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Drug-addicted Thai man beheads mother, abandons head in rice field A drug-addicted Thai man beheaded his mother and abandoned her head in a rice field in Amnat Charoen province yesterday, January 4, before being arrested shortly afterwards. [1]

Elderly woman sexually assaulted in Maha Sarakham rice field An elderly woman in Maha Sarakham said she was sexually assaulted while a [2]

NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand – Authorities in central Thailand are searching for those responsible for illegally setting fire to rice fields that incinera [3]

JAKARTA – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman plans to restore thousands of hectares of rice fields damaged by floods in northern Sumatra within two months -- a timeframe experts say is overly ambitious. [4]

Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported as victim’s daughter demands justice Suspect was deported while authorities were still awaiting forensic confirmation ![Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported as victim’s daughter demands justice | Thaiger]( [5]

West Bengal is often referred to as the Rice Capital of the country, as it produces more rice than any other Indian state and leads in overall contribution to national output. [6]

Bali’s mystically beautiful rice fields, watered by an intricate, centuries-old subak irrigation system, are near collapse as farmers sell their properties to developers for villas and as other pressures bear on them, according to a global food resea... [8]

Farmers carry bags of rice next to flood waters as they evacuate their homes near Phayarphyu village in Loikaw township in Myanmar’s Karenni state on September 16, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. [9]

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[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-01-05 · 85% match

Drug-addicted Thai man beheads mother, abandons head in rice field

Drug-addicted Thai man beheads mother, abandons head in rice field A drug-addicted Thai man beheaded his mother and abandoned her head in a rice field in Amnat Charoen province yesterday, January 4, before being arrested shortly afterwards.

[2] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-02-20 · 75% match

Elderly woman sexually assaulted in Maha Sarakham rice field

Elderly woman sexually assaulted in Maha Sarakham rice field An elderly woman in Maha Sarakham said she was sexually assaulted while a

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-01-28 · 75% match

Illegal rice field burning in Nakhon Nayok sends toxic smoke toward Bangkok

NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand – Authorities in central Thailand are searching for those responsible for illegally setting fire to rice fields that incinera

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-12-05 · 75% match

Indonesian minister vows to restore damaged Sumatra rice fields quickly

JAKARTA – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman plans to restore thousands of hectares of rice fields damaged by floods in northern Sumatra within two months -- a timeframe experts say is overly ambitious.

[5] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-01-04 · 65% match

Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported as victim’s daughter demands justice

Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported as victim’s daughter demands justice Suspect was deported while authorities were still awaiting forensic confirmation ![Myanmar rape-murder suspect deported as victim’s daughter demands justice | Thaiger](

[6] MM news18.com · 2026-03-23 · 44% match

GK: Which State Is Called The Rice Capital Of India?

West Bengal is often referred to as the Rice Capital of the country, as it produces more rice than any other Indian state and leads in overall contribution to national output.

[7] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 81% match

Rice Farmers Told to Prepare their Fields Again

[8] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-09-02 · 75% match

Bali’s Rice-Field Irrigation System Faces Collapse

Bali’s mystically beautiful rice fields, watered by an intricate, centuries-old subak irrigation system, are near collapse as farmers sell their properties to developers for villas and as other pressures bear on them, according to a global food resea

[9] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-09-27 · 75% match

Myanmar Rice Federation says food sufficiency not a concern despite rice fields damaged by floods

Farmers carry bags of rice next to flood waters as they evacuate their homes near Phayarphyu village in Loikaw township in Myanmar’s Karenni state on September 16, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi.

[10] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-10-27 · 75% match

Farmers face major losses as heavy rains devastate rice fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions

Mizzima Rice fields in Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions suffered extensive damage from last week’s heavy rainfall and flooding, leaving farmers concerned about the impact on their harvests.

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