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Wild elephant goes shopping in Khao Yai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 03/06/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA – A large wild elephant from Khao Yai National Park wandered beyond its usual path and into a local shop in Pak Chong district on Monday, startling the owners and damaging shelves as it searched for food.
PM unfazed by fish curry's 'worst-rated food' ranking
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 05/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said TasteAtlas' ranking of kaeng tai pla, a famous southern Thai curry made with fish entrails, as the "Worst Rated Food in the World" only depicted the gastronomic preference of certain individuals.
Kremlin steps up disruptive ops from Arctic to Africa
News, Peter Apps, Published on 24/02/2024
» A week after Russian prosecutors added her and other Baltic officials to a "wanted" list for supposedly encouraging the desecration of Soviet war graves, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced her intelligence services had broken up a ring of Russian-sponsored disruptors within the Baltic states.
Returning elephants to the wild
News, Jo Ya Hsiung, Published on 03/08/2023
» Throughout history, elephants have held a revered place in the country's way of life and traditional beliefs, and have become symbolic of Thailand. Through their strength and intelligence for various purposes, including warfare, transport and supporting heavy labour, they have contributed significantly to the country.
Thug meets nasty end, plucky helper, free lift to school
News, Mae Moo, Published on 27/06/2021
» Unwanted house call
There's no excuse to be lost for words
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 06/06/2021
» It is always nice to come across new words and last week I discovered a tiny treasure trove of fancy locution thanks to the Grandiloquent website which specialises in flowery, but genuine language. Grandiloquent means a "pompous or extravagant style of language" and there is plenty of that about.
Slain student mystery, airport mafia strike, toothy promise
News, Mae Moo, Published on 06/06/2021
» No sugar daddy needed
Feeding the beast: Chiang Mai smoke seen as world's climate change problem
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 22/04/2021
» As Earth Day dawns, Chiang Mai is breathing more easily. It's been one of the worst-ever smoke seasons in the Rose of the North, with the city winning the accolade of "most polluted city on the planet" on multiple days, but the dust has settled for now.
Hysterical reaction
News, Postbag, Published on 12/01/2021
» It was sickening to read about a five-year-old girl being deprived of her education because of all this Covid-19 hysteria (BP, Jan 10).
Fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies
News, Published on 30/12/2020
» French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died yesterday. He was 98.