A look into Khon Kaen city’s coronavirus shutdown
Barred from returning to the US, photographer Chris Beale found himself in Khon Kaen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a look into what the city looked like during the shutdown.
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Pro-military party rally in Khon Kaen: “When I say ‘government,’ you say, ‘Palang Pracharat!’’’
The rally of Palang Pracharat Party last weekend in Khon Kaen drew a crowd as large as 30,000. But according to a recent poll, the military junta’s proxy party faces an uphill battle in the Northeast.
The Isaan Record
March 11, 2019
The last scavengers of Khambon
The livelihood of a longstanding scavenger community in Khon Kaen is threatened by an incinerator factory. Meet two of the last remaining scavengers.
The Isaan Record
December 3, 2018
Abandon the palace: Art from the margins takes center stage
A unlikely art festival in an abandoned building infused Thailand’s art scene with a new subversive spirit. Featured artists made a daring call to address society’s open wounds.
The Isaan Record
November 30, 2018
Isaan in the 1960s – Village life in Maha Sarakham
Isaan in the 1960s through the eyes of Kermit Krueger, a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working at Maha Sarakham Teachers’ Training College from 1963 to 1965.
The Isaan Record
June 1, 2016
Isaan in the 1960s – Life as a foreign teacher in Maha Sarakham
A photo essay about life in Maha Sarakham 50 years ago from Kermit Krueger, a United States Peace Corps Volunteer working at Maha Sarakham Teachers’ Training College from 1963 to 1965.