The government is still looking for a way to bring back Sak Surin — one of three elephants that Thailand gifted to Sri Lanka back in 2001 — for medical treatment, after an animal rights organisation reported last year the pachyderm had been mistreated by its new handlers.
According to Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Varawut Silpa-archa, the government is aware of Sak Surin’s plight, but transporting the elephant back to Thailand is proving to be difficult due to its size and the nature of its injuries.
Initially, the…
