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Long queues continue for even pricier fuel
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 26/03/2026
» BURI RAM — Motorists, farmers and truck drivers in Ban Kruat border district of this northeastern province continued to queue at petrol stations on Thursday despite another 6‑baht price hike, saying they have no choice but to refuel to sustain their livelihoods.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Songsak backs locals in land dispute
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/12/2024
» Songsak Thongsri, the Deputy Minister of Interior, said the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) appears to be at fault in a land dispute in Khao Kradong, Buri Ram.
11 of 16 Buri Ram reservoirs above capacity
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/10/2022
» BURI RAM: Water volume in 11 out of 16 medium-sized reservoirs in this northeastern province has exceeded their capacity, with the large Lam Nang Rong Dam overflowing its spillway, sparking fears among residents about a repeat of the severe flooding they experienced in 2013.