Khon Kaen

  • Northern Thailand NewsKhon Kaen faces its second week of crippling air pollution

    Khon Kaen faces its second week of crippling air pollution

    The north-eastern hub of Khon Kaen heads into a new week still struggling with heavy air pollution that has persisted over the past week. The Air Quality Index peaked at 206 yesterday. All the readings in the region were well beyond safe limits. Smoke haze has also enveloped the main city, Chum Phae, Mancha Khiri, Kranuan, Ubol Rattana and Phra…

  • Northern Thailand NewsNorth-east wallows in heavy air pollution, Bangkok improves

    North-east wallows in heavy air pollution, Bangkok improves

    Bangkok has had a respite in the past week from almost two months of heavy air pollution. Whilst the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, government and pollution control department dithered around with spurious explanations, the pollution persisted. Water cannons, fire departments spraying water from atop city towers, amateur drones flying tiny ‘clearing’ missions and asking factories to shut down, kept the media…

  • Northern Thailand NewsDrug dealers involved with teenager’s killing in Khon Kaen

    Drug dealers involved with teenager’s killing in Khon Kaen

    PHOTOS: Immigration Bureau A Thai drug dealer has found to be involved with the death of a boy who was attacked and killed in a school football field in Khon Kaen last week. The Immigration Bureau is reporting that the 17 year old boy was attacked at a school football field in. Police have arrested some suspects they believe to…

  • Northern Thailand NewsThai soldier accused of raping 75 boys

    Thai soldier accused of raping 75 boys

    A 43 year old former Thai soldier has been arrested for raping 75 boys, many of whom were aged under 15 at the time of the alleged crimes. It is claimed he lured his victims by using the photo of a handsome younger man as his own profile picture in a gay chat application and then Facebook. Authorities are now…

  • Northern Thailand NewsOne killed and 29 injured as bus overturns in Khon Kaen

    One killed and 29 injured as bus overturns in Khon Kaen

    A bus overturned in Khon Kaen province yesterday morning (Sunday), resulting in one death and injuring 29 others. The 51 year old bus driver, identified only as Sarawut, has sustained injuries to his ears and face from the crash. “It was raining heavily at the time the accident occurred,” he said He told police that the bus overturned as soon…

  • Northern Thailand NewsOrder a 37K brand name bag online – a 100 baht plastic bottle arrives in the mail

    Order a 37K brand name bag online – a 100 baht plastic bottle arrives in the mail

    INN are reporting that a 25 year old Khon Kaen woman has made a complaint to police saying that she had ordered a 37,000 baht second-hand brand name bag online but all she received was a plastic bottle. The woman says that hen she opened the package all she found was a plastic bottle with a Kung Fu Panda logo…