PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: April 1, 2026: Businesses and livelihoods across the greater TriCove area are beginning to feel the impact of rising global oil prices, as a sharp surge in energy and fuel costs linked to escalating conflict involving Iran ripples through Thailand’s economy. On the ground, small operators say they can no longer absorb…
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Myanmar woman charged in ‘parking fee’ scam at Prachuap train station
Mueang Prachuap Khiri Khan: March 20, 2026 — Immigration officers detained and charged a Myanmar national accused of unlawfully collecting parking fees from motorists near a Prachuap train station railway-side lot. According to Top News Thai report, The operation, carried out by officers from the Prachuap Khiri Khan Immigration Office (สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมืองจังหวัดประจวบคีรีขันธ์) in coordination with the…
Bang Saphan bridge collapse raises infrastructure concerns
Infrastructure vulnerability concerns raised in Prachuap Khiri Khan fallen bridge incident On February 25, 2025, the collapse of a bridge in Bang Saphan has raised serious concerns about the safety and reliability of infrastructure in Prachuap Khiri Khan. The bridge, a vital link connecting local communities and supporting essential traffic, collapsed due to what local…
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…
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…
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….