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BTSC has introduced two Xtreme Savings fare packages on the core Green Line, offering cheaper travel options for regular and short-distance commuters.

The ministry is considering extra health insurance requirements for foreigners entering Thailand after unpaid treatment bills left public hospitals under strain.

The Interior Ministry has ordered governors in 17 northern provinces to intensify PM2.5 mitigation, enforce the law strictly and sustain action until conditions return to normal.

Deputy Governor Siwakorn Buapong said Mueang Na in Chiang Dao has recorded PM2.5 above 125µg/m³ for four straight days, with a disaster declaration possible tomorrow.

Thailand considers cutting fuel excise tax as oil prices soar, risking up to 14 billion baht monthly revenue loss amid global energy crisis

The Thai Meteorological Department says upper Thailand will remain hot to very hot on March 31, 2026, while 21 provinces will experience thunderstorms and gusty winds.

Thailand fuel prices rise March 31, 2026, with diesel topping 40 baht per litre after OFFAC hike amid global oil surge and deepening Oil Fund deficit

Thailand has ruled out an energy emergency for now, saying fuel supplies are stabilising even as diesel prices remain under pressure from global oil volatility

On March 30, 2026, IQAir ranked Chiang Mai as the world’s worst for air quality at 10.00am, with an AQI of 233. Officials issued health alerts as wildfire spread in Mae Taeng.

DIP says that a first-quarter 2026 crackdown on market and online IP violations led to the seizure of more than 720,000 illegal items worth over Bt757 million baht.

A Canadian tourist reportedly suffered heart failure and died while climbing the 1,260-step “summit challenge” at Krabi’s Tiger Cave Temple, in what local reports said was the second fatality there in three days.

Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry says reports that the heat index could reach 60°C in early April 2026 are accurate, citing the Meteorological Department and urging the public to follow heat-safety guidance.

The veteran statesman and telecommunications pioneer, who held the commerce and education portfolios, passed away peacefully on 28 March