Boontom is the leader of Ban Pak Ing, a scattering of cinder block houses and unpaved streets that reach from the precipitous west bank of the Mekong toward a quiet, well-cared-for Buddhist temple.

The breathtaking falls, also known as Khone Phapheng, sit in the Si Phan Don area, which literally translates to “Four thousand islands”. It is a series of cascading waterfalls on the Mekong ...

The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...