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Songkran homecoming rush moves to trains as fuel prices skyrocket
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 10/04/2026
» BURI RAM - Due to the surge in fuel prices, many travellers are booking trains to their hometowns ahead of the Songkran holiday. Passenger numbers at Buri Ram Railway Station rose by 30% compared to previous festival periods.
Cross-border trade at Buri Ram crossing plummets
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 13/06/2025
» BURI RAM: Cross-border trade at the Sai Taku crossing in Ban Kruat district has plummeted with a sharp drop in the number of crossers following the enforcement of restricted operating hours amid border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
Buri Ram crowns new meatball-eating champ
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 10/09/2024
» A record-setting feat by “world champion” Worachai Wijitwongjaroen was the highlight of the latest deep-fried meatball eating contest held to promote one of the signature dishes of Buri Ram.
Typhoon obscures spectacular sunrise at temple in northeast Thailand
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 08/09/2024
» BURI RAM: While wreaking havoc elsewhere in Asia, Typhoon Yagi also caused cloudy skies to obscure the usual phenomenal view of sunrise at the ancient Phanom Rung temple in Buri Ram on Sunday morning.
Fugitive forest ranger found dead
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/03/2022
» BURI RAM: A fugitive forest ranger was found dead, hanged from a tree, in forest in Non Dindaeng district on Monday, ending a week-long manhunt for the alleged killer of his estranged wife's son.
Police hunt continues for fugitive forest ranger in Buri Ram
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 15/03/2022
» BURI RAM: The manhunt continued for a third day on Tuesday for a forest ranger who allegedly burst into his estranged wife's house and opened fire with a shotgun, killing her 20-year-old son by a previous marriage as she and her new husband fled.
Police on hunt for gold shop scammers
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 12/02/2022
» Police are searching for two suspects who allegedly used a bogus cheque to purchase gold worth about 3 million baht from a gold shop in Nong Khai on Thursday, a police source said.
Mum seeks justice for 'raped' girls
News, Surachai Piragsa, Published on 05/06/2021
» BURI RAM: A poor woman in Satuk district has sought help for her two autistic daughters, one allegedly raped by a relative awaiting ordination and the other by an elderly stranger.
Mother seeks help for raped autistic daughters
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 04/06/2021
» BURIRAM: A poor woman in Satuk district has sought help for her two autistic daughters, one raped by a relative awaiting ordination and the other by an elderly stranger.
Hard times for owner of elephant that killed tourist
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 21/05/2021
» BURI RAM: Peng Yimram has had a hard time making ends meet since his elephant - he calls her Cherry - killed a man at a jungle hotel in the Khao Yai area last month.