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Korat Zoo has Thailand's first Aldabra giant tortoise hatchlings
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 21/05/2025
» Korat Zoo has welcomed the arrival of 11 hatchlings of the Aldabra giant tortoise, the first zoo in Thailand to successfully breed the species.
Thai zoos to expand ‘Moo’ population
News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/11/2024
» Plans are under way for the older brother of the celebrity hippo Moo Deng to mate with Moo Manao of the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo to expand the pygmy hippopotamus population in Thailand.
July 2024’s Festivals and Events in Thailand
Published on 03/07/2024
» This month sees cultural performances to commemorate the 6th Cycle Birthday Celebration of HM King Rama X, and Buddhist festivals to mark Asanha Bucha Day and Khao Phansa Day, as well as many other wonderful festivals and events taking place.
Clutching at straws
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/06/2024
» Re: "Thaksin to fight royal insult case: Lawyers raise doctored video concerns", (BP, May 30).
Rare vulture lays first egg
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/12/2023
» A rare red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus) in Huay Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary in Uthai Thani has laid its first egg, marking a significant step in ongoing efforts to breed and reintroduce this critically endangered species to Thailand.
Korat zoo welcomes new member - sun bear
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 05/10/2023
» Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo has a new member - a one-month-old sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), a species on the brink of extinction and under protection.
Lahaina Noon in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 27/04/2022
» At 12.16pm on Wednesday, the Sun's rays were perpendicular, or exactly 90 degrees over Bangkok. Shadows of people and any other objects are at their shortest during this phenomenon known as the subsolar point, or Lahaina Noon in Hawaii.
Frolicking in Korat
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 14/03/2022
» Postponed since 2020 due to Covid-19, Thailand Biennale had a grandiose opening last December in Pak Chong and Phimai in Nakhon Ratchasima. Held under the themes of "Butterflies Frolicking On The Mud: Engendering Sensible Capital", "Nature Reigns Supreme In The World. Art Is Having Freedom In One Self" and "Soeng Sin Thin Ya Mo" (Celebration Of Art In The Land Of Ya Mo), the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) co-hosted the events with a budget of over 120 million baht.
Artists try to show the way
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/01/2022
» Last spring, thousands of butterflies fluttered yellow-green wings over the mud fields in Nakhon Ratchasima. The massive outbreak of these chartreuse creatures, though a common sight in the summer, made headlines after officials said the lush forest had nourished and multiplied caterpillars at an unprecedented scale.
Criminal taxi scammers
News, Postbag, Published on 19/05/2019
» Hailing a taxi in Bangkok has become almost impossible. Being forced to overpay or walk is the only option for tourists these days. It's gotten worse, much worse.