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Drunk Husband Kills Wife In Rage With Bamboo Stick In Udon Thani

  Yesterday, authorities were called to investigate a disturbing incident in Thung Fon district, located in Thailand’s Udon Thani province. A husband was reported to have violently killed his wife using a bamboo stick. The tragic event took place at their residence in Ban Kam Ta Tan, Moo 6, situated in the Thung Yai sub-district….

Dead Body Of Swedish Man Found In House In Isaan

Residents in the Isaan province of Udon Thani discovered the dead body of a Swedish man in a house. Police believe he had been dead for a week and the cause of his death remains under investigation. Yesterday, May 15, locals were hit by a foul stench emanating from a one-storey house belonging to a Swedish man and his Thai wife…

Police Step In To Rescue 9 Year Old Walking 18km Home After Fleeing Abuse

Photo via Facebook/ สถานีตำรวจภูธรไชยวาน Police in the Isaan province of Udon Thani came to the aid of a vagrant nine year old boy attempting to walk 18 kilometres back home. The boy fled his home due to an allegedly abusive father and was living alone in an abandoned house. On Tuesday, April 18, a 31 year old officer from Chai Wan Police Station, Anusorn Homhuan,…

Scaly Thief Steals 100 Chickens And Ducks From Farm In Northeast Thailand

Photo via KhaoSod A four-metre-long python was caught red-handed stealing poultry from a farm in Udon Thani province in northeast Thailand yesterday. The fat snake devoured nearly 100 chickens and ducks in total, causing significant damage to the farmer. The farmer, 58 year old Chaiwichit Sarito, was dumbstruck when chickens and ducks kept going missing from his farm day in and day out….

Thai Man Prints Banner Thanking Court For Imprisoning His Sons For 33 Years

An attempted murder survivor from Udon Thani in northeast Thailand had a huge banner printed thanking Udon Thani Court for imprisoning his two sons for 33 years. His sons tried to kill him over a land dispute, the court ruled. The banner reads… “Thank you to Nong Han Police and prosecutors at Udon Thani Court for sentencing my ungrateful sons to 33 years in…

Udon Thani Gold Thief

What happened to an Udon Thani thief last week could so easily happen to any of us. You are strolling down the street – or cycling – and something in a shop window catches your eye, shiny and glittery. You pause to admire some random treasure beyond the glass and you think: “That’s beautiful. I’d love to own that.” But you’ve…

Pink Lilies Pull Hundreds Of Thousands Of Tourists To Northeast Thailand Lake

  Flowers are still springing up across Thailand, drawing tourists to admire them. The latest flower hotspot in Thailand to have tourists come flocking is Nong Han Kumphawapi, known as Thailand’s ‘Pink WaterLilies Lake.’ The lake is located in the northeast province of  Udon Thani. The chairman of the lake’s tourism boat enterprise, Paisit Sukrome, told Thai media the lilies are more noticeable…

Red Lotus Lake In Udon Thani

Blossoming lotuses draw hundreds of visitors to Nong Han Lake Locals and  tourists will soon gather at Nong Han Lake, also known as Red Lotus Lake, in Udon Thani province. The lake, located in Kumphawapee district, is famous for the spectacular scenery of red lotuses that blossom in December and January every year. Coupled with…

Udon Thani

The final post on the provinces of the North-East region. Udon Thani is probably best known for its Archaeological wonders, paramount among them the hamlet of Ban Chiang where the world’s first Bronze Age civilization is believed to have flourished more than 5,000 years ago. Geographically, the province is located on a plateau which is approximately 187 meters above sea level. Most…

The Locals Fighting A 20-Year Battle Against Udon Thani Potash Mine Plan

  Udon Thani Environmental Conservation Group prepares a big banner to show its unwavering opposition to the planned potash mine in Udon Thani. Worried about her hometown, 75-year-old Manee Boonrod is flying a green flag at her home to signal that she will keep fighting to protect the environment and the health of local residents….