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Birth registration fraud ring busted in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 24/04/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A municipal mayor has uncovered a birth registration fraud scheme in which at least 27 “grey Chinese” were falsely registered as being born in Thailand, allegedly in exchange for bribes paid to a local official.
Korat drug crackdown nets 18 state employees
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2025
» NAKKHON RATCHASIMA – Eighteen government employees were among hundreds of people found linked to drug-related crime during an anti-drug operation across this northeastern province.
Surprise drug testing at Korat provincial hall
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/07/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Authorities conducted surprise drug tests on about 200 employees at the provincial hall on Tuesday, after 167 people tested positive, including local leaders and a monk, during last month’s random testing in all 32 districts of the province.
5-year-old victim of drink-driver dies in hospital in NE Thailand
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 30/12/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A 5-year-old boy run down outside his school by an intoxicated motorist a week ago succumbed to his injuries on Monday - the second fatality in the accident, which has also left eight other people still injured.
More than 400 resorts face chop
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 15/08/2024
» The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has kicked off inspections which could lead to the demolition of more than 400 resorts for encroaching on public land in Nakhon Ratchasima's Wang Nam Khieo district.
Hunger-striking cannabis advocate admitted to hospital
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/07/2024
» A member of a pro-cannabis group was hospitalised on Monday, five days after going on a hunger strike to protest the government's plan to relist cannabis as a narcotic.
Pro-weed groups put heat on govt
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/05/2024
» The government is facing increasing pressure from pro-cannabis groups which are threatening to rally at the Ministry of Public Health from Thursday until the ministry can prove that cannabis deserves to be reclassified as a narcotic drug.
Scientists team up to unlock new plant’s secrets
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/03/2024
» Scientists from several research centres are jointly studying the newly discovered plant, Jaeng Suranaree, to find its benefits and genetic distinction among other closely related plants.
Korat water supplies 'alarmingly low'
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/09/2023
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The amount of usable water across 27 medium-sized reservoirs across this northeastern province has dropped to alarmingly low levels despite the rainy season, raising fears of an impending drought, according to a provincial irrigation office official.
Suspected cop killer shot dead at Korat resort
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/02/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man suspected of shooting dead a motorcycle policeman in Pak Chong district two weeks ago was killed in a shootout with police at a resort in Kham Thaleso disitrict in the small hours on Monday, Provincial Police Region 3 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuam said.