Chumphon, Thailand News

Ancient seafolk wisdom is being used to help restore the richness of Thai marine and river life.

The Department of Special Investigation yesterday arrested a Rohingya man they allege helped arrange worker registration and produce fake immigrant worker ID cards for some 7,000 Rohingya people before sending them off as fishery workers and maids.

Relatives of people who died in the 2004 Tak Bai crackdown will petition against a Songkhla court ruling which cleared security forces of any wrongdoing in their handling of those held in custody.

Michelin Siam went out on a limb to prove that its XDA 2+ Energy and XZA 2+ Energy energy-saving commercial-vehicle tyres actually save 5% on fuel costs when fitted to a Mitsubishi Fuso 18-wheel truck.

Wimol Kaewchoo's eyes, shaded behind a dark pair of sunglasses, do not only watch for traffic mischief on the highway.

The Meteorological Department Thursday warned residents of Ranong and Chumphon to brace themselves for possible heavy rains and flash floods.

Kamphan Hongsaen, a Nong Khai native, finished her training for rubber-tapping last week and hopes the new job will bring her greater prosperity.

The Public Health Ministry aims to destroy mosquito breeding grounds to tackle a dengue-fever outbreak that has caused 8,225 people to fall ill and killed eight since January.

Is it really safe to use an automated teller machine? Probably not. According to police data, ATM fraud has caused an estimated Bt100 million in damage so far, with the latest case earlier this month seeing ...

A Malaysian man accused of bank card fraud in the southern province of Chumphon faces the additional charge of offering police 1.2 million baht in exchange for his freedom.

As my facemask broke the surface of the water and I looked around, one thought filled my mind: This is a piece of paradise.

Pangolins in Southeast Asia are dwindling in numbers due to poaching activities, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Wildlife Enforcement Network said on Tuesday.

The souring of school milk supply contracts all stems from a cabinet resolution issued when Thaksin Shinawatra was in power, says Tharit Pengdit, secretary-general of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption ...

The Food and Drug Administration has fined a milk factory in Thung Tako district of Chumphon province 10,000 baht for producing substandard school milk.

A Thai Rath writer commented that any time he reads about unscrupulous vendors causing problems for the school milk distribution programme he is saddened that they can be so blinded by greed and profit as to ...

An anti-graft agency is gearing up for a nationwide investigation into school milk supplies after its probe into the scandal in Chumphon uncovered possible price collusion in the scheme.

Confirming suspicions about free school milk, latest test results show the product at one school is indeed substandard.

In what has become an annual occurrence, the Fisheries Department has issued a three-month fishing ban in parts of the Gulf of Thailand, effective today and running until May 15.

The Valentine's Day approaching, here is a list of activities for activities travellers can forward to if visiting southern Thailand.

With the upgrading of Route 2 to the south of Bangkok, Prachuap Province has become within easy reach of the capital for long weekend trippers.