The Latest Breaking News from Si Sa Ket

Hopes pinned on Si Sa Ket wat

Si Sa Ket, a relatively low-profile tourist destination, is being positioned for greater attention through a tourism push centred on cultural, spiritual and natural attractions.

Bangkok Post · Aug 16

Petrol station denied extra payout over Cambodian rocket hit

The Si Sa Ket petrol station hit by a Cambodian rocket last year will not receive further compensation as its losses were fully covered by insurance and its parent company, the government says.

Bangkok Post · Jul 25

Time to put peace first

This week marks the first anniversary of the Thai-Cambodian border conflict, which erupted after a BM-21 rocket attack killed 11 Thai civilians, including a nine-year-old child, in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket. Although the two countries have observed a ceasefire since late December, the path to lasting peace remains…

Bangkok Post · Jul 24

Hippo calf born in Si Sa Ket zoo

Somdet Phra Srinagarindra Park Zoo in Si Sa Ket has welcomed a new addition to its range of exotic animals -- a hippopotamus calf that was born at 6am on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Oct 15, 2024

Police hunt teens in brutal assault video

Si Sa Ket police are searching for two teenagers captured in an online video brutally assaulting a special-needs minor and forcing the victim to prostrate himself before a third teenager.

Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2023

Preah Vihear reopening a test

Thais are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Preah Vihear temple ruins in Si Sa Ket, after 15 years of suspension, to promote tourism and a peace dialogue with Cambodia.

Bangkok Post · May 21, 2023

Gems of the Northeast

As the summer heat in Surin rose, we made our way to Satom Organic Farm in Chom Phra district. It is located among vast organic fields temporarily covered with yellow sunn hemp in the post-harvest season. This farm belongs to Sutaen Sukjit, who abandoned office work in Bangkok and returned…

Bangkok Post · May 3, 2023

Paetongtarn top choice for PM in Si Sa Ket: poll

Paetongtarn "Ung Ing" Shinawatra of the Pheu Thai Party is the top choice for the post of prime minister among eligible voters in the northeastern province of Si Sa Ket, followed far behind by Pita Limjaroenrat of the Move Forward Party, according to a survey by the National Institute of…

Bangkok Post · Apr 23, 2023

Preserving heritage

Field recordings of ancient, traditional music in the Southeast Asia feature in this column. Northern Khmer Spirit Music in Thailand – Kantrum Dongman (Animist Records, 2022) covers the traditional music of "Northern Khmer" people in provinces like Surin, Buri Ram and Si Sa Ket that straddle the Thai-Cambodian border in…

Bangkok Post · Nov 21, 2022

Calling on the red shirts: Pheu Thai needs you to beat the dope vote!

The Pheu Thai Party has welcomed former red-shirt stalwart Nattawut Saikuar back to the fold, hoping his oratorical skills will help win support in the Northeast that has been tapped by the Bhumjaithai Party, political scientists say.

Bangkok Post · Jun 25, 2022