Thai intellectual arrested on anti-monarchy charge Nov 7, 2008
Sulak was arrested at his home in Bangkok by police from the northeastern province of Khon Kaen, where he had delivered the speech. He was driven by car in the middle of the night to the province to be booked by police, then released when the dean of Khon Kaen University's law school, which had hosted him, acted as guarantor for his bail. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
In Thai protests, a divide between urban and rural Oct 13, 2008
The farmers who are gathered here in Khon Kaen Province swagger a bit when they talk of their political influence. In the last election, in December, the party that won the rural vote, the People Power Party, took 233 of 480 seats in Parliament. (International Herald Tribune)
Bus overturns in Thailand, 22 dead Oct 10, 2008
The bus, belonging to the Chatulong Tour Company, was taking students from Kaset Techno Khon Kaen University to Chantaburi province. . (Sify.com, India)
Thai bus crash kills at least 22 Oct 10, 2008
The bus was carrying a group of students from a technology university in north-eastern Khon Kaen province and was driving overnight to the coast. "Initial investigation shows that the bus might have had a break failure and could not stop on the steep road," police Maj Suchart Yaemsak told reporters. (BBC News)
Green.view: Let them eat bugs Jul 13, 2008
Academics at Khon Kaen University in Thailand have developed a low-cost cricket-rearing technique, and taught it to some 4,500 families. On just a few hundred square feet of land a single family can raise crickets in numbers large enough to increase their income significantly. (The Economist)
Asia faces grave situation of bird flu outbreak Feb 15, 2008
Twenty-six districts of Thailand's northeastern province of Khon Kaen were on high alert of deadly bird flu after local fowl died mysteriously last week, provincial Governor Panchai Bawornrattanapran said on Sunday. Thailand is among the countries hardest hit by the deadly H5N1 virus, having recorded 24 human cases, including 16 fatalities, since the outbreak in 2004. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fowl death alerts Thai northeastern province Feb 10, 2008
BANGKOK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-six districts of Thailand's northeastern province of Khon Kaen were on high alert of deadly bird flu after local fowl died mysteriously last week, the provincial governor said on Sunday. The 26 districts of the province which have been put on the watch list are being observed particularly closely, with x-rays and health checks being carried out rigorously by authorities, Governor Panchai Bawornrattanapran said. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Prem Rawat Foundation Provides Safe, Clean Drinking Water to Schools in Thailand Jan 31, 2008
This model is based on the successful pilot project conducted at a school in Khon Kaen Province. BoLF provides assistance to people to understand, realize and achieve their natural potential for a productive and self-sufficient life through the provision of basic needs, skills development and cultural and spiritual enrichment. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Arthritic knees remain painful after arthroscopic surgery Jan 25, 2008
Surgeons should make a careful decision about using AD for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, said lead author Wiroon Laupattarakasem, M.D., of Khon Kaen University in Thailand. It should by no means be regarded as inappropriate for every knee. (EurekAlert!)
Allosaurus fossil found in NE Thailand Dec 18, 2007
Pratuang said his institute had found piles of dinosaur fossils and rocks in the suburbs of Khon Kaen province, neighboring NakhonRatchasima, over the past seven years. In 2005, he invited Chinese dinosaur expert Professor Dong Zhiming to help classify the fossils. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Thai that binds Sep 4, 2007
The trip includes the inaugural Isan food festival in Khon Kaen. See. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Letter From Thailand Aug 13, 2007
About 15 percent of all marriages in the northeast, a study published by Khon Kaen University found, are now between Thai women and foreign men. Most of the men are Europeans, but there are upwards of 300 or so Americans, many of them veterans of the Vietnam War who were based in Udon Thani in the 1960s and early 1970s and are living here, most of them with Thai wives as well. (International Herald Tribune)
Raw fish eaters at risk of liver cancer Jul 14, 2007
"It is quite slow growing. But when it turns out to be cancer, it is very rapid," said lead author Banchob Sripa of Khon Kaen University's Pathology Department in Thailand ... But it is much more common in Khon Kaen province, where liver cancer strikes nearly one in 1,000 men - nearly all cases bile duct cancer ... Koi-pla, the Thai name for a dish of minced raw fish mixed with hot chillies and local spices, is a staple in Khon Kaen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Cricket tournament opens in Thailand Mar 3, 2007
Cricket, which is a popular game in central Asia, has already spread to Thailand recently, especially in provinces of Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Chon Buri, Phetchabun and Phuket, with teachers of schools, especially from the St. Stephen's International School group, supporting the growth of the sport. Source: Xinhua. (People's Daily Online, China)
Thai Government Urged to Reduce Ethanol Glut Feb 27, 2007
Khon Kaen Alcohol Ltd, which has a capacity of 150,000 litres per day, had stopped production due to high storage costs, company manager Chompol Kandhavivorn said. "We cannot run at a loss and I think more will have to stop like us if the government still ignores us," Chompol said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Student builds relationship between UM, Thailand Jan 29, 2007
But the 25-year-old's academic quest and intellectual curiosity has put him at the center of a new relationship between Thailand's Khon Kaen University and UM. ... e are extremely proud to have this caliber of student who along with a great intellect has such personal commitment to helping us strengthen the relationship and partnership between UM and Khon Kaen University and Thailand, said Mehrdad Kia, director of UM's Office of International Programs ... A bank account has been established at... (Missoulian, MT)
Series of Bombs Kills and Injures Several People in Bangkok Jan 1, 2007
Elsewhere in Thailand, the news resulted in count down parties to be cancelled in Chiang Mai and Khon Kaen. Midnight bomb attacksClose to midnight two more bombs exploded near the main planned count down event outside Central World. (ScandAsia.com)
