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Police expand birth certificates probe
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/04/2026
» Police in Nakhon Ratchasima have widened an investigation into a fake birth certificate racket after at least 27 foreign nationals were registered using forged documents in a scheme linked to local officials. Suspects are due to be questioned on Monday.
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.
Heavy rains lure frogs out of hiding and villagers out of homes
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/04/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Residents of Taling Chan village in Khon Buri district have been heading out after dark to catch frogs for food following heavy rains brought by a passing summer storm.
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.
Jealous Korat prison officer kills ex-wife, her new partner, then himself
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 05/10/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A senior corrections officer in this northeastern Thai province shot dead his former wife and her new partner before turning the gun on himself in a violent confrontation at official prison housing on Saturday night.
‘Giant mosquito’ fears dispelled in Chaiyaphum
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Public health officials have reassured residents of Chaiyaphum province after reports of unusually large mosquito-like insects turned out to be harmless crane flies.
Members of youth gang arrested after vandalism spree in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Police have arrested four members of a youth gang aged 12-18 following a series of incidents including throwing ping-pong bombs on roads and vandalising public property across several villages in Huai Thalaeng district.
Adequate water in Lam Takhong reservoir for next 2 months
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 07/05/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - There is enough water in Lam Takhong reservoir to ensure adequate tap water for five nearby districts for the next two months, a senior official said on Wednesday.
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.
Prisoner hunted after fleeing outside work gang
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 28/01/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Police, wardens and volunteers believed they were closing in on a prisoner on the run after fleeing from a work gang outside the prison only three months before his release.