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Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» SURAT THANI - Authorities on Koh Samui are widening an investigation into construction permit forgery involving at least 10 projects and potentially involving both municipal staff and outsiders.
Travel warning: meningococcal disease reported in UK
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» The Department of Disease Control has warned Thais travelling to the UK that an outbreak of meningococcal disease, a rare and severe bacterial infection, has been reported in students at schools and universities in England.
Diesel shortages hit provinces, pumps dry
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» Fuel shortages, particularly diesel, have intensified across several provinces, with long queues forming at petrol stations, supplies running out within hours and motorists left waiting without certainty of refuelling.
SAO details structural failures that caused tower's collapse
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» A year after its new headquarters tower crumpled during an earthquake, the State Audit Office (SAO) has outlined four critical structural and construction failures that led to the collapse.
Poll: Doubts over oil reserves, Songkran travel at risk
Online Reporters, Published on 22/03/2026
» A sizeable share of Thais lack confidence that the country’s oil reserves will last the promised 98 days or that the government can secure additional supplies, and some will cancel Songkran travel plans if the crunch persists, according to a survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
Pheu Thai cabinet hopeful ‘stressed’ over land case
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» Pheu Thai Party deputy leader Sudawan Wangsuphakitkosol has admitted feeling “a bit stressed” after learning that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) had summoned her to acknowledge charges related to alleged land encroachment in Ubon Ratchathani.
Unexploded ammo complicates firefighting in Ubon Ratchathani
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» Wildfire has destroyed at least 2,000 rai of forest on a mountain in Pha Luang Waterfall Forest Park in Ubon Ratchathani, where park rangers are working under the threat of unexploded ammunition in the area.
30-day visa-free stay ‘sufficient’, says minister
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it will propose reducing the visa-free stay for foreign tourists in Thailand from 60 days to 30 days in a bid to curb abuses and mitigate potential security threats.
Fuel shortage thinning Suvarnabhumi taxi ranks
Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2026
» A fuel shortage is severely disrupting taxi services at Suvarnabhumi Airport, with large SUV taxis gradually suspending operations and only about 2,500 vehicles currently in active service, out of a fleet estimated at more than 5,000, operators say.
Teachers’ swift action averts possible knife attack
Online Reporters, Published on 20/03/2026
» PHATTHALUNG - Students at a primary school in this southern province narrowly escaped a possible knife attack on Friday, thanks to the watchful eyes and swift actions of teachers who locked down classrooms and alerted police after a suspect entered the grounds.