Thai PM meets US$500,000 albino buffalo


Meeting the heavyweight champ: Srettha (third from left), admiring Ko Muang Phet as the buffalo’s previous owner and buffalo breeder Damrongsak Morakut (left) and current owner Jintanat look on. — AFP

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin took the bull by the horns yesterday as he welcomed an unusual visitor to his offices – an enormous white buffalo that recently sold for US$500,000 (RM2.37mil).

The bulky bovine, named Ko Muang Phet, was renowned in Thai farming circles as a stud animal but hit the mainstream last week with its big-ticket sale, and earned a trip to Government House to meet Srettha.

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