#DroughtWatch: Isaan Blisters, Mekhong Evaporates, As Planes Try to Make It Rain
LOEI — Boats crossing the Mekhong from Pak Chom district to Vientiane have been halted, as the once-mighty river has evaporated to rocky puddles.
How Dry Is the Thai Drought This Year?
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — During past wet seasons, boat restaurants filled with tourists puttered along Bueng Kraton Lake, while holidayers took selfies by the water. But today, the lake has disappeared entirely, dried up by an ongoing drought. The boat restaurants are wedged in dried mud, and the visitors gone.
Hipster Bloggers Are Bringing Thai Tourists to Uzbekistan: Ambassador
BANGKOK — Google “Travel Uzbekistan” in Thai and you’ll pull up a dozen-or-so travel blogs detailing every step of a hipster’s Tashkent-Bukhara-Samarkand trip.
‘Yaa Baa’ Flooding SEA and Beyond Despite Crackdown: UN
BANGKOK — Despite authorities cracking down on methamphetamine in Thailand and Southeast Asia, efforts have failed to arrest the trade’s big players, a recent UN report says.
Families of 9 Dead Still Reeling from ‘Praewa’ Crash Nine Years Ago
BANGKOK — Childless after her daughter was killed in a car crash at the hands of a wealthy teen, Suchada Palakul was also soon widowed, with her husband dying from grief.
15-Year-Old Dies After Kicked into a Coma in SOTUS Hazing
NAKHON PATHOM — A student who was kicked into a coma during hazing activities by his upperclassmen died Thursday.
With New Cabinet, Thailand Replaces Junta With Army Allies
BANGKOK — Thailand's new Cabinet was sworn in Tuesday, creating a nominally elected government after five years of military rule but keeping power in the hands of the same allies of the army.
Singer ‘Tom Dundee’ Freed After Serving Five Years for Lese-Majeste
BANGKOK — A singer-turned-activist who spent five years in prison for defaming the monarchy was released Wednesday morning.
Thanat Thanavacharanon, or Tom Dundee, was greeted...
Thai Parents Divided on Physically Punishing Children
BANGKOK — Smacking a kid’s palm is the most popular form of corporal punishment for disciplining children, according to a survey of almost a thousand Thai parents.
Wissanu: Gov’t to Retain ‘Attitude Adjustment,’ But Won’t Detain People
BANGKOK — The practice of “attitude adjustment” will continue even after the junta is formally dissolved tomorrow to pave way for the new government, deputy prime minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said Monday.
