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  • Guides5 best Isaan restaurants in Bangkok
    Lydia Kwa LarPublished: 13:54, 11 September 2024
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    5 best Isaan restaurants in Bangkok

    Are you craving bold Isaan flavours? Bangkok has hidden gems that deliver. Isaan food is known for its perfect spicy, sour, and savoury mix, offering a delicious glimpse into the region’s rich culture. From grilled meats to spicy salads, each dish showcases traditional flavours. Whether you love som tam, larb, or gai yang, Bangkok offers plenty of spots to savour…

  • Crime NewsUPDATE: Woman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand
    leahPublished: 11:38, 12 July 2022
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    UPDATE: Woman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand

    UPDATE: Today, police arrested the man suspected of murdering his wife, Daeng, whose body was found naked and covered in bite marks at her home in Buriram on Monday. Police detained and arrested Nithipot, aka “Dao” at a relative’s house in Huai Thalaeng district in Nakhon Ratchasima province this morning. Police brought him back to Buriram for questioning at Phutthaisong…

  • Crime NewsWoman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand
    leahPublished: 11:32, 11 July 2022
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    Woman’s corpse “naked and covered in bite marks” found in northeast Thailand

    Police have launched a murder investigation after a 55 year old woman’s body was found “naked and covered in bite marks” at a house in Buriram province, northeast Thailand, yesterday. The prime suspect in the case so far is the woman’s husband, who mysteriously disappeared around the time of the murder. Officers from Phuttaisong Police Station rushed to a two-story…

  • Northern Thailand NewsKorat closes noodle shop and a Tesco following Covid outbreak
    Jack ConnorPublished: 14:06, 14 September 2021
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    Korat closes noodle shop and a Tesco following Covid outbreak

    The northeastern Thai province Nakhon Ratchasima, also known by its shorter form, Korat, continues to see Covid issues. The province has announced that it has 2 new Covid clusters located in the Bua Yai district. One of the outbreaks is at a noodle shop and the other is at a Tesco Lotus. 14 people have tested positive for Covid. The…

  • Covid-19 NewsKhon Kaen schools closed until July 16 as Covid continues to spread
    Jack ConnorPublished: 12:07, 02 July 2021
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    Khon Kaen schools closed until July 16 as Covid continues to spread

    Khon Kaen, a northeastern province and part of the Isan region, is closing its schools closed until July 16 as Covid continues to spread throughout the province and nearby areas. Further, students that attend boarding schools have been closed off and parents are not allowed to visit until July 16. In the Khon Kaen province, there have been 667 reported…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan “test drives” car, never to be seen again
    Jack ConnorPublished: 16:58, 28 May 2021
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    Man “test drives” car, never to be seen again

    Panya Muenknam, a 50 year old owner of the used car shop “Khao Wong Rot Ban”, located in the Kalasin province, northeasten Thailand, has one less car on his lot after a man took a car for a “test drive” …and never came back. The owner posted on his Facebook about the theft on May 26, and according to Panya…

  • World NewsTwo transnational drug smuggling gangs busted
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 09:47, 10 June 2020
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    Two transnational drug smuggling gangs busted

    Police have cracked down on two transnational drug trafficking gangs who both smuggle and distribute large amounts of methamphetamine as well as other drugs in and out of Thailand. 11 members of the gang “Black Sashimi” were arrested for drugs trafficked from Thailand to Japan using Thai females ‘mules’ to carry the drugs into the country. The alleged gang leader,…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCross-border drug trafficking is a “leading concern”
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:16, 25 May 2020
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    Cross-border drug trafficking is a “leading concern”

    Thousands of people have been arrested since October for drug trafficking in Northeast Thailand. Methamphetamine and cannabis cross the Laos and Cambodia borders into Thailand and make their way down to Bangkok other parts of Thailand. According to Bangkok Post, the issue has now become a leading concern for Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin. 18,360 people were arrested from 17,685 cases…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMother leaves newborn in north east forest after giving birth
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 13:56, 19 May 2020
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    Mother leaves newborn in north east forest after giving birth

    A newborn baby was found in an Isaan forest recently. Thai news reports say that the baby was covered in blood with the umbilical cord still attached. Luckily, the baby survived and is now in the care of a local hospital. A villager found the newborn while walking through the forest in the Nakhon Ratchasima province, north east Thailand, and…

  • Northern Thailand NewsDengue fever on the rise in Isaan
    Caitlin AshworthPublished: 10:58, 18 May 2020
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    Dengue fever on the rise in Isaan

    While the country is slowly getting a handle on containing the coronavirus pandemic, the Isaan region is tackling a bout of dengue fever. There’s been a rise of the mosquito-borne illness in Nakhon Ratchasima with 737 cases. Local health volunteers have ramped up initiatives to prevent the further spread of the disease. Abate sand granules are being used to kill mosquito…