The rumours prompted action by Kalasin chief public health officer, Dr Prawit Sriboonrat, to try to pacify frightened villagers. The villagers said they believed the ghost has eaten the internal organs of the four men, causing them to die. Northeastern traditional beliefs relate that porb ghosts are spirits that haunt their victims and gradually eat their internal organs until they die. Prasit Singhamat, head of Moo 3 village, said the rite calmed the villagers and they appeared to have stopped worrying. Pairat said he had also instructed team members to avoid saying anything that would ridicule or belittle the villagers’ beliefs.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 06, 2017 07:41 UTC