Mueang District: February 11, 2026: More than two dozen undocumented foreign workers were detained during a government-led immigration sweep at a local fresh market in central Mueang district of Prachuap Khiri Khan, authorities confirmed Saturday. The early-morning sting operation, conducted jointly by officials from the provincial labor office, immigration police, and soldiers from Royal Thai…
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Prachuap Khiri Khan Elects MPs in Thailand General Election
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan — 8 February 2026 — Voters across Prachuap Khiri Khan elected three new Members of Parliament in Thailand’s 8 February 2026 General Election, one for each of the province’s constituency seats. Prachuap Khiri Khan is allocated three constituency MPs, as determined by the provincial allocation under Thailand’s 400‑seat electoral system. According…
Wildfire Scorches Prachuap Khiri Khan National Park
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan, 8 February 2026 — More than 100 rai [16 hectares] of protected forest were scorched in a fast-moving wildfire that broke out in Huai Yang Waterfall National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำตกห้วยยาง) in Thap Sakae District (อำเภอทับสะแก). The fire, which ignited around midday, was brought under control by evening, following an hours-long effort by…
Prachuap tourism bumps as economy slumps
Prachuap Khiri Khan [December 27, 2024]: Despite Prachuap tourism seeing a boost in 2024, the overall provincial economy saw a 5% downturn. This was primarily due to declines in agricultural production and rising costs for local businesses. Agricultural income, a crucial sector for the province, saw a sharp drop of 14.2% as market output struggled…
Former Prachuap Khiri Khan prison warden ‘liable’ in ‘housewife’ operation
JUNE 12, 2024: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is pursuing charges against the former warden of Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Prison for criminal liability in a prisoner-run business operation. The finding follows an investigation of Sutin Chidchob (สุทิน ชิดชอบ) who was accused of misusing power to establish a housewives’ group to sell food and drinks…
2022 is Prachuap Khiri Khan’s rainiest year on record
YTD Cumulative rainfall 63 percent higher than three-decade average, set to rise further before December dry season start PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN, December 8: 2022 will be Prachuap Khiri Khan province’s rainiest year of the last three decades, accumulative rainfall statistics confirm. As of December 5, year-to-date cumulative rainfall in the province had surpassed 1,812 millimeters,…
Lightning strike suspected cause in Prachuap fire at coconut plant
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: October 5: Investigators are looking into whether or not lighting was the cause of a Prachuap fire that engulfed a coconut choir fiber processing plant on Wednesday. Ao Noi Police were initially alerted of the fire, who then dispatched emergency response units from Ao Noi and Koh Lak administration organizations and the…
2022 to be Prachuap’s rainiest year on record?
Above average rainfall in Prachuap Khiri Khan to date, forecast leading into the Thai province’s wettest month MUEANG DISTRICT: October 1, 2022: Prachuap Khiri Khan province is on course to log its highest amount of rainfall in decades, with above-average rain forecast in the coming peak of the monsoon. Indeed, October has historically been the…