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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.
'Recruiter' gets 20 years over B10m scam
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Buri Ram provincial court yesterday sentenced a 28-year-old woman who posed as an embassy staff member and swindled more than 160 job seekers in a job scam to 830 years in prison.
Villagers reassured on power bill relief
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has clarified the confusion over electricity bills that were sent to households in Buri Ram's Ban Kruat district, following public concern that residents returning from evacuation centres were being charged despite government relief measures being in effect.
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, kratom blamed for students' hospitalisation
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 22/02/2025
» Three young students in Buri Ram are in critical condition after using e-cigarettes and kratom for two years. One doctor said their lungs were now severely damaged, while the government has warned parents to keep an eye out for pod toys that mimic cute Japanese anime characters and are becoming popular among young people.
Thai students critical after vaping and kratom overuse
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/02/2025
» Three young students in Buri Ram are reportedly in critical condition in hospital after using e-cigarettes and kratom for two years, according to a doctor who says their lungs have been severely damaged.
Typhoon obscures spectacular sunrise at temple in northeast Thailand
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/09/2024
» BURI RAM: While wreaking havoc elsewhere in Asia, Typhoon Yagi also caused cloudy skies to obscure the usual phenomenal view of sunrise at the ancient Phanom Rung temple in Buri Ram on Sunday morning.
Old stone engraving of woman found in jungle
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/05/2024
» BURI RAMA - A previously unknown 1.45-metre image of a woman engraved in stone has been discovered by a family gathering wild mushrooms in thick forest in Non Din Daeng district.
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.