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The Latest Breaking News from Khon Kaen

School exec caught in 'tea-money' NACC sting

A deputy director of a school in Khon Kaen was caught taking cash payments from parents in exchange for enrolling their child mid-term.

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Drug escapee caught in resort

A convicted drug defendant who escaped custody from the provincial court on Wednesday has been recaptured, along with an accomplice, at a resort in Khon Kaen on Friday morning.

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Drug defendant escapes from court

Police were hunting down a defendant in a drug case who escaped while being taken to a prison vehicle at Khon Kaen provincial court on Wednesday night.

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Monk uses dating app, crashes car

A monk was ordered to be defrocked after a car accident in Khon Kaen raised suspicion that he used a dating application to meet another monk and was involved in drug abuse.

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110m-year-old dinosaur fossils found

A new set of dinosaur fossils, estimated to be up to 110 million years old, has been found in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen.

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Jealous husband kills wife, mother and himself

A jealous husband shot dead his wife and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself, at their home in Khon Kaen on Wednesday.

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Dinosaur track find could be a first for Thailand

A new set of prehistoric animal footprints, thought to be 225 million years old, have been discovered between the border of Phetchabun and Khon Kaen.

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Canadian man, Thai wife stabbed to death by neighbour

A Canadian man and his Thai wife were stabbed to death by a neighbour in Khon Kaen on Friday.

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Olympic athlete charged with attempted rape

Olympic athlete Somluck Kamsing reported to police in Khon Kaen on Thursday and faces four charges, including attempted rape, in connection with a 17-year-old girl.

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Boxing hero Somluck faces sexual assault charge

A 17-year-old girl has filed a complaint with Muang Khon Kaen police in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen, accusing Somluck Kamsing of sexual assault.

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Van driver denies rape allegations

A van driver accused of drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl surrendered to the police on Monday, saying he was innocent.

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Sugar cane decline to hit KSL production

Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc (KSL), Thailand's third-largest sugar producer by sales volume, expects sugar cane output for its factories to decrease by 10-15% to 5 million tonnes in the new 2023-24 crop year because of drought.

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Usable water down in Northeast dams

The volume of usable water in Khon Kaen's Ubolratana Dam has dropped by 11% due to the insufficient number of wastewater treatment plants that could process runoff discharged by the agriculture and industrial sectors in the region, according to the Office of National Water Resources (ONWR).

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Lao man arrested in Khon Kaen after robbing gold in his country

KHON KAEN: A Lao man who made off with gold worth about 1.8 million baht from his country was arrested at a luxury condominium in Muang district on Friday evening.

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Regional sports complex in the making

KHON KAEN: A 2-billion-baht sports complex is set to be built in Phon district of this northeastern province, offering a wide range of facilities for various sports including Muay Thai, golf, paddleboarding and wakeboarding.

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A creative plan to restore the glory of Khon Kaen's business district

'Chuka, chuka, chuka." Gone are the days when people made their own garments, but sewing machines still hum from a narrow corner of an old shophouse. Stacks of different clothes and mannequins take up space on the ground floor. Staff cut fabric, engrave names and sew white uniforms in an…

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Get a glimpse of murals less seen

Siam Society is holding a two-day trip to Khon Kaen and Roi Et to visit local ordination halls (sim) and hidden mural paintings in the villages, on June 24 and 25.

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Election day fashion tip: No numbers or logos

KHON KAEN: Voters are cautioned not to wear clothes showing numbers that match those of candidates or parties when going to cast their ballots for Sunday’s general election.

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Tourism, agriculture beefs up demand in Northeast

The Mice (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions), tourism and agricultural sectors are expected to continue driving housing demand in major provinces in the Northeast despite the rate of inflation, with the help of China’s reopening earlier this year.

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MFP 'ready to work with Pheu Thai'

The Move Forward Party (MFP) is ready to work with the Pheu Thai Party after the coming election and has reiterated its determination not to join any coalition government that includes either Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha or Gen Prawit Wongsuwon.

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Fish vendor arrested over car wheel theft

A fish vendor from Nakhon Phanom has been arrested on charges of stealing wheels from cars parked at Khon Kaen University.

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Wheels stolen from parked cars at university

KHON KAEN: A fish vendor from Nakhon Phanom has been arrested on charges of stealing wheels from cars parked at Khon Kaen University, provincial police chief Pol Maj Gen Noppakao Sommanas said on Monday.

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Large meth seizure on riverbank in Nong Khai

KHON KAEN: Two men were arrested with 998,000 methamphetamine pills on the bank of the Mekong river in Muang district of Nong Khai province in the small hours on Saturday, police said on Monday.

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Recidivist drug dealer arrested again, and his wife

A drug dealer who had already served three jail terms has been arrested again, along with his wife, after about 100,000 methamphetmine pills and some ketamine were found in their rented room in Muang district of Khon Kaen.

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Parents demand tambon official leaves after Nong Bua Lam Phu threat

KHON KAEN: Fearful parents rallied on Monday demanding that a local tambon administration official leave the area immediately after he made threatening reference to a repeat of the Nong Bua Lam Phu massacre.

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