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B40 million worth of ketamine seized near Mekong River
Pattanapong Sripiachai, Published on 09/04/2026
» NAKHON PHANOM - Paramilitary rangers have arrested three men and one woman who were attempting to smuggle 200 kilogrammes of ketamine into Thailand, authorities said on Thursday.
Hospital accounts officer charged with embezzling B23m
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2026
» A former finance and accounts officer at a cancer hospital has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of more than 23 million baht, which she reportedly gambled away at casinos across the Mekong River.
Arsenic levels rising in Mekong
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/03/2026
» Civil society groups have warned that heavy metals -- particularly arsenic -- are gradually accumulating in sections of the Mekong River in northeastern Thailand.
Wild elephant crosses Mekong River into Laos
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2026
» BUENG KAN - Phuwua Wildlife Sanctuary rangers are waiting anxiously on the bank of the Mekong River for the return of a wild elephant that crossed the river into Laos on Sunday morning.
Mekong fund backs 19 Thai projects
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/03/2026
» Nineteen projects from five Thai agencies have secured funding under the Mekong-Lancang Special Fund (MLCSF) for public health, the green economy and agricultural modernisation.
The Luxury Collection expands into Cambodia and Laos
Published on 24/03/2026
» Marriott International has announced the signing of a landmark agreement with KS Hotels to introduce The Luxury Collection to Cambodia and Laos through the conversion of two storied boutique hotels: La Résidence Angkor in Siem Reap and La Résidence Phou Vao in Luang Prabang.
Diesel crisis hits services, everyday life
News, CHAKRAPAN NATANRI, PIYARACH CHONGCHAROEN and PRASIT TANGPRASERT, Published on 18/03/2026
» Panic buying and distribution bottlenecks have triggered diesel shortages, disrupting essential services and daily life across several provinces.
Dams, mining threaten Mekong, activists say
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2026
» Activists in the Mekong region have called on governments and agencies to take urgent action to protect the river from worsening environmental damage caused by hydropower dams and mining activities.
1.3m speed pills seized on Mekong riverbank
Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2026
» A Lao drug smuggler has been arrested and more than 1.3 million speed pills seized during a navy patrol along the Mekong River in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai.
Buddhist principles urged to ease tensions
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 25/02/2026
» Amid renewed Thai–Cambodian tensions, scholars and civic leaders have called for the application of Buddhist principles to ease divisions, urging both societies to draw on their shared spiritual heritage as a foundation for dialogue and reconciliation.