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Governor chips in to help local hospital
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 19/08/2025
» Khon Kaen's governor has offered to donate two months of his salary to help ease the financial woes of one of the province's leading hospitals.
Tide of theft; kiln stash; knives aplenty; free feed
News, Mae Moo, Published on 17/08/2025
» A laid-back lot
Old man with a knife; forest farewell; sleeping it off
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/08/2025
» Slingshot man ramps it up
Paper bags, patriotism and mushy peas
Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/08/2025
» One of the more thought-provoking stories of the week was an unnamed Thai hospital being fined after it was discovered private files on patients were being used to make paper bags for popular street snacks. Apparently some people at the business entrusted with destroying the files instead took them home and made paper bags out of them.
Park ranger shot by gun trap, deliberate ambush suspected
News, Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2025
» A forest ranger was shot in the thigh by a gun trap while patrolling a remote area of Phu Wiang National Park in Khon Kaen province on Sunday.
Man found dead after playing with cobra
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 03/07/2025
» KHON KAEN - A 28-year-old man from Chiang Rai was found dead in a hotel room in Chum Phae district of this northeastern province early Thursday, with authorities suspecting he died from a cobra bite after playing with the reptile.
Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.
Ministry mulls emergency loan for Khon Kaen hospital
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 09/06/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health is stepping in to address a deepening financial crisis at Khon Kaen Hospital, which is facing accumulated losses of more than 1.2 billion baht.
Health ministry admits state hospitals face mounting debt
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has acknowledged that mounting financial debt in Thailand’s state-owned hospitals has become a severe challenge that is affecting healthcare services nationwide.
36 injured in Khon Kaen bus accident
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 09/05/2025
» KHON KAEN — Thirty-six passengers were injured when a tour bus crashed into a road median in Ban Phai district of this northeastern province early Friday.