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Youths' campfire sparks fears of a major blaze
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/04/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A video showing two young people tending a small fire near a large, dry grove of bamboo in Sikhiu district sparked alarm that the flames could spread rapidly through the tinder-dry undergrowth and cause a major blaze.
Efforts intensify to stop wild elephants entering communities, tourist sites
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 03/02/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Park rangers are trying to keep wild elephants away from communities and tourist attractions during the dry season. The measures cover a bull elephant that has killed three people, including a camper, in this northeastern province.
Rail repairs finished after Korat crane collapse
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/01/2026
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has finished repairing a stretch of railway track in Sikhiu district of Nakhon Ratchasima province in the wake of a fatal crane collapse that struck a passenger train on Jan 14, killing 30 people, while a parallel technical investigation moves towards identifying the causes and accountability.
Korat's Phimai district flooded yet again
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 29/09/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Persistent rain brought by Typhoon Bualoi has caused widespread flooding in Phimai district, closing a school and a historical site and disrupting market areas on Monday.
Wife finds missing husband’s skeleton in septic tank after 3 years
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/09/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – A woman who had been searching for her missing husband for over three years discovered his remains in a septic tank behind their home in Nong Bun Mak district on Thursday.
NACC puts 18 provincial officials in its crosshairs
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/08/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The Provincial Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to allegations of corruption against 18 high-ranking officials, including tambon administrative organisation (TAO) chiefs, former mayors, and other senior figures.
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.
Neighbours of Korat scrapyard evacuated after fatal explosion
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/03/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Authorities have cordoned off the area around a scrapyard in Wang Nam Khieo district after finding many unexploded shells collected by local residents from a nearby military exercise site, following a fatal explosion on Tuesday morning.
B4bn sought for light railway
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/02/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: Local authorities will ask for about 4 billion baht from the government to fund the province's light rail transit system, the construction of which is expected to begin next year.
Army helps fight Rayong forest fires
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/01/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ordered the army to keep an eye on the forest fire at Khao Chom Hae in Rayong after the fire destroyed hundreds of rai of forest land.