Phat Mi Khorat, is a popular dish in Nakhon Ratchasima, stir-fried noodles with a special sauce, delicious with Som Tam.

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Who knows, maybe a few nice bars with live music in Korat (Nakhon Ratchasima). I went to the Monkey bar this week, but I was really disappointed.

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My husband and I are in the process of emigrating to Thailand. We have a bungalow in mind in Korat. Acquaintances there have told us that the municipality of Korat supplies rather hard and not so clean water. That water is then collected in those large water tanks with a capacity of 1 to 2 cubic meters.

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As a result of your call in the TB immigration information letter no. 040/23, I will send you the requirements of immi Korat for an extension 'Retired'.

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If you are going to visit Isaan there is a good chance that you will pass Nakhon Ratchasima on the highway. The city, better known as Korat, is the gateway to Isan, the Lao-speaking northeast of Thailand.

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No one will ever be able to cure my fondness for the mysterious Khmer Empire. So many riddles remain that it may take many generations to find all the answers, if at all… 

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Have proof of life signed Korat?

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October 20, 2022

Received (early) pension from pension fund Rail and OV for the first time this year, so I was invited to sign and send proof of life. Apple egg I thought after consulting Thailand blog.

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During the more than four centuries that the Khmer ruled Isan, they built more than 200 religious or official structures. Prasat Hin Phimai in the heart of the town of the same name on the Mun River in Khorat province is one of the most impressive Khmer temple complexes in Thailand.

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Thailand is today a melting pot of all kinds of peoples and cultures. One of the smallest and therefore almost disappeared minorities are the so-called Khorat-Thai (ไทยโคราช) who often describe themselves as Tai Beung (ไทยเบิ้ง) or Tai Deung (ไทยเดิ้ง). 

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Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) has his own hero and even a lady, Thao Suranaree (Mo). There are several versions about her "heroic deeds" and it is also questionable whether it really happened.

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This temple was built by Luang Phor Khoon Parisuttho. No fewer than 20 million mosaic tiles have been used. The complex is a tribute to the water gods. they are located under a huge sculpture of the mythical elephant Airavata, on which sits the Hindu God Indra.

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Can someone recommend a pharmacy in Korat?

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June 26, 2022

I entered Thailand with a Visa Exemption. This time I adhered to the allowed amount of medication. I can pick up my applied for Non immigrant-O at the Immigration of Korat in two weeks. Where I live there are 3 medicines not available.

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I am looking for a notary or lawyer in Korat for drawing up my will, right to live in my own home until death and a number of other matters. I want to put this in writing before I buy the house. The civil-law notary/lawyer must speak Dutch or English. If it is Dutch then my wife and I can both read this.

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Address of the tax office in Korat?

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February 19 2022

I am looking for the address of the tax office in Korat. I need this for a number of tax matters. Are these people friendly and helpful when you come for information?

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Does anyone have any recent, reliable information when the Bang Pa In – Korat motorway opens? The only thing I can find is from June this year in the Bangkok Post with the report at the end of this year, but that doesn't seem to be becoming reality.

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Korat–Nakhon Ratchasima in 1965 (video)

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April 24, 2020

Nakhon Ratchasima, also known as Khorat or Korat) is a city in Northeast Thailand and also the capital of the province of the same name. The city has about 230.000 inhabitants. In this video you can see images of the city from 1965.

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Reader Submission: Korat State Hospital

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March 6 2020

A year ago my son, 11 years young, was diagnosed with cancer. He had chemotherapy for a year, then he had to stay in the hospital for a week.

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