Public warned to stay alert to drowning risk
Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has warned the public to take extra care over the Songkran holidays given the annual rise in drownings around the time of the water festival.

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Waterspout causes alarm near Phuket marina
A waterspout that formed just off a yacht marina in Chalong Bay in Phuket caused alarm among boaters and onlookers on Friday.

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Tourist boat bursts into flames off Koh Kut
At least two people were injured after a tourist boat carrying a family of four caught fire off the shores of Koh Kut in Trat province on Friday.

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Two Chinese arrested for thefts on plane to Bangkok
Two Chinese passengers have been arrested and charged for stealing cash from other travellers on a flight from Macao to Bangkok.

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Light signal brings hope for quake survivor of collapsed building
The detection of a light, likely from a mobile phone, has reignited hopes of finding survivors in the collapsed government building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.

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New plan to promote food waste sorting
Households in six districts across Bangkok will be eligible to get a discount on their rubbish collection fee if they sort their food scraps from their general waste, according to an adviser to Bangkok governor Pornphrom Vikitsreth.

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