NOK air cancels afternoon and evening flights to Sakon Nakhon

NOK air reduces service ro one flight per day สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Evening walk down Thanon I.T.U., then a drive along That Na Weng

🕡 sixthirty pm, Saturday

Apparent to me are the number of shuttered properties.

     

 

A short time after my walk I took a 🛵 ride on city roads I usually travel. 

🕗Night markets seemed to be buzzing with action.

Some popular restaurants had 'full house,' while the majority of restaurants I passed, seemed to be waiting for customers.

City Night life appears to be in low gear

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The Fine Arts Department has begun excavating a 1000+ year old Khmer bridge in the old city of Nong Han Luang

Thai language video, no subtitles available  

Plenty of speculation when the bridge was built. 

There's even a suggestion that it's not a bridge, it's a dam to hold water for farming.

I read one article which suggested that it was disassembled from another location and reassembled at its present location.

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Heavy tropical rains on May 31 caused local flooding

The rain was heavy, but not unusual.  

Most likely the matter will be investigated and appropriate repairs initiated.

The day had started with weather arriving from the east. Weather direction changed in the afternoon almost unnoticeable. The heavy tropical rain arrived from a southwesterly direction.

Landlust Isaan, a German video presenter, first in Isaan to add English subtitles | 1.3K views in three days

Finally it's raining in Thailand in Isaan   

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Modernization at the airport

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Isaan Riders, a private facebook group, has a very successful second Sakon Nakhon Meeting

I was invited to come and photograph a get together of big bikers.

Had not heard of the group before. In fact I discovered the group name after a few members arrived.

After two beers I did a headcount, came up with 56. 

Did a recount a few minutes later and arrived at 64. There was enough moving around which may have hindered a more accurate count.

Beside traveling   and touring together, the group is also involved in local charity activities.

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Building scheduled for demolition collapses

The accident most likely was caused by human error. 

No one was injured. 

Neighbors running for their lives may have been misinterpreted in one online article.

Video of next door business 👇🏻

 

News article in English 👇🏻

Identical article appears at khaosod

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Kratom Sales near Grade Schools busted

The article describes  a person selling  Kratom water  for 100 baht per bottle, or 30 baht per glass.

My understanding possession for medical reasons is legal, however sales in food or drink are not.

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Thai Prime minister was in town

Three day tour of three provinces started out in Nakhon Phanom. 

He arrived in Sakon Nakhon Saturday evening.

went to the temple Sunday morning

Plenty of video of his visit available on YouTube

Wanon Niwat District Villagers promissed answers within 15 days reagarding their protest against potash mining

Such protests have occured a few times over the past 2 decades.  

Will be interesting to see how it will be dealt with this time.

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Children day In Sakon City

 

 First time I've seen the event celebrated this elebarate in the city. In previous years I saw pictures of such events on military bases สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

2024 Red Cross Fair 2 to 11 February

Entitled “Community of Thai Sakon kindness Sakon Nakhon Province, year 2024," the organization committee had it's meeting on January 11

 

Red Cross Organizing Committee . . . remind all agencies to prepare properly "PRD

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The Sakon Nakhon case of the murder by drowing in a steel cage is a week old, but still making the headlines

Culprid confessed it was all about inheritance money

Double murder by drowning in steel boxes

It sounds like a streaming movie plot . . .

steel boxes made to contain fishing gear . . . 

Sakon Nakhon Police find 2 steel coffins submerged in a pond thaiexaminer

 

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Walking street cables going underground

Truckloads of underground cables arrived some months ago, so it was no surprise to see detours around the north end of road leading to Wat Phra That Choeng Chum  

Expect rodside turmoil and detours as overhead cabeling is replaced with underground cabeling on the street which morphs into walking street on weekends and some holidays

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Old Sakon Nakhon Jail demolished

A new Jail was built outside of town when it was decided having the jail accross from two schools was not appropriate สกลนคร Sakon Nakhon

Dr. Steve G. Olive, Director of USAID's Asia Office visits Sakon Nakhon (NNT)

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TRANSLATION: "Birth notice! Ban That Na Weng Intersection

What they meant to express is that a feasibility study has concluded regarding the installation of an underpass at the intersection near Phu Phan Place Hotel.

Most likely the study will be filed away. Click image for link to article

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