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Rice fields wither from lack of rain in Surin
Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 23/08/2016
» SURIN -- While rain has nourished crops in most parts of the country, more than 20 villages in Tha Tum district of this northeastern province are watching their rice crops discolour and wither after about two months without any rain at all.
Log poachers flee after overloaded truck's tyres blow
Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 23/09/2015
» More than 80 large phayung (Siamese rosewood) logs worth around 3 million baht were seized after a pickup truck overturned and the poachers abandoned the load in a paddy field in Surin’s Samrong Thap district on Wednesday.
Surin farmers guard rice against theft
Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 28/10/2014
» Rice farmers in Surin province are taking turns to guard their harvested grain around the clock against thieves targeting their high-value fragrant Hom Mali rice.
Old village show gets a modern lift
News, Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 26/01/2013
» Jariang Baroen is still a feast for the eyes and ears for the older generation but time and modernity have caught up with it.
Monk seeks nirvana on rooftop
News, Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 28/01/2012
» SURIN : A monk who was thought to have developed a drug habit while working as a crew member on a fishing boat sought an unorthodox path to nirvana, by scaling a building at his temple, spending the night on its roof and refusing attempts to bring him down.