Khon

One old couple lives with two children in Khon Kaen.

Thailand's Aging Population Poses Challenges 2011

Khon Kaen University Professor Dusadee Ayuwat has been studying migration in the northeast for more than 20 years.

Thailand's Aging Population Poses Challenges 2011

Dynamite Warrior (Khon fai bin), directed by Chalerm Wongpim.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Dynamite Warrior (Khon fai bin), directed by Chalerm Wongpim.

Kung Fu (?) Night! Dynamite Warrior 2009

For a closer look at how communities are preparing for their aging populations, Khon Kaen, northern Thailand, is a good example of a place where the elderly are increasingly left behind as young people seek jobs in the cities.

Thailand's Aging Population Poses Challenges 2011

Mr. Streckfuss is a writer based in Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Yingluck Can Unite Thais With the Truth David Streckfuss 2011

This echoes an earlier passage in which Mr. Klunchen demonstrates the conventions of enacting death in Khon.

Performa 07: The Art of ‘Conversation’ - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

This echoes an earlier passage in which Mr. Klunchen demonstrates the conventions of enacting death in Khon.

Performa 07: The Art of ‘Conversation’ - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

Supposedly the depiction of Thotsakan's death is taboo, although really the restriction only applies to Khon, a highly stylized form of theater-dance in which all the characters wear masks and don't say anything — raising the possibility that the leaders of the junta are simply unusually catty critics.

Archive 2006-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

Supposedly the depiction of Thotsakan's death is taboo, although really the restriction only applies to Khon, a highly stylized form of theater-dance in which all the characters wear masks and don't say anything — raising the possibility that the leaders of the junta are simply unusually catty critics.

The Wrath of Khon Matthew Guerrieri 2006