Tag: Northeastern Thailand
Bun Bang Fai Festival: The Rain-Seeking Tradition of Isan
The Bun Bang Fai Festival stands out as a spectacular and unique event dedicated to rain-seeking in northeastern Thailand.
Drought Crisis Hits Northeast Thailand
![Traffic on Mittraphap Road, also known as Highway 2, through Sikhio district in Korat, Nakhon Ratchasima Province](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/Korat-Nakhon-Ratchasima-Mittraphap-Road-Highway-2-Sikhio.jpg)
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, May 8 (TNA) – Northeastern Thailand is currently facing a drought crisis, with major dams at less than 50% capacity. Reservoirs in Korat [Read More…]
Hail Storm Strikes Northeastern Thailand
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BUENG KAN, March 29 (TNA) – Yesterday, several provinces in the northern region experienced a summer storm accompanied by hail, causing both alarm and excitement [Read More…]
Northern and north-eastern provinces suffering excessive PM2.5 today
Airborne pollution in 15 northern provinces has reach the Red level today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere between 50.1µg/m³ and 182µg/m³, [Read More…]
Thai government Intensifies Fight Against Northern Forest Fires
![A forest fire in Mae Hong Son province.](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/Forest-fire-Mae-Hong-Son.jpg)
BANGKOK (NNT) – Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pol Gen Patcharawat Wongsuwan delivered a stern warning, declaring that those responsible for igniting forest fires will [Read More…]
Thai Police Crack Down on Drug Trafficking in Northeast Thailand
On February 3rd, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Sarayut Sa-nguanphokai, the Commander of Provincial Police Region 4, and relevant officials held a press conference at Kalasin [Read More…]
Israeli films Thai worker’s funeral in Nakhon Phanom after movie script comes true
NAKHON PHANOM: The Israeli producer of a short film on the life of Thai workers in his country has arrived in this northeastern border province [Read More…]
6 Thai Farmers in Isaan Region Die from Soil Fever Outbreak
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Residents of Thailand’s lower northeastern region, particularly in four provinces of Isaan, are grappling with an outbreak of Melioidosis, also known as “soil fever,” with [Read More…]