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Cold snap, rain are likely over Christmas holiday: Met Dept
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 24/12/2023
» Cold and windy weather has been forecast across the country until Monday with temperatures in the northern and the northeastern regions expected to drop by 1–2 degrees Celcius.
Cabinet approves study funding for Phu Kradueng cable car
Post Reporters, Published on 04/12/2023
» The mobile cabinet meeting on Monday approved in principle a request from Loei province for budget funding for the survey and design work for constuction of the long-proposed cable car up Phu Kradueng mountain, PM's Minister Phuangphet Chunla-iad said.
Forest dwellers get raw deal
News, Editorial, Published on 16/10/2022
» Two lawsuits on forest encroachment made headlines late last month. One involved a powerful family charged with encroaching over 6,200 rai of national forest. The other was a landless peasant charged with encroaching on 10 rai of forest land. The legal outcomes highlighted yet again the gross disparity, legal double standards and injustice involved in such cases.
Officials order removal of cult temple's 'pla ra bong' from stalls
Published on 12/05/2022
» CHAIYAPHUM: Health officials have ordered all vendors to remove pla ra bong (fermented fish chilli paste) produced at a cult temple in Khon San district from their shelves, following a recent raid on the premises where urine, scurf and body waste of the so-called Phra Bida, or spiritual father, had been consumed by his followers to cure illnesses.
Flooding in 18 provinces, rising in 10
Online Reporters, Published on 01/10/2021
» Flooding caused by Storm Dianmu remains in 18 provinces in the North, Northeast and Central Plains, with 10 provinces facing rising flood levels, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported on Friday.
Flood misery persists in 18 provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 30/09/2021
» Flooding has affected more than 200,000 households in 31 provinces over the past week and persists in 18 provinces to the north of Bangkok.
Skipping ahead
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/04/2020
» Earlier this month when I launched this bi-weekly Travel Diary series, I had a gut feeling that this coronavirus pandemic could drag on a lot longer than many people had thought. Maybe it could even take a whole year. However, feedback revealed that readers were more optimistic and believe it won’t be that long. Some even suggested that it would benefit them more if — instead of featuring destinations suitable for the season that matches the current time of year, but may not be useful if the travel ban is still in place — I should just skip a couple of months ahead.
Grandma would be proud
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/02/2019
» MaiMai Eatery, this week's subject of review, might be located in one of Bangkok's super high-end locations and its cuisine more or less markets "favourite dishes of the grand dame".
Raid links mogul to land encroachment
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 05/09/2018
» Authorities found a cluster of 147 plots of forest land in Loei's Dan Sai district have been encroached upon by a company linked to construction mogul Premchai Karnasuta, following a raid led by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday.
Regime to be asked to reclaim forest land
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/08/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order will be asked to initiate a process to reclaim more than 2,700 rai of forest land in Loei after land documents were found to have been issued illegally, a senior graft-busting official says.