Thailand is using Loei’s Bun Luang and Phi Ta Khon Festival to drive cultural tourism and grassroots income, with the three-day event expected to attract at least 100,000 visitors and generate more than 188 million baht for local communities.

Authorities seized a large amount of hardwood logs from a shack built in a forest conservation area in Loei’s Dan Sai district during an inspection on Tuesday and Wednesday, said Colonel Pongphetch Ketsupa of the Internal Security Operations Command’s Loei branch on Thursday.