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Senate panel wants Land Bridge project put on hold
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/09/2025
» A Senate committee on Monday urged the Bhumjaithai-led government to put the ambitious Land Bridge project on hold, citing a lack of input by local communities in its study and public hearing stages.
Boy, 8, nearly drowns in Buri Ram overflow weir, in critical condition
News, Online Reporters, Published on 14/09/2025
» An eight-year-old boy was pulled unconscious from an overflow weir in Buri Ram on Sunday morning after sneaking off to play in the water. Villagers and rescue workers performed CPR before rushing him to hospital, where he remained in critical condition.
Things can still get worse
Published on 13/09/2025
» Pheu Thai's populist policies used to be a winning formula but the digital wallet, 20-baht flat fare schemes could return to haunt it v Some observers feel Thaksin going to jail could inspire a reversal of fortunes for the beleaguered former ruling party.
'Rare earth' and the risk of Mekong havoc
News, Published on 13/09/2025
» Satellite imagery cited by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) in a recent statement, together with findings from the US-based think tank Stimson Center released in July, confirms the alarming reality: a massive concentration of rare earth mining sites is emerging across Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar and Laos.
Give peace a chance
Oped, Editorial, Published on 12/09/2025
» The favourable outcome of the recently held high-level Special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, which saw both Thailand and Cambodia show a willingness to mend ties, is truly welcome news.
Buri Ram villagers hope border talks ease tensions
Published on 10/09/2025
» BURI RAM - People living along the Thai-Cambodian border in Ban Kruat district of this northeastern province are hoping this week’s General Border Committee (GBC) meeting will produce concrete results to help end tensions that have left them living in fear for over two months.
Villagers protest exhumation order
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2025
» Over 300 villagers from Ban Lao Chee Kuay, led by Lahu community leaders, staged a protest at Mae Chan district office in Chiang Rai over an order to exhume an ancestral grave amid a dispute with the owner of the land where the grave is located.
Bitter border memories
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/09/2025
» Along the north-eastern border, memories of war linger as sharply as if they happened yesterday.
Too caring; he asked for it; crazy buffalo; polite thief
News, Mae Moo, Published on 07/09/2025
» A Khon Kaen man killed his mother after she tried to make him take antidepressant medication, police said.
Compensation helps but won’t take away fear, say border villagers
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 06/09/2025
» BURI RAM - More than 7,000 households in Ban Kruat district have registered for compensation after they were forced to flee clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border earlier, though many residents say their lives remain far from normal.