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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.
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.
Wild elephants spoil New Year celebration for Korat villagers
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 31/12/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Farmers near Thap Lan National Park are in no mood to party-in the New Year, they have their hands full protecting their crops against raiding wild elephants.
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.
Rescuer has dead body as pillion rider for 5km trek out of forest
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/08/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Sibling rescuers took turns tying a dead body to themselves and transporting it as their pillion rider on Sunday from a spot 5km deep into a forest, where the man fell to his death from a fruit tree.
Edible rats help laid-off worker start over
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/02/2021
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: When Somkiart Sukhamtha lost his factory job in this northeastern province because of the Covid pandemic, he had to find a new way to make a living. The answer, it turns out, was rats.
Korat students rally for education reform
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/10/2020
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: About 50 secondary school students rallied in Muang district on Monday evening, voicing multiple grievances about the education system.
'Magic mud' not a cure, not even safe to use, village warned
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 13/02/2019
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: People rushing to soak in a "magic mud" found oozing from the ground in Ban Luam district, and even drinking the water, have been warned it's highly alkaline and more likely to cause illness than cure it.
Farmers happily drying valuable paddy at police station
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 15/11/2018
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Rice growers in Chum Phuang district are drying their valuable harvested grain at the local police station and district office to avoid theft after the price soared.