When the tourists who rode them disappeared from resort destinations, Thailand’s captive elephants, and their owners, went back to their birth villages, where finding enough food has been a struggle.
When the tourists who rode them disappeared from resort destinations, Thailand’s captive elephants, and their owners, went back to their birth villages, where finding enough food has been a struggle.
Visitors to the small village of Baan Ta Klang, with perhaps 100 homes, are struck by an astonishing, even unsettling sight: Nearly every house has one or more elephants chained up outside.
Thailand s association of egg farmers have shifted their focus towards the Malaysian market, following news of an egg shortage there and the Malaysian government looking to import eggs to meet rising demand, The Star reported.
Thailand and Singapore signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on Wednesday on intellectual property, agriculture and sustainable businesses, and agreed to jointly invest in cruise ports for tourism.