PHUKET: Phuket’s 201st Vegetarian Festival reaches its final day today (Oct 18), with the last morning deity procession drawing crowds to Phuket Town ahead of tonight’s mass farewell ceremony at Saphan Hin.
PHUKET: Phuket’s 201st Vegetarian Festival reaches its final day today (Oct 18), with the last morning deity procession drawing crowds to Phuket Town ahead of tonight’s mass farewell ceremony at Saphan Hin.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul posted a Facebook video showing him helping a vendor hand out longan juice to locals and foreign tourists late at night. He used the moment to promote Thai beverages, noting that longan juice is as worth trying as the famous 'O-LIANG' iced black coffee. The vendor praised the PM for his kindness in distributing the drink.
A scammer posing as Uncle Yothin’s daughter contacted him via phone, crying and asking for money, prompting the elderly man to break down in tears. The Fa Foundation uncovered the fraud by questioning the caller about family details, and later challenged her to take a DNA test. Authorities have identified the phone number as a scam line, easing Uncle Yothin’s distress over false rumors about his marital status.
Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Sukchai Chomglin, assigned the Department of Climate Change and Environment to sign two memoranda of understanding aimed at advancing the country’s Net Zero ambitions. The agreements, signed at the IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings 2026, involve Krung Thai Bank providing an initial 20 million baht fund for a just transition roadmap and greenhouse‑gas reduction mechanisms, with PTT also joining the second MOU on blended finance for low‑carbon industry projects. Officials stressed that the transition must be inclusive, ensuring SMEs, farmers, workers and communities are not left behind.
BANGKOK — 17 October 2026, Metropolitan police rescued a university student who was manipulated by a call-centre scam gang into isolating themselves and staging a fake kidnapping to pressure their parents into paying a ransom, police said. Pathumwan Police Station received a report from the student’s parents that their child had gone missing from their […]
On October 18, 2026, a Bangkok–Nakhon Phanom tour bus overturned on Mittraphap Road near Korat, killing the driver and seriously injuring one passenger. Thirty‑nine others suffered minor injuries. Rescue crews rushed to the scene, providing aid and transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals while police investigate the cause.
PHUKET: Marine authorities have warned beachgoers to watch for stinging jellyfish during the monsoon season, with vinegar supplies and warning signs put in place as part of efforts to improve beach safety.
A neighbor in Kamphaeng Phet defrauded two women by inventing excuses such as land sales, legal fees and medical costs to trick them into transferring millions of baht. The victims report losses of at least 2 million baht each, with total damages possibly reaching 10 million baht, and have filed a police complaint. Authorities are investigating the money trail and possible additional victims.
Actress Ploy Chermol spoke at the Pink Ribbon Run 2026 in Bangkok about the high cost of her cancer treatment, saying it would have been disastrous without insurance. She urged patients to stay positive, seek early detection, and rely on family and friends for support while continuing her own medication and regular check‑ups.
PHUKET: The Phuket Provincial Red Cross Chapter distributed essential supplies to disadvantaged residents in Sakhu this week as part of an initiative commemorating the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great (Rama IX).
Three Nigerian men were arrested during a Bangkok drug investigation in which police seized approximately 103 grammes of cocaine, along with chalk and baking soda allegedly used to increase its volume. The Immigration Bureau announced the operation yesterday, October 17, following a joint investigation involving immigration officers and anti-narcotics police. Officers initially investigated a 42 … The story Three Nigerians arrested in Bangkok cocaine investigation as seen on Thaiger News.