Khon Kaen

  • Crime NewsThai woman hides 400 yaba pills in vagina to cover for drug-dealing husband

    Thai woman hides 400 yaba pills in vagina to cover for drug-dealing husband

    A Thai woman hid 402 pills of yaba (methamphetamine) inside her vagina in an attempt to cover for her drug-dealing husband during a raid at his house in Khon Kaen province in northeast Thailand on Monday. As the sun rose on Monday, officers from Ban Had Police Station raided the home of a suspected drug trafficker. Police were met by…

  • Northern Thailand NewsForest ranger and 4 locals arrested for illegal logging in northeast Thailand

    Forest ranger and 4 locals arrested for illegal logging in northeast Thailand

    Yesterday, police arrested a forest ranger – whose duty is to protect the forest – and four of his friends for illegal logging in Khon Kaen province in northeast Thailand. The gang cut down protected and valuable species such as Siamese rosewood and Burmese padauk. The police’s Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD) recently travelled to Khon Kaen’s Nong Ruea district…

  • Crime NewsCareer drug dealer arrested again along with wife in Khon Kaen

    Career drug dealer arrested again along with wife in Khon Kaen

    A career drug dealer is under arrest again in Khon Kaen, but this time his wife is also in trouble with the law. 40 year old Samakchai and his 20 year old wife, Warisara, are now in custody after narcotics suppression police searched their rented room. Police say they found 100,000 methamphetamine pills and some ketamine. The raid came after…

  • Crime NewsMan allegedly strangles ex-wife and dumps her body on roadside in northeast Thailand

    Man allegedly strangles ex-wife and dumps her body on roadside in northeast Thailand

    A Thai man allegedly strangled his ex-wife to death before dumping her body on the side of the road in Chaiyaphum province in northeast Thailand last night. Police have issued a warrant for his arrest. The body of 36 year old Jib was found on the roadside in Kaeng Khro District early this morning. Police say it was clear she…

  • Northern Thailand NewsBloody end to innocent celebratory nap

    Bloody end to innocent celebratory nap

    An Udon Thani woman who was attacked by her husband last week is now looking around for someone new. Husband Somchai returned home early, and threw her lover out of her bed, before stabbing him. Chanoknat says she is unhappy with her husband Somchai Sonangam. According to Bangkok Post, the 44 years old says her rude husband barged in on her…

  • Northern Thailand NewsInmate who escaped Khon Kaen hospital back in custody

    Inmate who escaped Khon Kaen hospital back in custody

    An inmate convicted of drug charges who escaped from a Khon Kaen hospital on Friday has been recaptured. He had been taken to Phon Hospital for treatment and in the wee hours of Friday morning made a daring escape. He tried to flee and hide but he was found just 300 metres from the hospital. The 41 year old man…

  • EventsE-San Music Festival draws thousands to northeast Thailand this weekend

    E-San Music Festival draws thousands to northeast Thailand this weekend

    E-san Music Festival returns for a 10th time in Khon Kaen province in northeast Thailand this weekend. At least 100,000 people are expected to attend. The hippie festival, dubbed “Thailand’s Woodstock,” draws Thais and foreign tourists to Khon Kaen year-in-and-year-out. Usually, E-san Music Festival is held at the province’s giant Ubonratana Dam in the Phu Wiang district. However, the dam…

  • Crime NewsMore civil servants fall victim to Thailand’s drug ‘war’

    More civil servants fall victim to Thailand’s drug ‘war’

    Twenty-one civil servants in Khon Kaen tested positive for drugs during a recent campaign in Thailand’s “war” on drugs. More than 760,000 pills, many weapons, explosives and rounds of ammunition were seized during raids at 900 locations in the province in the previous four weeks, said Governor Kraisorn Kongchalard. Some 192 suspects were arrested for firearms offences with 180 weapons…

  • Road deathsAbbot crashes into motorbike killing village chief’s daughter in northeast Thailand

    Abbot crashes into motorbike killing village chief’s daughter in northeast Thailand

    The abbot of a famous temple pulled out onto the main road causing a motorbike to crash into his car in Khon Kaen province, northeast Thailand, yesterday afternoon. The village headman’s 23 year old daughter died in the crash and her brother was injured. The 74 year old monk, Phra Sen Sikayom, is the acting abbot of Wat Suwannaram in Bang…

  • Thailand NewsMonk ends Buddhist Lent with a bang in northeast Thailand

    Monk ends Buddhist Lent with a bang in northeast Thailand

    Police picked up an inebriated, half-naked monk from the side of the road in Khon Kaen province, northeast Thailand, on one of the most auspicious Buddhist holidays of the year – Awk Pansa (exit Pansa) on Monday. Buddhist monks and maechis came out of their temples for the first time in three months on Monday upon completion of a period of…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMan shot dead near airport in northeast Thailand

