By Thai Newsroom Reporters A TRIO OF PARTIES, namely the Bhumjaithai, Pheu Thai and People’s, are decisively contesting against one another in the Feb.8 election throughout northeastern Thailand where most of the country’s constituencies are located with results being forecast to come out in neck-and-neck fashion, according to a reliable NIDA academic. Pichai Ratanadilok
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Touring local wisdom and soft power in Northeast Thailand
A STUDY trip organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the diplomatic corps and media to the Northeast was appropriately themed: “The Charm of Isaan:Transforming Local Wisdom into Creative Economy.” Participants were transported back in time to an era when simplicity, carbon-neutrality, organic and herb-based food were just a normal
Read moreDrug gangs selling meths at only 5 baht a pill in 3 Northeastern border provinces
DRUG barons have slashed the price of methamphetamine pills to only 5 baht each after weakening the composition with this low-priced variety now available at three Northeastern border provinces, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 20). Col. Sivadol Yarklai, commander of Third Infantry Division and head of the drug suppression unit in the Northeastern
Read morePilot warns of festival rockets endangering flights
A THAI PILOT related a shocking incident when a rocket fired during Bun Bang Fai festival in the Northeast blazed past the airplane reaching almost 8,000 feet above sea level and urged organisers to get permission from aviation authorities before allowing people to set off these enormous home-made rockets, Naewna newspaper said today (May
Read morePM zeroing in on rogue road projects in Isaan
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin might probably launch investigation into alleged conspiracies amongst rogue contractors and corrupt local administrators over the bidding process for road construction projects throughout the northeastern region. Certain profiteering contractors and executive officials of varied municipalities and subdistrict administrations in a dozen Isaan provinces have been accused
Read moreFlood alert in Khon Kaen as major dam releases more water
By Thai Newsroom Reporters VILLAGERS LIVING IN a dozen districts of Khon Kaen have been told to brace for imminent flooding due to an increased volume of rainwater being released from a major dam from today (Oct.18), officials said. Those living in areas below Ubonrat dam have been alerted by the authorities to prepare
Read moreMajor dams in Isaan provinces to release more water daily
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MAJOR DAMS IN NORTHEASTERN provinces are releasing an increased volume of water daily to receive more excessive waters from above the dams and contain imminent flash floods in low-lying terrains of the entire Isaan region throughout this month, officials said today (Oct.6). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was briefed on the
Read moreSouth Korea denies blacklisting Thais from 4 northeastern provinces
THE SOUTH Korean embassy today (Mar. 16) clarified that news spreading in Thailand saying people from four northeastern provinces had been blacklisted is fake news, TV Channel 7 said. According to the false report South Korea had blacklisted people from Khon Kaen, Sisaket, Udon Thani and Yasothon provinces after marking them as red areas.
Read moreMost Esaan constituents prefer Thaksin’s daughter for PM: Poll
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MOST NORTHEASTERN CONSTITUENTS, commonly known as Esaan villagers, would prefer Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of de facto Pheu Thai Party boss Thaksin Shinawatra, for prime minister after the next general election, says an opinion poll. According to Khon Kaen University’s Esaan Centre for Business & Economic Research poll recently conducted with
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