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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.
Villagers defend abbot after porn found in his burnt residence
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 23/03/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - After a fire gutted the abbot's quarters at a Buddhist temple in Sikhiu district on Sunday, investigators reported finding pornographic material and a sex toy among the charred ruins - a claim that locals are firmly disputing.
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.
Border row hits business
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 24/09/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The chairwoman of the Nakhon Ratchasima Federation of Thai Industries has called on the new government to urgently address rising industrial costs and economic pressures that threaten Thailand's export competitiveness.
Tourism push for three Unesco sites
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/04/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: A campaign has been launched to promote trips to the three Unesco heritage sites in this province to boost tourism and the overall economy.
Accused German dental clinic assailant found dead
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/03/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A 41-year-old German man, who was arrested this week on charges of assaulting female dentists at local clinics, was found dead with his throat slashed inside his house in Non Sung district of this northeastern province on Friday night.
Dinosaur tracks become tourist bait
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 18/01/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Local tourism operators will promote the site where the fossil tracks of a species of dinosaur, Siamopodus khaoyaiensis, were found, as a new tourism attraction in the province.
Cheaper Chinese farm produce ‘coming in by train’
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2024
» Cheap farm produce and consumer goods from China are coming into the country via high-speed trains through Laos and flooding local markets in the Northeast of Thailand, placing local business owners in a challenging position, vendors say.
Truckers eye diesel price cut or fee rise
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/08/2024
» Truckers in the Northeast are calling on the government to lower the price of diesel or raise cargo transport fees to keep up with rising energy costs so they can keep their trucks on the road.