreign monk dies due to 'exhaustion'
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 03/10/2021
» A 67-year-old monk from Luxembourg died at a temple in Nang Rong district of Buri Ram early on Saturday, with his death believed to have been caused by over-exertion from carrying sandbags to block floods.