<p>Isaan skies are streaked with grey smoke trails from May to July every year, as locals launch Bang Fai or bamboo missiles to prod the rain god awake.</p>

Isaan booming as fuse lit for annual Rocket Festival

Isaan booming as fuse lit for annual Rocket Festival

Flooding hits Bangkok as prolonged rain disrupts major routes

Ban Krua silk returns to the global stage with Nene Royal

Nene Royal’s rock journey to the AGT 2026 crown in pictures

Pattaya floods leave one foreign man missing on Thursday