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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.
Woman begs to save grandson
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 10/01/2026
» BURI RAM: Police have stepped up efforts after a 73-year-old grandmother appealed for help to rescue her grandson, who is allegedly being held and abused by a call-centre gang in Cambodia.
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.
Buri Ram temple ready to receive fallen soldier
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 17/12/2025
» BURI RAM - Local residents and officials joined hands on Wednesday to clean and prepare the grounds for the funeral with full military honours of a Thai soldier who died in clashes with Cambodian forces.
Rush for used winter-wear as Buriram shivers through cold snap
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 19/11/2025
» BURIRAM - The onset of,cold weather has sent budget-conscious shoppers across the province heading to local markets and night bazaars in search of bargain secondhand jackets and sweaters.
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Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, yesterday said that Cambodian forces have moved near the border with neither side having yet withdrawn its troops.
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.
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.