    Man shot dead near airport in northeast Thailand

    A man was shot dead yesterday near an airport in northeast Thailand. The man, 40 year old Phanom Thipratanamongkol, had worked as a mobile phone businessman. He was shot on the road leading to the entrance of Khon Kaen Airport. Police found Phanom with a gold chain in one hand, and a pendant in the other. He had two bullets…

  • Thailand NewsKhon Kaen Police give residents iron rods to protect themselves

    Khon Kaen Police give residents iron rods to protect themselves

    Cash-strapped Khon Kaen Police launched a new initiative to help protect residents from violent drug addicts and psychiatric patients. They have supplied communities with long iron rods to control them. Khon Kaen Police admit they have been forced into the measures because the province lacks police officers. Pattaya Police introduced a similar initiative in June. The Commander of the Khon…

  • Road deathsTruck overturns in NE Thailand, driver dies, losing 1.5 million baht of beer

    Truck overturns in NE Thailand, driver dies, losing 1.5 million baht of beer

    A tow truck carrying 1.5 million baht’s worth of beer overturned as it went round a sharp turn on a road in Khon Kaen province, northeast Thailand, this morning. The driver was instantly killed in the accident. Peuai Noi Police Station received a call at 7.30am to say that an alcohol truck had overturned in the Pueai Noi district. Police,…

  • Northern Thailand NewsUPDATE: Sexy Thai model fined 5,000 baht for dancing topless in club

    UPDATE: Sexy Thai model fined 5,000 baht for dancing topless in club

    UPDATE: Thai model and DJ “Oil Kissyface” has been slapped with another 5,000 baht for more sexy antics. Oil was previously fined 5,000 baht under the Public Obscenity Act after a video of her dancing topless at a nightclub in Khon Kaen last week went viral on social media. After news of her fine caught the nation’s attention today, another…

  • Northern Thailand NewsSexy Thai model fined at 5,000 baht for dancing topless in club

    Sexy Thai model fined at 5,000 baht for dancing topless in club

    A sexy Thai model has been fined 5,000 baht for a public obscenity act after a video of her went viral dancing topless at a nightclub in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The nightclub was also fined for operating without a license. Paphavee “Oil” Chaimongkol, aka Oil Roi Joob, which means Oil Kissyface, was working as a DJ at…

  • Northern Thailand NewsEight women killed in drug driving accident in central Thailand

    Eight women killed in drug driving accident in central Thailand

    A minibus driver allegedly under the influence of drugs who fell asleep at the wheel faces time in prison after killing eight elderly women passengers in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen. The minibus overturned and landed in a ditch on the Khon Kaen – Kalasin Bypass Road in the Phra Lap Sub-district, Mueng Khon Kaen District, Khon Kaen province…

  • Northern Thailand NewsMother & daughter rescued from drowning at Khon Kaen Airport

    Mother & daughter rescued from drowning at Khon Kaen Airport

    A mother and daughter were rescued after accidentally driving a car into a flooded underground car park at Khon Kaen Airport in Isaan province of Thailand. A Facebook page, พระจันทร์ ลายกระต่าย V2 (The Rabbit on the Moon V2) posted pictures of a white sedan dripping in water with the caption, “Khon Kaen Airport.” The page didn’t explain the details of…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai man appeals to robbers to stop as he has nothing left

    Thai man appeals to robbers to stop as he has nothing left

    A Thai man today appealed to thieves to stop robbing him after declaring he has nothing left to steal. Niphon Muangkram’s home in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen has been robbed 6 times in 3 months with 40,000 baht of valuables taken. One of the ironies of all this is that his home is only 1 kilometre away from…

  • Technology NewsKhon Kaen, Thailand’s smart city torchbearer

    Khon Kaen, Thailand’s smart city torchbearer

    Khon Kaen has been held up as a shining example to the rest of Thailand on how to develop as a smart city. One of the four major cities of Isan in northern Thailand, Khon Kaen, was showered with praise at the 4th Apec Media Focus Group last week, hosted jointly by The Foreign Ministry, and Khon Kaen University International…

  • Northern Thailand NewsRestaurant feels heat from police after expanding business into bus stop

    Restaurant feels heat from police after expanding business into bus stop

    A restaurant was left with a sour taste in its mouth after being warned about expanding its business into a nearby bus stop. Local police officials were notified by a Facebook blogger, ขาเกือบพลิก, who complained that a restaurant in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen had taken over a bus stop and was serving food to customers. The Facebook page,…

