Thailand opens upgraded Highway 101 link from Nan to Laos border
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Thailand has fully opened the upgraded 33.8-kilometre Highway 101 section from Ban Pon to Chaloem Phra Kiat district in Nan province, improving travel safety, logistics, tourism and border trade links with Laos.
Thai rescuers find five alive in flooded Laos cave, with two still missing
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Thai rescuers have found five of seven villagers trapped in a flooded cave in Laos, with efforts now focused on extraction and locating the two others.