PRANBURI: More than 250 passengers had to prematurely deboard the train they were traveling on in the north of Prachuap Khiri Khan province after flood-inundated tracks were deemed impassible. Most of the Bangkok-bound passengers boarded train number 86 in Nakhon Sri Thammarat in the south of Thailand. With an afternoon departure, the 800-km plus trip…
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Prachuap FC tamed by Police Tero: Thai Football
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: PT Prachuap FC were unable to garner any points for their third straight league match, losing 2-4 to Police Tero FC on Saturday night at Sam Ao Stadium. Coming off the back of two road defeats to Hilux Revo Thai League powerhouses Chonburi and Buriram, the orange-clad home fans were expecting assured…
Prachuap Khiri Khan ordered at the ready for rain, flood mitigation
Governor orders ‘boots on the ground’ to assess disaster-prone, risk areas in Thap Sakae, Sam Roi Yot, & all districts THAP SAKAE: Anticipating excess rain in the coming days, Prachuap Khiri Khan governor Sathien Charoenruen has ordered all concerned officials to proactively inspect and address all potential problem zones. Thailand’s governors were summonsed at the…
Thai Football: Prachuap ‘stung’ 3-1 at Buriram
Prachuap FC’s Killer Wasps lose to Buriram United Thunder Castle in rainy away bout BURIRAM: October 2, 2022: The “Killer Wasps” of PT Prachuap FC are returning home without any points after their 3-1 loss away to Thai league powerhouse, Buriram United. Contested on a waterlogged pitch in the pouring rain at Buriram’s Chang Arena…
Dan Singkhon border officially reopens
Thai, Myanmar nationals, vehicles permitted to cross border for delivery of goods and tourism PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: October 1, 2022: The Dan Singkhon Thailand-Myanmar border checkpoint is now open to nationals of the two countries for the purposes of goods distribution and tourism. Prachuap Khiri Khan Governor Sathien Charoenruen presided over a ribbon-cutting ceremony to…
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…
Prachuap pickup wreck leaves infant dead, two adults injured
BANG SAPHAN: September 29, 2022: An infant is deceased and two adults are injured in hospital after the pickup truck they were in spun out of control and crashed at a curve on the highway. At 1:53pm Bang Saphan highway rescue workers responded to the scene of the accident at kilometer marker 389/900 ofPhet Kasem…
Prachuap Khiri Khan braces for Noru rains
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: September 28: A total of 139 disaster refuge centers have been established across the province in anticipation for rain-induced flooding from the tropical depression Noru. As the typhoon-turned-depression ravaged through north-central Viet Nam, southern Laos and northeastern Thailand earlier this week, Thailand Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda summonsed all of the kingdom’s…
Two dead in Phet Kasem ‘ghost riding’ motorbike collision
BANG SAPHAN: At 2:30 p.m. on September 25 police were informed of an accident involving two motorbikes with as many fatalities on Phet Kasem Road (highway 4). Rescue workers responding to the scene in the area of Ban Rat Prasong School in Thong Mongkol sub district, found two wrecked motorbikes and their lifeless riders nearby….
‘Smart city’ agreement brings Prachuap Khiri Khan closer to ‘4.0 security’ state
THAP SAKAE: Representatives from the Prachuap Khiri Khan provincial telecom office, Thap Sakae sub-district municipality and district police have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) to develop the municipality into a ‘Smart City’ zone. Signed on September 21 at the Thap Sakae Sub-district Municipality office, the agreement will serve as the basis to carry out…