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…
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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…
Bleached Prachuap Khiri Khan snorkeling islands to be closed to tourists
June 3: Hat Wanakorn National Park in Thap Sakae District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, has announced the closure of the Koh Jaan (เกาะจาน) and Koh Thaitree (เกาะท้ายทรีย์) islands to tourism starting June 11. This decision comes in response to significant coral bleaching observed in the reefs around Charn Island. Additionally, June marks the lowest tides…
14 perish, 35 hospitalized in bus smash outside Prachuap
Mueang Prachuap, May 14: A bus crash early on Tuesday claimed the lives of 14 individuals and left over 30 others injured. The incident took place just south of Prachuap Khiri Khan city as the bus was en route from Bangkok to Songkhla province in the south, carrying 49 passengers. The bus veered off the…
Floods prompt passengers to abandon train in Prachuap Khiri Khan
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…
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…
‘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…