Fuel prices rose effective from 05:00 on August 19, 2025, according to the Office of Energy Policy and Planning. The following are the latest prices at five major fuel stations:

PTT Station (August 19): Gasohol 95: 37.69 baht/liter Gasohol E20: 32.69 baht/liter Gasohol E85: 28.63 baht/liter Gasohol 91: 37.32 baht/liter Gasohol 95 Premium: 47.79 baht/liter Gasohol 99 Premium: 49.79 baht/liter Benzene 95: 46.68 baht/liter Diesel: 38.39 baht/liter Diesel B20: 33.39 baht/liter Diesel Premium: 50.05 baht/liter

Bangchak Station (August 19): Gasohol 95: 37.69 baht/liter Gasohol E20: 32.69 baht/liter Gasohol E85: 28.63 baht/liter Gasohol 91: 37.32 baht/liter Gasohol 95 Premium: 49.29 baht/liter Diesel B7: 38.39 baht/liter Diesel B20: 33.39 baht/liter Diesel Premium: 49.25 baht/liter

PT Station (August 19): Gasohol 95: 37.69 baht/liter Gasohol E20: 32.69 baht/liter Gasohol 91: 37.32 baht/liter Benzene 95: 47.18 baht/liter Diesel B7: 38.39 baht/liter Diesel B20: 33.39 baht/liter

Shell Station (August 19): Gasohol 95: 38.19 baht/liter Gasohol E20: 32.89 baht/liter Gasohol 91: 37.82 baht/liter Gasohol 95 Premium: 49.84 baht/liter Diesel B7: 38.39 baht/liter Diesel B20: 33.39 baht/liter Diesel Premium: 49.84 baht/liter

Caltex Station (August 19): Gasohol 95: 37.69 baht/liter Gasohol E20: 32.69 baht/liter Gasohol 91: 37.32 baht/liter Benzene 95: 49.26 baht/liter Diesel B7: 38.39 baht/liter Diesel B20: 33.39 baht/liter Diesel Premium: 49.25 baht/liter

A fierce fire swept through a wooden house community on Ratchdaphisek Soi 7, destroying five structures. Emergency responders mobilized to control the blaze and investigate the cause.

At 1:53 a.m. on August 19, 2025, the emergency line received a report of a residential fire on Ratchdaphisek Soi 7, Lane 15-4-1, in Din Daeng district, Bangkok. The Huai Khwang fire station, rescue units, and volunteers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation immediately responded.

The scene consisted of closely built two-story wooden houses engulfed in intense flames. Nearby residents were alarmed and evacuated. Fire trucks faced difficulty entering the narrow soi, forcing firefighters and rescue volunteers to manually carry equipment into the area before deploying water cannons to prevent the fire from spreading. The fire was brought under control in approximately 30 minutes.

Initial investigations revealed that four to five houses were destroyed by the fire. No injuries or deaths were reported at the scene. Police are continuing their investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

A noodle shop owner in Nonthaburi has reported a theft to police after two teenage suspects on a motorcycle broke into locked food storage containers outside his shop and made off with ingredients worth over 3,000 baht. The incident occurred on August 12 at Hia Kai Rad Nah shop in Bang Bua Thong subdistrict, Bang Bua Thong district, Nonthaburi province, at around 1:26 a.m. Security footage shows a male suspect operating the motorcycle with a female passenger, who acted as lookout while the man used a screwdriver to pry open the lock on two chilled storage tanks containing 10 kilograms of marinated pork, 3 kilograms of fresh shrimp, and 5 kilograms of shrimp balls. The male suspect removed the ingredients in two bags and fled on the motorcycle.

Shop owner Thanon Sawaban, 46, commonly known as Hia Kai, discovered the theft the following morning when his employee arrived to open. He reviewed security footage from within the residential area, which captured the suspects arriving, stationing the motorcycle with the female keeping watch, and the male entering the shop to break into the storage containers. The footage also showed the suspect escaping into a nearby soi at 1:28 a.m. Hia Kai told reporters that the economic situation made the theft particularly frustrating, as business was already struggling. He expressed his belief that the suspects are a young couple, though he did not recognize them. He told police he cursed them, saying that stolen food would never bring happiness, and filed a report at Bang Bua Thong Police Station. Police are investigating using CCTV footage and searching for leads, noting that the motorcycle used in the theft bore no license plate.

