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Nakhon Phanom

Nakhon Phanom

Nakhon Phanom is a province located in northeastern Thailand, also known as Isaan. It is situated along the banks of the Mekong River and shares borders with Laos to the east. The provincial capital is also named Nakhon Phanom, which serves as a gateway to Laos and is a popular tourist destination. Here are some…

Thais On Lao Border Bear The Brunt Of Haze Crisis

Thick blanket of smog in Nakhon Phanom, photo by Nation Thailand. Residentsliving along the border ofLaos in Thailand’s northeast Nakhon Phanom province are facing the brunt of the country’s haze crisis. PM2.5 levels reached 167 micrograms (MCG) per cubic metre in four districts yesterday, according to the city’s Office of Natural Resource and Environment. These districts…

Tono’s Mekong Swim” Raises Over 60 Million Baht

  Thai actor Phakin Khamwilaisak, better known as “Tono”, has raised over 60 million baht with his charity swim across the Mekong River off Nakhon Phanom yesterday to raise funds for hospitals in the northeastern province and neighbouring Laos.   Phakin, swimming under the theme “One Man And The River”, covered a total distance of…

Nakhon Phanom

Continuing the serie of the Provinces in the North-East Region: Nakhon Phanom province  is one of Thailand’s seventy-six provinces ( lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan. Directly adjacent provinces are (from south clockwise): Mukdahan, Sakon Nakhon, and Bueng Kan. Nakhon Phanom, once the centre of the ancient Sri Kotrabun Kingdom, lies along the western bank of the majestic Mekong River, although over the…