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Tributaries overflow, with farms flooded
News, Published on 11/07/2025
» NAKHON PHANOM: Continuous heavy rain has caused several tributaries of the Mekong River in the province to overflow, leading to floods that have submerged over 15,000 rai of rice fields.
China denies releasing water upstream
Published on 28/08/2024
» China has denied releasing water from the Jinghong Dam in Yunnan into the Mekong River, following comments that such discharges might have contributed to flooding in Thailand’s northern and northeastern regions
Temp halt to TM6 forms for visitors by land and sea
News, Published on 13/04/2024
» The government has temporarily suspended the TM6 immigration form for foreign visitors who enter Thailand by land or sea from April 15 to Oct 15, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said yesterday.
School with 'tiny budget' pleads for additional funds
News, Published on 26/01/2024
» A primary school in Nakhon Phanom reportedly has only one teacher on duty and a yearly budget of 30,000 baht, and its director is calling on the Education Ministry to allocate more money to help improve the school's efficiency.
Thai workers stranded in 'red zone'
News, Published on 18/10/2023
» Twenty-eight Thai workers in Israel are urging the government to repatriate them after they were sent back to the so-called "red zone" by their employer, who they say is forcing them to continue working amid the ongoing conflict.
Body might be missing Lao woman
News, Published on 01/10/2022
» NAKHON PHANOM: An unidentified woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the Mekong River in That Phanom district might be a Lao national after a group of businesspeople from Vientiane saw her clothes and believed the woman might be their relative who went missing last week.
Cannabis farmers ask for help as prices drop
News, Published on 26/09/2022
» NAKHON PHANOM: Farmers in the province are asking the government to help regulate the prices of cannabis after the industry began seeing a drop in value due to an oversupply of the crop.
Lack of rules hits farmers
News, Published on 23/09/2022
» Community enterprises in Nakhon Phanom have urged the government to compensate them after they invested in growing cannabis plants but were unable to obtain a growing licence due to obscurities in the cannabis law.
Tourist influx at Lao border
News, Published on 17/06/2022
» Hordes of tourists have been crossing the Thai-Lao border for shopping and travel, especially in northeastern Nong Khai province, since the two countries eased their Covid-19 measures at the start of this month.
2 border crossings miss reopening date
News, Published on 03/05/2022
» Border checkpoints in Nakhon Phanom in the Northeast and Tak in the West have yet to resume operations due to unsigned paperwork and the unresolved situation in Myanmar.