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SONGKHLA — 15 January 2026, A king cobra nearly four metres long was captured after it slithered into a car tyre outside a home in southern Thailand, st [1]

KOLHAPUR, India -- Kolhapur wakes up like a poem. Wooden carts roll into place, vendors tug at tarpaulin sheets, still damp from the night drizzle. Some call out to one another as they untie bundles of flowers to be sold as temple offerings. [2]

Wild elephant found dead with gunshot wounds near national park border in Kanchanaburi A female wild elephant was found dead with multiple suspected gunshot wounds near the border of Khao Laem and Thong Pha Phum national parks in Kanchanaburi provin... [3]

The ‘Khrua Nuea Hom’ team, representing Thailand’s northern region among six regional winners from across the country, took the first place at the ‘World Kaphrao Thailand Grand Prix 2023’. [4]

JAKARTA -- Indofood Sukses Makmur's instant noodle factory has begun operating in Serbia, paving the way for the Indonesian food giant's expansion into Europe. (confirmed by 2 sources) [5]

For a young Thai with a university degree, fluent English and work experience in the U.S., Walaiporn Phumirat made an unlikely career choice. [6]

PATTAYA, Thailand – In a quiet corner of Soi Khao Talo, Tum Yum Work Shop Restaurant has become an unexpected attraction after the discovery of a bizarre phenomenon: a banana tree bearing a striking resemblance to the mythical Naga serpent. [7]

LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- What do you do when your pet elephant enters his period of hormonal frenzy, or musth? One answer might be to pay a quick visit to the Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden in Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos, for some adv... [8]

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[1] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2026-01-15 · 50% match

Outbarked, out of options: king cobra hides in car tyre

SONGKHLA — 15 January 2026, A king cobra nearly four metres long was captured after it slithered into a car tyre outside a home in southern Thailand, st

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-10 · 38% match

Exploring Kolhapur, an Indian culinary jewel

KOLHAPUR, India -- Kolhapur wakes up like a poem. Wooden carts roll into place, vendors tug at tarpaulin sheets, still damp from the night drizzle. Some call out to one another as they untie bundles of flowers to be sold as temple offerings.

[3] TH thethaiger.com · 2025-11-24 · 35% match

Wild elephant found dead with gunshot wounds near national park border in Kanchanaburi

Wild elephant found dead with gunshot wounds near national park border in Kanchanaburi A female wild elephant was found dead with multiple suspected gunshot wounds near the border of Khao Laem and Thong Pha Phum national parks in Kanchanaburi provin

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2023-09-02 · 44% match

‘Phat kaphrao’ champion reveals the best recipe on earth

The ‘Khrua Nuea Hom’ team, representing Thailand’s northern region among six regional winners from across the country, took the first place at the ‘World Kaphrao Thailand Grand Prix 2023’.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-09-05 · 40% match

Indonesia's Indofood opens plant in Serbia

JAKARTA -- Indofood Sukses Makmur's instant noodle factory has begun operating in Serbia, paving the way for the Indonesian food giant's expansion into Europe.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-06-01 · 39% match

Thai strawberry entrepreneur bridges urban-rural divide

For a young Thai with a university degree, fluent English and work experience in the U.S., Walaiporn Phumirat made an unlikely career choice.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-04-25 · 39% match

Mystical Naga tree bestows fortune on east Pattaya devotees

PATTAYA, Thailand – In a quiet corner of Soi Khao Talo, Tum Yum Work Shop Restaurant has become an unexpected attraction after the discovery of a bizarre phenomenon: a banana tree bearing a striking resemblance to the mythical Naga serpent.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-07-15 · 38% match

A dream garden blooms in Luang Prabang

LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- What do you do when your pet elephant enters his period of hormonal frenzy, or musth? One answer might be to pay a quick visit to the Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden in Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos, for some adv

[9] TH www.khaosodenglish.com · 2020-09-25 · 36% match

This Thai-Hakka Street Food Snack Has All But Disappeared

RATCHABURI — Leaves of the sweet wormwood are kneaded into a stretchy dough to make soft, pale-green dumplings at what could be the only shop in Thailand making this rare Thai-Hakka street food snack.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-06-17 · 36% match

‘Amazing Thai Taste Festival’ at Cha-am Beach, Phetchaburi June 25-26

THAI FESTIVAL: ‘Amazing Thai Taste Festival–Amazing New Chapters’. Enjoy signature local food products and ingredients of Phetchaburi, a UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy which was given the nickname ‘City of Three Tastes’ – well known for the sal

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