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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.
Unexploded shells delay villagers' return
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 05/01/2026
» Authorities are intensifying operations to remove unexploded artillery shells and other munitions after weeks of cross-border fire from Cambodian forces left civilian areas littered with dangerous ordnance.
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.
Border villagers sell off livestock amid fears of evacuation
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 14/06/2025
» Border villagers in the northeastern province of Buri Ram have begun selling off their livestock amid fears of border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, hoping for a peaceful resolution from the Joint Border Commission (JBC) meeting on Saturday.
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.
Police free woman locked in by lover
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/03/2023
» BURI RAM: A 31-year-old woman whose girlfriend had locked her inside their restaurant building and left for Udon Thani for a few days was freed by police on Monday night.
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.
Dodged quarantine leads to village's lockdown
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 19/08/2021
» BURI RAM: A village in Phlapphlachai district has been sealed off and a Covid-19 outbreak confirmed after local health workers learned that an old woman had concealed the fact her daughter and son-in-law were visiting from Bangkok.
Mum seeks justice for 'raped' girls
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 05/06/2021
» BURI RAM: A poor woman in Satuk district has sought help for her two autistic daughters, one allegedly raped by a relative awaiting ordination and the other by an elderly stranger.