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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.
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 zoo warms animals with straw and hot baths for pythons
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 25/11/2025
» NAKHON RATCHISIMA - Korat Zoo is making a special effort to keep its animals warm this cold season, including laying straw in enclosures and giving Thai pythons warm baths.
Cambodian shamans' ritual targets Thai army commander
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 30/07/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A video showing Cambodian shamans performing a death-dealing ritual directed at an image of the commander of Thailand's 2nd Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, has gone viral on social media platforms.
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.
Three escape Chinese scam gang
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/04/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Three Thais have admitted they had to make at least 500 calls a day for a Chinese-run call-scamming gang in Cambodia or risk being beaten or sent out to work as prostitutes. They told of how they were lured to work for the gang after being repatriated to Thailand.
Man held over bid to con cops
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 11/10/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man pretending to be a close aide of the national police chief has been arrested for offering to help police officers gain promotion in return for a 300,000-baht fee, Provincial Police Region 3 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuan said yesterday.
Police impersonator tried to swindle cops seeking promotion
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/10/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A man pretending to be a close aide of the national police chief has been arrested for offering to help police officers gain promotion in return for payment of 300,000 baht, Provincial Police Region 3 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuan said on Monday.
Inquiry clears Korat police for use of van seen at Phetchaburi beach
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 21/09/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An inquiry has cleared police in Nakhon Ratchasima over the use of a police van seen at a Phetchaburi beach. They were on assignment to pick up a murder suspect.
Korat route gathers pace
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/09/2020
» The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) is expected to ask the cabinet to approve the construction of an electric train line in Nakhon Ratchasima by the middle of next year.