The Latest Breaking News from Mukdahan

Experts weigh in on Mukdahan crash

The car accident in Mukdahan that resulted in the deaths of 10 monks highlights critical questions about child protection, parental responsibility and road safety.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4

Korat alms‑giving event to honour monks killed in pilgrimage crash

An alms‑giving ceremony will be held in Nakhon Ratchasima next week to honour the virtues of the 10 monks who lost their lives in a tragic crash involving a pickup truck driven by an 11‑year‑old boy with autism in Mukdahan on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 4

King grants royal patronage to injured, deceased monks from Mukdahan crash

His Majesty the King has graciously placed the injured and deceased victims of a pickup truck crash involving a group of monks in Mukdahan province under royal patronage.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3

Illegal internet cables found across Thai-Lao bridge

Authorities have cut internet cables found to be illegally carrying services from Mukdahan province across the Friendship Bridge and about five kilometres deep into Laos.

Bangkok Post · Oct 22, 2024

A curious place to find 'Lady Liberty'

A headline which caught my eye in last Sunday's Post was "Highway 12 to economic heaven" with a report concerning the rich potential of this route which stretches west to east from Tak on the Myanmar border to Mukdahan, just this side of the Mekong River from Laos.

Bangkok Post · Jul 8, 2023

Highway 12 to economic heaven

The completion of Highway 12 -- a 793-km transport corridor linking Tak in the North with Mukdahan in the Northeast -- will provide immense business opportunities as the emerging economic driver in the region, according to local transport and tourism industry leaders.

Bangkok Post · Jun 10, 2023

Highway 12 expansion completed

The final phase of the expansion of Highway 12 -- which links Thailand with Myanmar and Laos in Tak and Mukdahan, respectively -- has been completed, which the government hopes will boost cross-border economic activities between the three countries.

Bangkok Post · Jun 5, 2023

Former MP gets jail for B5m bribe

A former Pheu Thai MP for Mukdahan has been sentenced to six years in jail for demanding a 5-million-baht bribe.

Bangkok Post · Apr 25, 2023

Summer storms forecast in upper Thailand March 26-29

Summer storms with gusty winds and hail are expected in the upper part of the country from March 26-29, beginning with the Northeast and then the Eastern, lower Northern and Central regions, weather forecasters said on Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post · Mar 26, 2023

Drug haul found on pickup after fatal cash

Two million methamphetamine pills were found in sacks on a pickup truck after a head-on crash killed the driver and both passengers in Muang district of Mukdahan in the early hours of Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Feb 22, 2023