BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai authorities have ordered an elderly care centre in Kanchanaburi to close and begun evacuating its residents after metal cages were found enclosing patients’ beds, in a case officials say demanded urgent action. Israeli and Romanian Arrested Over Illegal Child Care Center on Koh Phangan Dr Akom Praditsuwan, deputy director-general of the […]
PRACHIN BURI, Thailand – Prachin Buri has emerged as one of the hardest-hit provinces in Thailand’s flood crisis, with all seven districts declared disaster zones, 55,286 households affected and nine people confirmed dead. Flood Alerts Expand as Rain Persists Across Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul toured the province on Sunday to gauge conditions and hear […]
KANCHANABURI, Thailand – A 30-year-old suspension bridge in Sai Yok district has been wrecked by surging floodwaters, with officials revealing the full extent of the damage after the water receded on 1 October 2026. Rare Hail Falls Over Bangkok as Storms Sweep the Capital The Ban Had Ngio bridge had already been closed to all […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – Samut Songkhram has declared three districts disaster zones and opened 33 temporary shelters able to hold up to 6,140 people as it braces for potential flooding from surging Mae Klong Dam discharges. Prachin Buri Hospital Moves Patients to Field Facility as Floodwaters Rise Governor Chayachai Saeng-in said outflow hit 2,227 cubic metres […]
PRACHIN BURI, Thailand – Abhaibhubejhr Hospital has begun evacuating inpatients to a 200-bed field hospital set up at Chakrapong Military Hospital as flooding deepens around its compound. Floods Stall Toyota Production and Halt Thai Airways Cargo The first group moved yesterday included the seriously ill, sick children, mothers with newborn infants and two elderly men. […]
CHIANG RAI, Thailand – Nine suspected drug smugglers were killed in a gun battle with Thai soldiers near the Myanmar border in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang district, with troops later recovering 272kg of crystal methamphetamine from 16 modified sacks abandoned at the scene, the Phamuang Force said. Four Drug Smugglers Killed in Chiang Mai […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – A 55-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter have been found dead after their pickup truck was swept off a road by strong floodwaters in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pha Phum district, with the search spanning two days through remote terrain and hazardous conditions. Flood Losses Hit 12.3 Billion Baht as Bangkok Bears the Brunt […]
BANGKOK, Thailand – A man has surrendered to police after shooting dead a 45-year-old woman, her six-year-old son and a 42-year-old man at a house in Suphan Buri’s Sam Chuk district, telling investigators the woman was his girlfriend and that he opened fire in a jealous rage. Gunman Kills Five in Bangkok Market Rampage Before […]
