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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.
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.
'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.
Cops seek to keep 'spy' in detention
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/08/2025
» Buri Ram: Local police have sought court approval to extend the detention of a Cambodian man arrested on Tuesday in Krasang district on suspicion of espionage.
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.
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.
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.