The twins were born at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal on June 7 this year to mother Chamchuri and father Plai Siam. They were born 18 minutes apart in what was said to be Thailand's ...

This is the amusing moment a playful elephant put a hat on a girl at a sanctuary in Thailand. Kham Kaew, a three-year-old female elephant, delighted holidaymakers by using her trunk to carefully ...

But there is more to having a Thai wedding than securing a TV-glam venue. “You can have a ceremony, but you need to go into the town and get it all validated,” said Andy Kunz, managing ...

Trainers ride "Sak Surin," an ailing elephant returning to Thailand from Sri Lanka, on July 2, 2023. The elephant was allegedly neglected and abused in Sri Lanka for years.

A Spanish woman visiting Thailand was killed by an elephant at an elephant care center and an elephant trainer has been charged in connection to her death, according to multiple reports. On Friday ...

And then twice a year, on National Thai Elephant Day (March 13) and World Elephant Day (Aug. 12), the Anantara elephants are treated to a celebratory buffet of sweet fruits, such as watermelon and ...

Over the years, many of Phuket’s so-called elephant sanctuaries have become abusive and cruel — but not all. Here’s our guide to five of the good ones.

How Thailand’s elephant camps are transitioning to a cruelty-free future. From a life of forced labour in the logging industry to performing in exploitative circus shows, Thailand’s captive ...

Mahouts take Asian elephant Sak Surin, gifted by the Thai Royal family, towards a container at the national zoological garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, June 27, 2023.

A Sri Lanka-based animal rights group, Rally for Animal Rights and Environment group, alleged in 2020 that the animal was in bad health due to years of hard labor and abuse, and needed urgent ...

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal's alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29 ...

Thai elephant camp adds more jumbos as Chinese tourists return. By Kwang Jirapornkuhakan. January 21, 2023 6:47 AM UTC Updated ago Item 1 of 5 A Chinese tourist rides on an ...