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Farm community becomes healthy, wealthy and wise the organic way
News, Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 19/01/2020
» NAN: Once a major maize plantation where farmers liberally doused farm chemicals to raise yields and reap as much as profit as they could, Ban Mai Village in Nan province has surprised many and become a role model for non-organic farming.
Eight hurt as tour bus skids into slope in Nan
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 18/01/2020
» NAN: Eight people were hurt, one seriously, when a tour bus carrying cyclists to Nan skidded into a mountain slope at a curve in Muang district on Saturday.
Handcuffed suspect flees in police truck, but soon nabbed
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 07/09/2018
» NAN: A handcuffed 19-year-old drug suspect fled in a police truck on his way to court after tricking a police sergeant into getting him asthma medication. He was caught shortly after.
Nan landslide locks locals out of city
News, Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 22/08/2018
» A massive landslide in Nan's Chalerm Prakiat district has blocked a local highway and forced 5,000 residents who want to get back into town to take a 100-kilometre to reach the municipal area, instead of the usual 30km trip.
Another major landslide in Nan, 5,000 people affected
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 21/08/2018
» NAN: More than 5,000 people living in 11 villages in Chaloem Phra Kiat district who need to go into the city area must make a 100 kilometre detour after a major landslide blocked their normal 30km route.
Nan River bursts banks, 7 districts affected
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 18/08/2018
» NAN: The Nan River and its tributaries burst their banks, flooding more than 1,000 households in seven districts.
Museum 'renovation' comes under fire
News, Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 17/02/2018
» After being closed for three years for renovations that cost 34.8 million baht, the Nan National Museum has recently reopened -- only to be greeted with trenchant criticism over the outcome of the refurbishment.
Victim of school violence dies after 2 weeks in coma
News, Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 21/05/2017
» NAN: A 16-year-old boy who was severely beaten after refusing to lend his guitar to a classmate died on Friday after more than two weeks in a coma.
Troops pull back but Nan drug war not over
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 23/04/2016
» NAN — Authorities on Saturday ordered the withdrawal of officers from a tribal village after fierce clashes with a five-member drug trafficking gang that that led to the death of its leader and the arrest of two suspects.
Teacher honoured for exposing bad school milk
Rarinthorn Petcharoen, Published on 15/09/2015
» A Nan primary school teacher on Tuesday was recognized for her dedication to protecting students’ safety by exposing a private firm that supplied spoiled milk to her school.