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1 killed in shooting after brawl in Nakhon Phanom

NAKHON PHANOM: A member of an illegal money-lending gang was killed in a shooting that occurred early on Sunday morning in That Phanom district of this northeastern border province, police said.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2022

Sudden buffalo deaths being investigated

NAKHON PHANOM: Livestock officials are looking into the unexplained sudden deaths of four female buffaloes in That Phanom district on Tuesday afternoon.

Bangkok Post · Jun 29, 2022

Tied, gagged body found in Mekong river

NAKHON PHANOM: A dead man who had been tied, gagged and hit on the head was found floating near the bank of the Mekong river in Muang district of this northeastern border province on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · May 23, 2022

B20m drug stash abandoned beside Mekong

NAKHON PHANOM: More than 200,000 speed pills and 10 kilogrammes of marijuana worth at least 20 million baht were left abandoned on the bank of the Mekong River in Tha Uthen district late Friday night.

Bangkok Post · Mar 19, 2022

Tourists throng beach on Mekong River

NAKHON PHANOM: Tourists thronged a sandy beach on an island in the Mekong River on Saturday, generating hundreds of thousands of baht a day at the attraction in That Phanom district.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022

1.5m meth pills found on bank of Mekong River

NAKHON PHANOM: About 1.5 million methamphetamine pills were found in sacks on the bank of the Mekong River on Sunday night, and a long-tail boat believed used by the smugglers was impounded.

Bangkok Post · Feb 14, 2022

Six cops transferred in bribery probe

NAKHON PHANOM: Six police officers have been transferred pending an investigation into allegations that they demanded money in exchange for the release of three drug suspects. The seized drugs have vanished.

Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2022

Receding Mekong exposes 'Buddha footprints'

NAKHON PHANOM: Local residents and tourists have been paying homage to a rock formation said to contain footprints of the Lord Buddha, now visible above the water in the middle of the Mekong River, which has dropped to just one metre deep.

Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2022

Nakee Cave closed after positive Covid tests

Nakee Cave in Nakhon Phanom has been closed until next Thursday after seven guides and tourists visiting the popular attraction in Phu Langka National Park tested positive for Covid-19.

Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2022

Another large marijuana bust in Nakhon Phanom

NAKHON PHANOM: Two drug couriers were arrested and 220 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana seized from their car in Tha Uthen district late on Monday night.

Bangkok Post · Jan 25, 2022