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…
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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…
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 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…
Prachuap railway ‘on track’ for 2022 completion, 2023 service
MUEANG DISTRICT: September 20, 2022: Train commute times between Prachuap Khiri Khan and Bangkok could be cut in half by next year, when Prachuap railway dual-track service is expected to be fully operational. Swifter commute by locomotive will be possible with completion of dual-track construction, which is anticipated by the end of this year. The…
No Covid vaccine or test required for Thailand entry
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: From October 1, 2022 passengers are no longer required to show proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test to enter Thailand, a meeting has confirmed. The meeting, convened by the National Communicable Disease Committee on September 21, also agreed to cease random sample testing of arriving passengers as well as mandatory…
Prachuap household utility bills eligible for discounts under electric scheme
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Measures recently approved by the Thai Cabinet to mitigate rising energy prices by reducing household utility bills could offer temporary relief for tens of thousands of Prachuap households, and millions across the kingdom. The National News Bureau of Thailand reports that the measures, proposed by the Ministry of Energy, include discounts on…
Covid-19 officially not ‘dangerous’ from October 1
BANGKOK: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has announced their intention to downgrade the official status of Covid-19 as “a “dangerous communicable disease” to “communicable disease under surveillance” starting October 1. The announcement, as reported by Bangkok Post and confirmed by the Royal Thai Government, has bolstered expectations for the coming “high season” for tourism, which traditionally…
Sustained Covid measures urged for food delivery service
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: September 14: Don’t expect to have any googly-eyed, intimate moments with your beloved Thai food delivery person any time soon. The Prachuap Khiri Khan Public Relations Department (PRD) on its Facebook page asked for sustained cooperation in adhering to the Public Health Department’s strict sanitation measures concerning food businesses, and specifically food…