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Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenKhon Kaen school deputy caught for soliciting mid-term admission bribesLegacyA school deputy director in Khon Kaen has been apprehended by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) on the grounds of soliciting tea money from parents for mid-term admissions. The arrest was a result of a parent’s complaint against the deputy director. The director, according to the complaint, is associated with a school under the Khon Kaen Primary Educational…See the Story
Khon Kaen school deputy caught for soliciting mid-term admission bribes
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenRat catchers nabbed in Khon Kaen with 300,000 speed pillsLegacyA couple of drug peddlers, masquerading as farm rat catchers, were apprehended in Khon Kaen with a cache of over 300,000 speed pills. The couple, identified as 41 year old Jinda Thaochalee and his 36 year old wife Rungthip Sakunphon, were nabbed in Ban Fang district and tried to bribe the police with 500,000 baht for their release. Local police officers on patrol first spotted Jinda …See the Story
Rat catchers nabbed in Khon Kaen with 300,000 speed pills
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenCaught in the act: Drug offender’s escape foiled at Khon Kaen resortLegacyIn a sudden turn of events, a 35 year old convicted drug offender escaped custody at the provincial court on Wednesday but was apprehended this morning at a resort in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The accused, Ratchaphon Khiannok, was arrested along with his accomplice, 20 year old Palangwatchara Khunsinchairat. Acting on information that the pair were holed up i…See the Story
Caught in the act: Drug offender's escape foiled at Khon Kaen resort
Ban Phai · Ban PhaiThe phase includes constructing five stations—Bua Yai, Ban Phai, Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, and Nong Khai. The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has greenlit the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, extending from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai. The newly approved stretch will cover 357.12 kilometers, with sections both elevated and at ground level. During a recent board meeting led by Department of Land Transport Deputy Director…See the Story
SRT advances second phase of Thai-Chinese high-speed rail extending from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenConvicted drug offender remarkably escapes custody in Khon KaenLegacyPolice in Khon Kaen are in pursuit of a 35 year old man, a recently convicted drug offender who made a daring escape from custody. Ratchaphon Khiannok was on his way to the prison vehicle at the provincial court when he made his escape last night, April 25, according to the authorities. Ratchaphon was captured on security cameras, still wearing his fetters, as he swiftly scaled…See the Story
Convicted drug offender remarkably escapes custody in Khon Kaen
Heatwaves · Khon KaenScorching heatwave cooks up egg-splosive price surge in ThailandLegacyThe sweltering heatwave cooking Thailand’s poultry industry has hatched a price surge in duck eggs, scrambling to 4.60 baht each in Khon Kaen. This unexpected cluck was laid out by The Layer Duck Farmers Association today, April 22, joining a recent 20 satang rise in chicken egg prices to 3.60 baht each last week, resulting in a sunny-side-up increase of nearly 6%. Farmers att…See the Story
Scorching heatwave cooks up egg-splosive price surge in Thailand
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenYoung man found dead in Khon Kaen pond sparks police probeLegacyTragedy struck when the body of a young man was discovered, his head brutally stuffed in a bag and submerged in a pond, triggering an urgent police investigation. The unsettling find was made at 10am today, April 14, in a water body within the Ban Ped area of Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Law enforcement, accompanied by the Sawang Khon Kaen Samakkhi rescue team, responded to a tip-o…See the Story
Young man found dead in Khon Kaen pond sparks police probe
Khon Kaen, Khon Kaen · Khon KaenMan found dead in Khon Kaen, police chase killerLegacyPolice are urgently pursuing a suspect in the brutal slaying of a 41 year old man, who was found with his throat slit while returning to his shack in the middle of a field. The murder incident occurred today, April 12, when police from the Ubonrat Police Station in Khon Kaen Province were dispatched to investigate the crime scene in search of clues that might lead them to the perpetrator. The…See the Story
