'Morlam', a folk performing art, a top soft power of the Isan people, has become so popular that it can be called the era of Morlam fever, such as the Sao Noi Phet Ban Paeng troupe, the Morlam troupe with the most followers on social media. The hosts have to book a year in advance, to the point of forming the Sao Noi 2 troupe to receive additional work to keep up with demand. Source: Thai News Agency
About $118.3 million needed to repair national highways damaged by typhoon
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) estimates that about 2.9 trillion VND (118.3 million USD) is needed to repair highways from Thanh Hoa central province to northern provinces, which were damaged…