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Senior monk reprimanded for 'improper' Songkran fun
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/04/2026
» KHON KAEN – The assistant abbot of a temple in Muang district has been given a written reprimand after images circulated online showing him joining in Songkran festivities, splashing water and applying powder to a man’s face.
Khon Kaen Zoo welcomes pygmy hippo calf
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 09/04/2026
» KHON KAEN - Khon Kaen Zoo has welcomed the birth of Moo Duang, a pygmy hippopotamus calf and relative of the global superstar Moo Deng, adding a sixth member to its pygmy hippo family just in time for the Songkran holiday.
Khon Kaen tourism, meetings take a hit
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 26/03/2026
» Rising oil prices and the Middle East war are taking a heavy toll on Khon Kaen's tourism and meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (Mice) industries, with widespread cancellations of hotel bookings and seminars.
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.
Hospital sues man for verbally abusing nurses in ICU
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 18/04/2025
» KHON KAEN — Mancha Khiri Hospital has contacted police to take action against a man who vented his anger at nurses working in its intensive care unit and called the hospital a "slaughterhouse".
Hope for miracles at SAO site
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 06/04/2025
» A tragic event unfolded in the heart of Bangkok, where a powerful earthquake caused the collapse of the State Audit Office's building on March 28. Among the survivors is 30-year-old Phiraphon Mowiang, an electrician from Khon Kaen, who narrowly escaped death.
Khon Kaen expects boost from longer-stay visas
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 04/06/2024
» The private sector in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen is confident that the visa extension measure of 60 days, effective this month, will help spur tourism and the economy.
Monk-motorist hits motorcycle, one killed, one injured
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 17/10/2022
» KHON KAEN: A car driven by a temple abbot hit a motorcycle, killing a woman and injuring her younger brother, in Phon district on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Booster shot drive in Khon Kaen
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 08/04/2022
» KHON KAEN: Elderly people, pregnant women and those with a chronic illness are being encouraged to get a booster shot against Covid-19 in 95 communities of Nakhon Khon Kaen Municipality ahead of the Songkran Festival, when people traditionally return to their hometowns for a family reunion.
Holiday claims another 54 road victims
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 14/04/2021
» Fifty-four people were killed and 373 injured in 388 road accidents across the country on Monday, the third day of the Songkran road safety campaign, deputy permanent secretary for the interior Ansit Sampantarat said yesterday.