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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.
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.
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.
Thap Lan park closed until April because of forest fires
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 03/02/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Thap Lan National Park has been closed to the public for three months, starting immediately.
Prisoner hunted after fleeing outside work gang
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 28/01/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Police, wardens and volunteers believed they were closing in on a prisoner on the run after fleeing from a work gang outside the prison only three months before his release.
Warning after raw pork deaths in NE Thailand
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 06/10/2024
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has alerted the public to be wary of uncooked pork following 12 deaths linked to Streptococcus suis in four provinces in the lower northeastern region.
Water supplies run low for off-season farmers
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 16/03/2024
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Rice farmers in this northeastern province are grappling with severe water shortages after taking the gamble of cultivating off-season rice during the dry season. Three mid-sized reservoirs currently have low water supplies, causing many rice fields to dry out.
Attack sparks alarm as gaurs run amok in Korat
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 21/01/2024
» Nakhon Ratchasima: A group of tourism business operators in Wang Nam Khieo district is proposing measures to cope with a rising number of incidents involving wild gaurs wandering about, attacking people and damaging crops.
Raw meat consumption leads to 24 deaths: DDC
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 03/11/2023
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) is warning people against consuming raw and undercooked pork after about 500 cases of streptococcus suis, or hearing loss fever, resulted in 24 deaths.
Dam release spurs flood warnings
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 26/07/2022
» Riverside residents in 11 provinces are being told to closely monitor water levels and prepare for possible flooding as the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) will discharge more water from Chao Phraya dam in Chai Nat to accommodate runoff from the North.