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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.
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.
Nearly 150k households receive relief
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 07/10/2025
» Nearly 150,000 households displaced by clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border have begun receiving relief payments from the government, though many recipients say the amount is simply not enough to cover their losses, especially if fresh clashes erupt.
Cambodia forces stir tensions
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 27/09/2025
» Retiring commander of the Second Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, yesterday said that Cambodian forces have moved near the border with neither side having yet withdrawn its troops.
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.
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.
School building in Buri Ram destroyed by fire
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 17/01/2023
» BURI RAM: An old wooden building at a primary school in Lahan Sai district was destroyed by a fire early on Tuesday, with the loss of most teaching gear.
Worker dies trapped by rubber sheeting machine
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 11/01/2023
» BURI RAM: A worker was killed when his arm became caught in a rubber sheeting machine at a factory in Prakhon Chai district late on Tuesday night.
Burning man mystery still stumps cops
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/10/2022
» BURI RAM: Police are still unsure whether a man whose burning body was found behind a school near his home in Prakhon Chai district a day after he returned from Germany was murdered or he committed suicide.