Showing 1 - 10 of 23
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.
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.
Mother told captured son is dead
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/10/2023
» One of the Thai workers reportedly captured by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Oct 7 has been confirmed dead, according to the Royal Thai Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Korat mother mourns son's death in Israel
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 12/10/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The mother of a Thai worker in Israel was shocked on Wednesday night upon learning that her son had died in the country at war.
Villager killed by wild elephant in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/09/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A villager was killed in an attack by a wild elephant while foraging for mushrooms in a national forest reserve in Khon Buri district of this northeastern province on Wednesday morning, police said.
Sick wild elephant dies at plantation in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/09/2023
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A wild elephant died on Thursday night at a cassava plantation in Khon Buri district. It had collapsed because of sickness and was found by villagers earlier that same night.
Jumbo jam: wild elephants strand tourists in Khao Yai
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/12/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A large number of tourists were left stranded on a road out of Khao Yai National Park for over an hour after a long holiday when the road to Pak Chong district was blocked by wild elephants late on Monday afternoon.
Elephant incursions a growing problem in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 29/10/2022
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A local leader has called on authorities to seriously address the problem of wild elephants from Thap Lan National Park invading farmland and destroying crops in this northeastern province.