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Families mourn after rail tragedy
News, Prasit Tangprasert and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/01/2026
» Grief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic crane collapse that struck a passenger train four days earlier.
People’s Party leader takes Isan campaign to Khon Kaen
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 03/01/2026
» KHON KAEN - People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut took his campaign to the streets of Khon Kaen on Saturday morning, seeking support from voters in this northeastern province as campaigning intensifies ahead of the Feb 8 general election.
Giant python caught after swallowing dog in Khon Kaen
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 01/12/2025
» KHON KAEN – A giant python roaming a road in Muang Phon district was captured and released back into the wild after it swallowed a dog and became too sluggish to escape.
Thai woman falls to death in Cambodian casino town
Chakkrapan Natanri and online reporters, Published on 30/10/2025
» A Thai woman who reportedly fell to her death in the Cambodian border town of Poipet on Wednesday was a native of the northeastern province of Khon Kaen, former neighbours say.
Anutin vows to revive co-payment programme
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Chakkrapan Natanri and Supachai Piragsa, Published on 09/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed plans to revive the “Khon La Khrueng” (half-half) co-payment stimulus programme, citing strong public support.
Two men arrested with 146kg of ‘ice’
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 07/09/2025
» NAKHON PHANOM: Police arrested two men for allegedly possessing 146 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine aka “ice” in this northeastern province early Sunday morning.
Thai-Cambodian border clash clean-up
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Surachai Piragsa, Jakkrit Waewklayhong and Amporn Sangkaew, Published on 10/08/2025
» Clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border have dealt a heavy blow to the Northeast's economy, with trade losses in four provinces alone estimated at up to 500 million baht a month.
Reshuffles mean little at ground level
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Prasit Tangprasert and Panumet Tanraksa, Published on 14/07/2025
» In the bustling aisles of Bang Lamphu fresh market in Khon Kaen, conversations no longer revolve around the day's produce or prices but the country's politics -- and not with much hope.
Wage hike policy gets mixed reviews
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Jakkrit Waewkhayhong and Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 04/07/2025
» When the minimum daily wage for hotel workers nationwide leapt to 400 baht on Tuesday, not everyone was in a celebratory mood.
Thailand's cannabis dreams go up in smoke
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Chakkrapan Natanri, Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 27/06/2025
» In the fertile plains of Nakhon Ratchasima, Somkiat Nitiketkosol tends to his cannabis farm, Suan Fah Yim, with a heavy heart. For years, small- and medium-sized cannabis growers like him have weathered fierce competition, plunging prices and shifting government policies.