  • Thailand NewsKhon Kaen beauty queen says she was sexually assaulted by Grab driver

    Khon Kaen beauty queen says she was sexually assaulted by Grab driver

    A Thai beauty contest winner has posted on Facebook claiming that she had been sexually assaulted by a Grab motorcycle taxi driver last Saturday in Khon Kaen, northeast Thailand. The beauty queen posted a screenshot of the Grab driver’s details online warning others against using his motorcycle taxi services. She has filed a police report at Khon Kaen City police…

  • Songkran NewsSongkran: Where to celebrate the Thai New Year in Thailand 2022

    Songkran: Where to celebrate the Thai New Year in Thailand 2022

    Despite the lack of official water fights this year, there are still plenty of ways to celebrate Songkran 2022 in Thailand. Events in Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Songkhla, Chiang Mai, Samut Prakan and other major cities have been organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, or the TAT, in line with Covid-19 prevention measures. So put the water gun down and take…

  • Northern Thailand News48 ‘restaurant’ goers test positive for drugs in Northeast Thailand

    48 ‘restaurant’ goers test positive for drugs in Northeast Thailand

    48 ‘restaurant’ goers tested positive for drugs in Khon Khaen province in Thailand’s Northeast in the early hours of this morning. Police found 62 customers in the restaurant. Apart from food, they found alcoholic drinks and packets of crystal methamphetamine on the tables. Empty packets were found in trash cans. Officers from Ban Pet police station had been tipped off …

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Update | Breakthrough in southern Thailand insurgency violence

    Thailand News Update | Breakthrough in southern Thailand insurgency violence

    The Thai government, along with the most influential rebel group in Southern Thailand, have agreed to stop violence for 40 days, for the period April 3 to May 14, which includes the holy month of Ramadan and the Songkran holidays. For the first time in the brutal decades-long conflict, unarmed rebels will be allowed to visit their families during Ramadan.…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s latest ganja product: marijuana infused fish sauce

    Thailand’s latest ganja product: marijuana infused fish sauce

    There are few products left in Thailand that haven’t yet been infused with cannabis since Anutin Charnvirakul’s marijuana mystery tour began. The latest product, marijuana infused fish sauce, debuted at an event in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen last weekend. Yum? As we have said many times before, products are currently allowed to contain a maximum of 0.2% THC,…

  • Thailand News70 year old grandma in Isaan Thailand arrested for growing one cannabis plant

    70 year old grandma in Isaan Thailand arrested for growing one cannabis plant

    A 70 year old woman from Khon Kaen in northeast Thailand spent Saturday night in a jail cell after she and her relative were arrested for growing one cannabis plant each. After 24 hours without freedom, they were granted bail of 10,000 baht each. The grandma told police she boils the leaves to make medicine to treat her illnesses. However,…

  • Northern Thailand NewsRoles reversed as Thai bride pays 12.8 million baht dowry

    Roles reversed as Thai bride pays 12.8 million baht dowry

    A Thai bride presented a dowry worth a staggering 12.8 million baht to her groom at Khon Kaen Convention Centre on Sunday. Instead of paying a dowry himself, 33 year old groom Micky received 2 million in cash, 500,000 baht’s worth of jewellery, a 5 rai land title deed valued at over 500,000 baht, a 7 million baht house, and…

  • Northern Thailand NewsKhon Kaen still enforcing unpopular alcohol ban at least 2 more weeks

    Khon Kaen still enforcing unpopular alcohol ban at least 2 more weeks

    Khon Kaen’s governor announced yesterday that the province will continue its highly strict, unpopular ban of alcohol from all restaurants for at least two more weeks. After two weeks, the ban will be reevaluated. Even though Thailand has allowed bars to reopen as temporary restaurants, Khon Kaen enforces stricter laws, and doesn’t even allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Alcohol can…

  • Covid-19 NewsMore than 100 soldiers test positive for Covid-19 at Isaan camp

    More than 100 soldiers test positive for Covid-19 at Isaan camp

    More than 100 soldiers at a camp in the Isaan province Khon Kaen have tested positive for Covid-19 after trips during the New Year holiday. A doctor from the provincial public health office says there are now isolation areas set up at the camp to house the infected soldiers. Reports in Thai media say 124 soldiers at the camp tested…

  • Central Thailand NewsThai woman faces charges over fake job posts for masseuse positions in Japan

    Thai woman faces charges over fake job posts for masseuse positions in Japan

    A woman in Thailand’s Isaan region is being accused of posing as a job broker by using Facebook to make fake recruitment posts for masseuse positions in Japan. According to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, 37 year old Pawinee Yomseedum was arrested and charged with fraud at her house after using to advertise the recruitment service on social media and…