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Scorching heat sparks wave of forest and house fires
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 17/04/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - As extremely hot daytime weather exceeding 40°C has been rising steadily for several consecutive days, Nakhon Ratchasima has been met with multiple incidents of forest fires and residential fires across various areas.
Thai researchers turn rice husks into pricey ceramic gemstones
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 02/01/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Suranari University of Technology (SUT) researchers say they have created ceramic gemstones made from agricultural waste and priced 6,000 times higher than the original material.
Exec given jail term for illegal dumping
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/09/2024
» An executive of an industrial waste management company has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison, and the firm has been fined 250,000 baht in connection with the illegal dumping of chemical substances in Nakhon Ratchasima in 2021.
10 farmers die from outbreak
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/10/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has warned farmers about a new outbreak of melioidosis which has killed around 10 farmers in Buri Ram, Nakhon Ratchasima and Songkhla.
Fire guts big Korat electrical appliance store
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 08/05/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A fire at a large electrical appliance store in downtown Korat city on Monday morning caused about 50 million baht in damage according to an initial estimate. No casualties were reported.
Macaques bound for China found stuffed in smugglers' cages
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/03/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Forty-seven macaques being smuggled out of Thailand for probable use in Chinese traditional medicine were found crammed into plastic cages on the back of pickup truck in Sung Noen district, Nakhon Ratchasima, on Monday.
Hotel thief arrested for stealing in 4 provinces
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 22/05/2019
» A 34-year-old man was arrested in Lop Buri province on Tuesday for allegedly stealing everything he could from hotels and guesthouses that did not demand copies of guests' ID cards.
Tasty frogs yield handsome Songkran income in Isan
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 10/04/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Summer thunderstorms have brought the annual flood of frogs known as ueng ang phu khao to many areas of the Northeast - where they end up on roadside stalls as tasty snacks for Songkran travellers.