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DNA tests prove disappeared activists were murdered
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/01/2019
» Police have confirmed that DNA tests prove that two bodies washed up on the shore of the Mekong River in the Northeast are the corpses of missing anti-government activists.
Doksuri hits North, Northeast with heavy rain, flooding (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/09/2017
» Flash floods and runoff, triggered by storm Doksuri, swept through many northern and northeastern provinces on Friday night and Saturday morning, causing widespread damage to houses, public utilities and farmland.
More than 570,000 families affected by floods
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 09/08/2017
» Flooding persisted in nine provinces on Wednesday, mostly in the Northeast, with more than 570,000 families affected by the floods that have ravaged much of the country over the last month.
Worst floods in 2 decades hit Sakon Nakhon (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 29/07/2017
» Tropical depression "Sonca" has lashed Sakon Nakhon, leading to the worst floods in the northeastern province for two decades. Flooding persisted across the Northeast.
Tropical depression Sonca drenches Northeast
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/07/2017
» Early reports of provinces receiving 70mm of rain or more from tropical depression Sonca included Ubon Ratchathani, Mahasarakham, Si Sa Ket, Roi Et, Khon Kaen, Surin and Mukdahan. As the rain continued those totals were sure to rise.
Tropical depression headed for North, Northeast (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Meteorological Department has just reported that tropical storm “SONCA” made landfall over Dong Hoi, Vietnam at 4pm. The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) warned 43 provinces in upper Thailand to brace for the impact of the storm.
Thai tourist industry challenged by direct flights to neighbours
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/06/2017
» Expanding air traffic to the region could lead to lost travel opportunities for Thailand in the future as tourists fly directly to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Possible Mekong rapids blasting upsets environmentalists
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/04/2017
» A network of environmentalists is getting ready to protest against a Chinese government survey of the Khon Pi Long rapids in Chiang Rai.
China's impact on the Thai economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/01/2017
» An increased flow of people & goods between Thailand & China means change & with change there are always costs & benefits, reactions to changes & more change.
Film relives 2011 murder of Chinese on Mekong, ban possible
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/09/2016
» Hong Kong-Chinese action film based on murder of 13 Chinese sailors on Mekong River in 2011 by Myanmar drug lord may be banned in Thailand.