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Checkpoints, drones used to secure Songkran crowds
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/04/2026
» Authorities have stepped up safety measures nationwide as crowds surge into key Songkran hotspots, with Khao San and Silom roads drawing particularly large numbers of revellers.
Trat reports surge in arrivals despite global turmoil
News, JAKKRIT WAEWKLAIHONG, Published on 13/04/2026
» The eastern province of Trat recently reported a 34% surge in tourist arrivals despite concerns about energy prices and the war in the Middle East, said the Trat Office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Beheaded dugong carcass sparks probe
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/04/2026
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered an investigation after a beheaded dugong was found in Phangnga on Thursday.
2,000kg of meth seized on Samui-bound ferry
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/04/2026
» Police on Friday seized nearly 2,000 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine that was being smuggled in a pickup truck loaded onto a ferry bound for the southern tourist island of Koh Samui, at a pier in Bangkok. Four suspects were arrested.
Pratunam flyover to close for 10 months for Orange Line construction
Online Reporters, Published on 09/04/2026
» The Pratunam flyover on Phetchaburi Road, Bangkok, will be closed to traffic for about 10 months from late April as tunnelling for the Orange Line enters a critical underground phase, the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) announced on Thursday.
Five hurt in Phuket speedboat fire
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/04/2026
» PHUKET - A speedboat caught fire on Monday while docking at a pier, injuring five people.
Fares for Pattaya-Koh Larn ferries going up
Online Reporters, Published on 27/03/2026
» Operators of ferries between Pattaya and Koh Larn, a nearby island popular with day-trippers, say they will raise their fares from 30 baht to 40 baht next month, citing rising fuel costs that have made it difficult to sustain operations.
Tourist island transport operators feel fuel pinch
Jakkrit Waewkraihong and Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2026
» Tourism operators on Thai resort islands are bracing for the effects of the sudden sharp increase in fuel prices on Thursday.
Fire destroys 8 fishing boats in Nakhon Si Thammarat, damage exceeds 10 million baht
Nujaree Rakrun, Published on 20/03/2026
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - A fierce fire tore through a cluster of fishing boats moored in Khanom canal in the early hours of Friday, destroying at least eight vessels and causing damage estimated at more than 10 million baht.
Marine missions see twenty arrested
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 13/03/2026
» Authorities have arrested a Myanmar national and detained 19 Indonesian fishermen in separate maritime operations targeting fuel smuggling and illegal fishing in the Andaman Sea.