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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.
Army gets blessed shirts, warns of extended talks
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - The commander of the 2nd Army Region has accepted 500 blessed shirts and 1,500 amulets from residents of Bang Rachan for distribution to frontline troops, while saying that Thailand will pursue further negotiations with Cambodia if this week’s border talks prove unsuccessful.
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.
Elephants retreat after night-long standoff near farmland in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 24/11/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: About 100 wild elephants retreated after a standoff with volunteers trying to protect farmland in Khon Buri district of this northeastern Thai province from Saturday night to early Sunday morning.
Electrician, sister found dead in car with charcoal stove
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/07/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – An electrician and his elder sister, who had autism, were found dead in a car parked at a temple in the Muang district of this northeastern province on Friday night. A charcoal stove was found inside the vehicle.
Hunger-striking cannabis advocate admitted to hospital
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/07/2024
» A member of a pro-cannabis group was hospitalised on Monday, five days after going on a hunger strike to protest the government's plan to relist cannabis as a narcotic.
Farmers demand closure of crop-polluting potash mine
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/06/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: About 150 farmers rallied at the Thao Suranari monument in Muang district on Monday demanding the closure of a potash mine they allege has discharged wastewater onto their land, reducing their harvests.
Student dies in fall from school building
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 11/11/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A 14-year old boy fell to his death from a school building on Thursday night, the third secondary student to die this way in Muang district in the last six months.
Korat logs record 77 new Covid infections
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 04/07/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: This northeastern province on Sunday registered a record number of 77 new Covid-19 infections in one day -- the highest since the beginning of the outbreak, according to the provincial communicable disease committee.
Roadblock shootout, suspect wounded, drugs seized
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/01/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two men were arrested, one of them wounded, and more than 2 million methamphetamine pills and about 400kg of crystal meth seized as police exchanged shots with the occupants of a pickup truck in Non Daeng district in the early hours of Thursday.