Ambassador says no plans to bring back Thai elephant from Sri Lanka
Pratu Pha, a 49-year-old male elephant, has been living under normal conditions in Sri Lanka, and Thai authorities have no plans to bring back the jumbo to Thailand, according to the Thai ambassador to this island country.
Ambassador Poj Harnpol said on Friday that he visited Pratu Pla at Wat Sri Dala Maligawa, or the Temple of the Tooth Relic, in Kandy City on Thursday. The visit was made at the invitation of Pradeep Nilanga Dela Nilame, the temple caretaker. The…