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Thailand confirms interest in a 6th bridge to Laos
Online Reporters, Published on 03/06/2024
» Thailand has confirmed its interest in building another bridge to Laos, the sixth connecting the two countries across the Mekong River.
100kg of drugs seized after chase in Chaiyaphum
Online Reporters, Published on 11/05/2024
» Four drug couriers have been arrested with 100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and ketamine seized after one of their vehicles overturned in Chaiyaphum following a car chase.
Thai ice sculpture's Naga Fireballs wins second place in Sapporo contest
Online Reporters, Published on 08/02/2024
» A team of Thai ice sculpture artists earned the runner-up position in a contest held in Sapporo, showcasing their artwork inspired by the mystical Naga fireballs along the Mekong River.
Fleeing smugglers leave sacks of meth on riverbank
Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2023
» Army rangers seized more than 250,000 methamphetamine pills in sacks abandoned by three fleeing smugglers on the bank of the Mekong River in Ban Phaeng district of Nakhon Phanom province.
62 macaques rescued from wildlife smugglers
Online Reporters, Published on 26/07/2023
» Sixty-two macaques were abandoned by fleeing wildlife traffickers intercepted by a goverment border patrol in Nong Khai province on Wednesday morning.
22m meth pills, 620kg ice seized; 17 arrested
Online Reporters, Published on 07/07/2023
» The Narcotic Suppression Bureau (NSB) seized 22 million methamphetamine pills and 620 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, and arrested 17 suspects in seven cases between June 12 and July 5, the deputy national police chief said on Friday.
Fleeing smugglers abandon 1.3m speed pills
Online Reporters, Published on 06/07/2023
» Authorities have seized nearly 1.3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the bank of the Mekong River in That Phanom district of Nakhon Phanom province.
1.5m meth pills, 700kg of 'precursors' seized in Nong Khai
Online Reporters, Published on 16/11/2022
» Marines from the navy's Mekong Riverine Unit seized 1.59 million methamphetamine pills and 700 kilogrammes of powder believed to be drug precursors left by smugglers in the northeastern province of Nong Khai.
Flooding in 25 provinces along 11 river basins
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2022
» More than 3 million rai of farmland and residential areas in 25 provinces along 11 major river basins are flooded, with Nakhon Sawan the worst hit, satellite data shows.
Nong Khai-Laos train running again
Online Reporters, Published on 16/09/2022
» The train service between Nong Khai and Thanaleng in Laos resumed normal operations on Friday with the easing of the Covid-19 threat.