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Five Children Electrocuted In Floodwaters And Heavy Rain In Udon Thani

Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath noted that a Facebook group was the first to report a serious incident where several children were electrocuted by the rear entrance to Satri Rachinuthit School on Sri Chom Cheun Road in the NE city of Udon Thani.   A 19 year old tech university student who went to their aid…

AIPH Approves Udon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) gave its approval for a Category B International Horticultural Exhibition in the city of Udon Thani, Thailand for 2026. The approval took place at the AIPH General Meeting on 8 March in accordance with the AIPH Regulations for International Horticultural Exhibitions. Thrilled to gain approval Holding the AIPH…

Father Forced To Kill His 37-Year-Old Son In Udon Thani

by James Morris and Son Nguyen 57-year-old father used an illegal gas gun to fire two shots at his son in the early hours of Saturday morning after being ambushed by him as he launched another violent tirade demanding money for drugs. Son had returned home to Udon Thani from Bangkok in February after losing…

China Sending Fighter Jets To Thailand For Joint Exercises in Udon Thani

    by Natthaphon Sangpolsit The “Falcon Strike 2022” joint military exercise between Thailand and China began on Sunday (14 Aug) in Udon Thani province.   The 10-day exercise between China’s People’s Liberation Army Airforce (PLAAF) and the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is the fifth annual drill between the two nations since 2015.   The…

TM6 Scrapped Temporarily

To ease congestion at airports the TM6 entry form has been scrapped. Although not for entry by land or sea. Deputy Government Spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul stated that to relieve passenger congestion at international airports, the government would temporarily suspend the requirement for international travelers to fill out TM 6 immigration forms. Ms Traisuree stated that…

Grab Pilot Turns Up To Renew Licence

Image: Siam Rath   Siam Rath went to visit a commercial pilot from Udon Thani after he made an amusing Facebook post.   Ditthawat Wongkamchan or “Eddie” went to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand to renew his commercial pilot’s licence.   But he was dressed in the garb of his new employment – as a…

Udon Thani

“Where is Udon Thani?”! That’s a question that is often asked by visitors who are perhaps familiar with the islands such as Phuket and Koh Samui; or other popular resorts such as Pattaya; but have not ventured into the northern heartland of Thailand. The hotels, restaurants, bars and shops in those major tourist resorts are…