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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.
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.
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.
Thai worker's body stuck in Israel as scared co-workers also stay put
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/10/2024
» The family of a Thai worker killed in an apple orchard in Israel continued to wait desperately for the repatriation of his body while his Thai co-workers said they were frightened by the death, but forced to remain there for financial reasons.
Concern as more young drug dealers arrested in NE Thailand
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 25/08/2024
» BURI RAM: Two minors have been arrested in this northeastern province on suspicion of selling illicit drugs, raising fears that more young people are becoming drug dealers.
Acid attack couple given prison time
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 20/06/2024
» A couple who threw acid on a high school student in Buri Ram last year have been sentenced to 35-year and 25-year jail terms, respectively, for attempted murder.
Chinese teen jumps from car to seek police help
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 12/04/2024
» BURI RAM: A Chinese teenager jumped from a car to seek help from police in Prakhon Chai district in the early hours of Friday, claiming that another Chinese national had offered him and his friends restaurant jobs in Vietnam, but they were instead sent to Laos and later to Thailand.
Pickup rams into cyclists, 2 killed, 4 injured
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 06/10/2023
» BURI RAM: A pickup truck rammed into a group of six cyclists on a road in Chalerm Phrakiat district early on Friday, killing two and injuring the four others. The pickup driver, an army officer, fled the scene but later surrendered to police.
Donors raise B5.9m for 4-year-old girl and blind grandma
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/06/2023
» BURI RAM: Donors have contributed a total of 5.9 million baht in cash and essential items to support a four-year-old girl who lives alone with her blind grandmother in a dilapidated shack filled with holes in Huai Rat district.
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.