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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

Cartoon by Stephff: Beware that giant whale Prachatai English is an independent, non-profit news outlet committed to covering underreported issues in Thailand, especially about democratization and human rights, despite pressure from the authorities... [1]

PATTAYA, Thailand – The much-loved Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival is back for its 154th edition, promising a week of excitement, tradition, and community celebrations from 28 September to 6 October 2025. [2]

Getting into a muddy trench was easier than getting out for a pregnant cow rescued by animal-control officers in Pattaya. [3]

Volunteers spent six hours recusing a calf that fell into a Chonburi lake. Volunteers from the Payak Burapha Chonburi Foundation came to the aid of “Tia”, a 7-month-old cow, at the deep, 15,000-square-meter lake in Marb Pai Subdistrict of Ban Bung Di... [4]

A campaign by members of the nationalist group Ma Ba Tha to shut down cattle slaughterhouses, which has hit many of these Muslim-owned businesses in Irrawaddy Division, is not the first Buddhist monk-led campaign that has tried to save cows from slau... [5]

SATTAHIP, Thailand – A heart-warming viral video recently captured a playful buffalo frolicking along Nang Ram Beach in Sattahip, with the light-hearted caption, “When a buffalo wants to play in the sea.” The clip shows naval officers in a spirited c... [6]

Drifting down the moonlit Irrawaddy River in Myanmar, gangs of fishermen drop car batteries into the water. [7]

Beasts of burden of all ages and sizes put on a show at Lake Mabprachan as Pattaya’s version of the annual buffalo races took place on August 18, with little fanfare or advanced publicity. [8]

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[1] TH prachataienglish.com · 2026-03-16 · 31% match

Cartoon by Stephff: Beware that giant whale

Cartoon by Stephff: Beware that giant whale Prachatai English is an independent, non-profit news outlet committed to covering underreported issues in Thailand, especially about democratization and human rights, despite pressure from the authorities

[2] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-09-30 · 31% match

Chonburi gears up for 154th Annual Buffalo Racing Festival 2025

PATTAYA, Thailand – The much-loved Chonburi Buffalo Racing Festival is back for its 154th edition, promising a week of excitement, tradition, and community celebrations from 28 September to 6 October 2025.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-04-30 · 44% match

Cow rescued from mud hole

Getting into a muddy trench was easier than getting out for a pregnant cow rescued by animal-control officers in Pattaya.

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-09-26 · 43% match

7-month-old calf rescued from drowning in Chonburi lake

Volunteers spent six hours recusing a calf that fell into a Chonburi lake. Volunteers from the Payak Burapha Chonburi Foundation came to the aid of “Tia”, a 7-month-old cow, at the deep, 15,000-square-meter lake in Marb Pai Subdistrict of Ban Bung Di

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-17 · 37% match

Protecting Cows: A Buddhist Tradition Revived?

A campaign by members of the nationalist group Ma Ba Tha to shut down cattle slaughterhouses, which has hit many of these Muslim-owned businesses in Irrawaddy Division, is not the first Buddhist monk-led campaign that has tried to save cows from slau

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-08-16 · 36% match

Sattahip’s frolicking buffalo’s beach adventure ends safely

SATTAHIP, Thailand – A heart-warming viral video recently captured a playful buffalo frolicking along Nang Ram Beach in Sattahip, with the light-hearted caption, “When a buffalo wants to play in the sea.” The clip shows naval officers in a spirited c

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-14 · 35% match

‘The Ones We Named Are All Dead Now’: Dolphins and Fishers Struggle to Survive in Myanmar

Drifting down the moonlit Irrawaddy River in Myanmar, gangs of fishermen drop car batteries into the water.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-08-29 · 35% match

Thundering hooves compete for top honors at Lake Mabprachan

Beasts of burden of all ages and sizes put on a show at Lake Mabprachan as Pattaya’s version of the annual buffalo races took place on August 18, with little fanfare or advanced publicity.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-23 · 34% match

Mandalay Govt to Prevent Muslim Holiday Cattle Slaughter

RANGOON — The Mandalay Division government has agreed to a request by Buddhist nationalists to prevent ritual cattle slaughter for Friday’s Eid-al-Adha celebrations, and will ask Muslims to instead sacrifice goats to mark the religious event, accordi

[10] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 38% match

“What Bomb?” Ask Cowed Locals

By Jim Andrews/Rangoon Monday, October 24, 2005 By Jim Andrews/Rangoon Monday, October 24, 2005 By Jim Andrews/Rangoon Monday, October 24, 2005

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