Princess Sirivannavari visited the Surin Armed Forces at Veerawatthana Yothin Camp in Muang District, Surin Province, on August 18, 2025, accompanied by Defence Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and senior military commanders. The princess received a briefing on the unit's operations and responsibilities in maintaining national security and sovereignty within its area of responsibility. She then addressed bereaved families and injured personnel, offering royal counsel and encouragement. The princess subsequently visited the Surin Armed Forces command headquarters, presented gifts to unit commanders, and addressed senior military officers at a second location. During the visit, she viewed military exhibitions and museums displaying the unit's history and operations, and planted a Southern rain tree as a memorial. The royal visit brought profound joy and gratitude to military personnel and their families, particularly to those who have lost loved ones or suffered injuries in service. The Defence Ministry expressed its appreciation and noted that the visit provides important encouragement to all service members in their dedication to protecting national sovereignty, security, and public safety.

On August 18, Deputy Sergeant Major Songphop Kamjai of Udon Thani City Police received a report from a 52-year-old market vendor and good citizen who had found a white women's wallet at the Municipality Market 2 in Mak Khaeng subdistrict. The wallet contained government documents, a national ID card, several other important cards, and 370 baht in cash. Police logged the find and traced the owner.

The vendor, Nang, explained that her granddaughter discovered the wallet on August 16 while opening their market stall. Nang found it still there the next morning when she arrived to set up. After seeing it contained important documents and ID cards, she decided to safeguard it and wait for the owner to come retrieve it. When no one claimed it after another day, she brought it to police because she feared the owner would face hardship, especially regarding lost documents.

"We didn't want to keep what wasn't ours. We were worried about the owner having trouble, especially with important documents. We wanted them to come get it back quickly," Nang said.

Kinirat, 53, the wallet's owner, later came to Udon Thani City Police to retrieve it. She confirmed all contents were intact, not a single baht missing. Kinirat recalled shopping at the market that day, buying vegetables and other items, unaware she had lost the wallet. She only noticed it missing around 9 p.m. that evening after checking at home. She was anxious until police called to say a good citizen had found it and turned it in.

Kinirat revealed her greatest worry was not the 400 baht in cash, but her bedridden mother's ID card. Replacing it would have been difficult and troublesome. "At first I thought if someone kept the money, that was okay as long as they returned my national ID. I never expected to get everything back intact. I'm truly grateful to the good citizen and the police," she said emotionally.

When asked if she would be more careful in future, Kinirat laughed good-naturedly: "I'll probably forget just like before. I'm naturally forgetful anyway."

The heartwarming story brought joy to everyone involved—both the wallet's finder and its owner.

Immigration officers in Nong Khai arrested four Chinese men and one Thai driver after crossing the Mekong River from Laos en route to Myanmar. The joint operation by Nong Khai immigration, provincial police, and customs officials intercepted a Honda City vehicle at Nong Song Hong intersection heading toward Tha Bo District. Inside the car was Udom Saehaa, 40, a driver from Rong Kwang District in Phrae Province, and four Chinese men aged 22 to 26.

Police found seven backpacks in the rear storage area covered with mud, containing numerous laptops, internet signal transmitters, and mobile phones. When questioned through a Chinese interpreter, the Chinese nationals claimed not to know who owned the equipment and provided no useful information. The Thai driver, Udom, confessed to picking up the Chinese men from the Mekong riverbank in Pho Phisai District for 6,000 baht each, with plans to transport them to Phitsanulok Province before handing them over to contacts who would take them to Myanmar.

Investigators found no passports among the group, and intelligence suggests eight Chinese nationals entered Thailand illegally, all evading a crackdown in Vientiane. Officers believe this is a network relocation operation for online scammers of various types. The group maintained constant internet connectivity throughout their journey. Legal action will proceed against all suspects.