One of the herd, a 3-year-old, was swept away and the others drowned when they tried to save it, national park officials said.
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Thailand Shuttered a Notorious Tiger Zoo, but the Problem Has Only Gotten Worse
Activists say Thailand’s tiger zoos amount to little more than farms, which produce animal parts for a thriving black market.
Golf Homes: What $1 Million Will Buy
Do you prefer your golf home to be in the desert or the jungle? Or perhaps South Africa’s wine lands?
The Thai Palace Posted Photos of the King’s Consort. Then the Website Went Down.
After releasing unusual images of the king’s official companion — one featuring her in a camouflage-printed sports bra — the royal site became inaccessible.
Thailand’s Roads Are Deadly. Especially if You’re Poor.
The rules of a highly unequal society extend even to the highways, where have-nots are far more likely to be killed than haves.
Thailand’s Former Leader, in Exile and Wanted at Home, Gets Serbian Citizenship
Yingluck Shinawatra, a former prime minister, left Thailand in 2017, before being convicted of corruption.
‘Our Duty’ to Fight: The Rise of Militant Buddhism
A call to arms for Sri Lankan monks. Ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in Myanmar. A Buddhist faith known for pacifism is taking its place in a new age of nationalism.
Who’s Attacking Thailand’s Democracy Activists? The Authorities Aren’t Saying
As the country recovers from a flawed election, unidentified assailants are targeting political campaigners in a troubling echo of past crackdowns.
‘These Forests Are the Lungs of the Country’: Thai Rangers Guard Precious Rosewood
Deep in a jungle in Thailand, a battle is being waged between poorly armed forest rangers and poachers trying to sate China’s growing appetite for rare and precious rosewood.
Thailand Junta Leader Named Prime Minister After Contentious Vote
Prayuth Chan-ocha, who once led a military coup, may find ruling more complicated now that he heads a multiparty government.