Phra Bat Yai peak, located in Mueang Old Town area of Sukhothai province, has become a major travel destination for hikers and nature enthusiasts who come to enjoy the stunning mountain views and fresh atmosphere. The growing popularity has drawn crowds of visitors and locals checking in daily, especially during the rainy season when lush greenery and cool breezes make the experience more pleasant. The 775-meter ascent takes about 30 minutes for people in normal physical condition to reach the summit.

Many first-time visitors who came after seeing posts on social media expressed amazement at the views. The highlight is the prominent high mountain shrouded in white mist that resembles Japan's Mount Fuji, earning it the nickname "Fuji Sukhothai." Visitors encouraged others to experience the atmosphere firsthand, saying they would not be disappointed.

Beyond Phra Bat Yai peak, the route also features other important attractions such as Sridhong (Tham Nam Phra Ruang), a large earthen dam in Sukhothai, and Wat Saphan Hin, a temple situated 200 meters high on a hill that houses the globally acclaimed "Phra Attharasat," a standing Buddha statue.

Phra Bat Yai Temple is an important historical site that once housed a replica footprint of Buddha, built under King Maha Thammaracha Lithai in 1902. The footprint replica has since been moved to a shrine on Wat Trapang Thong island. Historical inscriptions reveal that people in the Sukhothai period knew this peak as "Khao Sumana Kud Bampot."

A 24-year-old man was found smoking cannabis at Nakhon Nayok Hospital on August 7. Hospital security reported a man smoking at a stone table near the obstetrics building, prompting police to investigate. Officers found the man in a white and black striped shirt crouching at a marble table and questioned him. A search of his belongings revealed a bag of cannabis and a knife, which were confiscated. Police also recovered a modified plastic bottle used as a smoking device that the man had hidden under a tree by the hospital wall. The suspect, identified as Mr. A (pseudonym), 24, apologized and admitted to smoking cannabis at the hospital, promising not to do so again. Hospital staff did not pursue charges and released him with a warning because he was there to care for his hospitalized mother.

Authorities are arranging the deportation of Odd Stian Hesseberg, a 44-year-old Norwegian man found living as a vagrant and scavenging through garbage in Bang Talat Subdistrict, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi Province, where he had been sleeping in temple pavilions. Hesseberg entered Thailand on March 3, 2023, on a 30-day tourist visa and subsequently applied for extensions, with his last recorded permission at Nakhon Sawan Immigration on April 21, 2023. Immigration authorities in Nonthaburi have now found him to be overstaying by 1,179 days and have detained him for questioning; they will proceed with legal processes to coordinate with his embassy for repatriation to Norway. Hesseberg expressed his gratitude to temple officials and local residents who supported him throughout his stay, and said he was pleased to be returning home after more than three years in Thailand.

The Thailand Junior Championship – AJGA International Pathway Series 2026 will launch at Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai from August 13–16, 2025. As part of the AJGA International Pathway Series, it provides young golfers worldwide the chance to develop their skills and build pathways to international golf competition. The event aims to give Thai junior golfers a platform to compete against foreign athletes and advance toward opportunities at universities in the United States. The championship has been officially included in the AJGA International Pathway Series calendar.

The event is being presided over by Surasak Koetjuntuk, Deputy Director-General of the Thai Sports Authority's Sports Promotion Division. Attending the press conference are Bheem Nakhonsri, Head of the Sports Fund Division; Dr. Taweevat Taweepol, Chief Executive Officer of Rand Development; and junior golfer representatives including Richie Kittiwattanakul, who has won two AJGA championships in the United States (Moon Golf Junior All-Star presented by Auburn-Opelika Tourism and AJGA Junior All-Star at Cypress Lakes).

Surasak Koetjuntuk stated that this is an excellent opportunity for Thai youth to advance golf development and serves as an important platform for future competition. Bheem Nakhonsri expressed confidence in the potential of Thailand's young golfers to compete internationally and hopes to see them succeed in future competitions. Dr. Taweevat Taweepol highlighted the honor of multiple sectors supporting the event, noting that as second-time hosts, they view this as cultivating quality talent that can progress to other international competitions.

The competition will be held over three days with 54 holes of stroke play at Alpine Golf Resort Chiang Mai from August 13–16, 2025, providing a pathway for participants to advance toward competing and studying at universities in the United States.

On August 7, Phuket City Police, under the supervision of Pol. Col. Chatri Chuekaew, led a raid on a rental room in Soi Kingkaew, Moo 3, Rattada subdistrict, Phuket City. The operation was conducted by deputy superintendent Pol. Lt. Krapol Liang Bunjinda and investigator Pol. Lt. Kan Aksonthong, together with Pudthachad Sangpraphan, a pharmaceutical specialist from the Phuket Provincial Health Office. Police arrested Ms. Ploy (alias), age 25, and seized four peptide weight-loss pen sets, twelve 0.5 cc syringes, and a mobile phone. The investigation began after residents reported that the rental room was illegally selling unregistered weight-loss products. Officers charged her under the Pharmaceutical Act B.E. 2510, Section 12, which prohibits the manufacture, sale, import, or ordering of pharmaceutical products without proper license, and Section 72, which prohibits the production and sale of unregistered medicines. The suspect was handed over to Phuket City Police for further legal proceedings.

On August 7, 2026, Dr. Trin Phothiraksa, a lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at Mahidol University's Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, offered expert analysis of the school shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi that left multiple people dead and injured. Dr. Trin explained that before such incidents occur, children typically accumulate feelings of shame, hurt, resentment, and pain—or a sense of being treated unjustly—until their capacity for anger reaches a breaking point. Understanding what experiences contribute to this buildup is essential.

Regarding targeted violent incidents of this nature, many cases do not result from momentary impulse or poor emotional control, but rather from prolonged accumulation of grievances followed by deliberate planning and preparation, such as acquiring weapons. Therefore, identifying ways to interrupt this process is critically important. Dr. Trin also stressed the need to examine the online environment, noting that while video games are not the primary cause, they can serve as a contributing or isolating factor that disconnects the perpetrator from reality. Games thus play a role in behavior but are not the whole picture.