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THAILAND

Summer storms hit provinces, more likely until Monday

Prasit Tangprasert, Pattanapong Sipiachai, Manit Sanubboon and Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2026

» Heavy summer storms hit several Thai provinces on Friday, damaging homes and buildings. Forecasters on Saturday issued another storm warning effective until Monday.

LIFE

Songkran 2026 shows Thailand at its most colourful online

Published on 18/04/2026

» Songkran 2026 confirmed that Thailand’s New Year festival is no longer just about buckets and water guns, but a full-blown digital spectacle -- now with Unesco-approved cultural credentials to match. Celebrated for the first time as a Unesco-listed form of living heritage, the holiday splashed across social media, showing how tradition, pop culture and a healthy disregard for staying dry can happily coexist both online and on the street.

THAILAND

Arsenic in northern rivers at 'unsafe' levels, warn experts

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/04/2026

» Sediment tests in northern rivers found unsafe arsenic levels, prompting the Pollution Control Department (PCD) to warn against frequent consumption of aquatic animals due to toxic accumulation risks.

OPINION

Universities face age shift

News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2026

» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) is not a coveted portfolio in politics. Political parties have treated this portfolio as a consolation prize and often appoint new politicians to look after the country's higher education affairs.

THAILAND

Pai tourism suffers as haze grips North

Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026

» Tourist arrivals in Pai have plunged by nearly 90% as hazardous air pollution continues to grip northern Thailand, officials and residents of the town in Mae Hong Son province say.

THAILAND

Drink-driving cases top 5,800 during Songkran safety campaign

Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026

» There were a total of 5,806 drink-driving cases, accounting for 93% of all traffic-related cases entering the probation system during the seven-day Songkran road safety campaign, with Chiang Mai recording the highest number.

THAILAND

Huge turnout battles rash of wildfires

News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/04/2026

» Wildfires intensified across northern and western Thailand, with 2,165 hotspots detected, as officials and an army of 25,000 fire-fighters escalated aerial and ground operations to contain spreading blazes.

LIFE

Thai Gen Z travellers prefer short, frequent trips

Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Thai Gen Z travellers are reshaping travel habits in 2026 by favouring short but frequent trips over traditional long holidays, with mental well-being and value for money emerging as top priorities, according to the online booking platform Agoda.

THAILAND

Songkran road accidents and injuries down 20% from a year ago

Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Traffic accidents and injuries over the first six “dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday were down by 20% from the same period a year ago, while fatalities declined by 6.5%, according to data released on Thursday.

THAILAND

Governors ordered to prepare for summer storms, tackle haze

Online Reporters, Published on 15/04/2026

» The Ministry of Interior has instructed provincial governors in the North, Northeast and Central Plains to prepare contingency plans for summer storms forecast between Thursday and next Monday, while maintaining intensive measures to tackle haze and dust pollution.