AN elephant that escaped from its camp and strolled down a road in Phuket led to people panicking but fortunately a mahout later safely took the jumbo back to its home after damaging one vehicle with no one being injured, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 23). Pol. Lt. Kittipong Nupheng, an investigation officer at
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Spanish tourist killed by ‘panic-stricken’ elephant at Thai sanctuary
By Agencies and published by CNA A “PANIC-STRICKEN” elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, local police said on Monday (Jan. 6). On Friday, Blanca Ojanguren García, 23, was washing the animal at the Koh Yao Elephant Care Centre in the Koh Yao district
Read moreWoman seeking good luck trampled to death by elephant
A WOMAN was trampled to death by an elephant in Chiang Mai today (Jan. 15) after trying to pass under the jumbo’s belly for good luck without asking for permission to do so from the mahout, Sanook.com said. Police rushed to investigate after hearing about an elephant killing a woman at the Chiang Mai
Read moreBringing Thai cooking to European homes and stores
By ITTHI CT special to Thai Newsroom BEAUTY and brains are a powerful combination. Add youthful energy and the result can be explosive. Ines Chardonnet, still in her early thirties is one such firebrand. In six short years, she grew a startup to become one of Thailand’s more reputable food exporters. The managing director of
Read moreDiners flee restaurant as wild elephant strolls in
A GROUP of diners at a pork barbeque restaurant in Nakhon Nayok province fled in panic after a wild elephant strolled in but the jumbo too got frightened at seeing so many people and quickly went away, Sanook.com report this morning (Jan. 19). One of the customers at Khun Dan Moo Katha restaurant in Sarika
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