Tag: Village

Asia

Over 20,000 people flee as Myanmar’s military raids Sagaing region villages

  • By TN
  • April 21, 2023
FAW Jiefang CA-141 military truck of Myanmar Army
FAW Jiefang CA-141 military truck of Myanmar Army. Photo: TTL(Facebook). CC0 1.0.

More than 20,000 locals abandoned their villages in Sagaing region’s Khin-U township as Myanmar’s military intensified its offensive against local People’s Defense Forces. The offensive [Read More…]

North

Breach in river embankment floods villages in Ang Thong Province Friday night

  • By TN
  • October 15, 2022
A pickup truck and a motorcycle driving through a flooded street in Bangkok
A pickup truck and a motorcycle driving through a flooded street in Thailand. Photo: Philip Roeland / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Many residents in Ban Hae sub-district, in the Muang District of Ang Thong Province, had a shock late last night when water rushed into their [Read More…]

Isan

Korat village locked down after family reunion

  • By TN
  • February 15, 2022
Thai villages locked down after people contracted COVID-19
Thai villages locked down after people contracted COVID-19. Photo: Department of Public Relations / Prachatai / flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A village in Sida district has been placed under lockdown after 22 people were found to have been infected with Covid-19 following a [Read More…]

Isan

Funeral virus cluster leads to lockdown of 2 villages in Korat

  • By TN
  • January 19, 2022
Dan Khun Thot District in Nakhon Ratchasima
Dan Khun Thot District in Nakhon Ratchasima province (Korat). Photo: กิตติ เลขะกุล.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two villages in Huai Thalaeng district have been ordered closed off after a Covid-19 cluster from funeral rites there rose to 51 infections. [Read More…]

Videos

Akha, the isolated Laotian village that touches the clouds

  • By TN
  • November 3, 2021
The Akha are an ethnic group who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China
The Akha are an ethnic group who live in small villages at higher elevations in the mountains of Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China. Photo: Veton PICQ. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beyond the mountains, almost where the earth meets the blue sky, we find a village located about 1,000 meters above sea level where a tribe [Read More…]

News

Fugging Unbelievable! Austrian Village to Ditch Unfortunate Obscene Name

  • By TN
  • November 28, 2020
The village of Fucking in Austria, with the frequently stolen traffic sign. The Village will change its name to Fugging on 1 January 2021
The village of Fucking in Austria, with the frequently stolen traffic sign. The Village will change its name to Fugging on 1 January 2021. Photo: Tobias "ToMar" Maier. CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Austrian village of Fucking (pronounced fooking in Standard German) will change its name to Fugging on 1 January 2021, Mayor Andrea Holzner told the [Read More…]