Tag: elephants
Farmers launch bee sting operation to stop elephants
Pana (AP) — To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in the village of Pana near Chanthaburi put up electric fences,...
Indonesia uses trained elephants to control forest fires
SIAK, Indonesia (AP) — Officials in Indonesia are using trained elephants outfitted with water pumps and hoses to help patrol forests and control fires....
Buriram villagers under siege by wild elephants
BURIRAM, 11 September 2015 – Wild elephants foraging for food have wreaked havoc on farms and homes in Non Din Daeng district of Buriram...
As tourists dwindle, Nong Nooch tweaks shows, displays
Nong Nooch Tropical Garden is hoping dancing elephants will awaken the park’s fading tourist numbers. Director Kampol Tansajja said visits...
Elephants help clean up Kledkaew access to Nong Nooch Tropical Garden
Saying it wants the outside of its park as lovely as the inside, Nong Nooch Tropical Garden dispatched elephants and employees to help pick...
Reintroducing tamed elephants into the wild
The exorbitant prices of elephants in Thailand have tempted some people to catch elephants from the wild to be trained as domesticated pachyderms....
Chiang Mai Nature Park
Dear Editor: Yesterday I visited the Chiang Mai Nature Park and I found the experience to be both uplifting and depressing. It certainly...
Even elephants know HM the King worries over flood
Even elephants, it seems, know HM the King is concerned about Thailand’s disastrous floods. At a Nov. 24 field trip to Nong Nooch...
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A proposed tunnel near Pattaya will delay highspeed rail network to Bangkok
The plans to build a highspeed rail link from Bangkok airports to U-tapao airport near Rayong has hit yet another snag. The international consortium...
Don’t bet on Pattaya getting a casino
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Pattaya court sentences gang to death in dismemberment murder of German businessman
PATTAYA, Thailand – In a shocking murder case that gained international attention, the Pattaya Provincial Court has sentenced three individuals to death for the...
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PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya, a world-renowned tourist hotspot, attracts millions of international visitors each year, making it a melting pot of cultures. One topic...
Jomtien condo residents terrified as frantic foreign tourist roams the halls
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police received a report of a foreign man wielding a knife and knocking on doors at a condominium on Jomtien...