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Get wet at Future Park
Life, Published on 03/04/2014
» Future Park will take visitors back in time to witness the classic atmosphere of traditional Songkran festival celebrations next week.
Indigo Pearl Phuket: Ayutthaya night market
Published on 01/04/2014
» Who doesn't love Thai food? Black Ginger Ayudthaya Buffet night at Indigo Pearl is the perfect place for you to experience authentic traditional Phuket cooking style, which opens everyday at 18.30-10.30 with the price of 1,490 per person.
April: Month of political chaos?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/03/2014
» Latest: PM testifies in person at NACC. Analysts say political temperatures could be at hot season levels during April as court decisions threaten to break the caretaker government, prompting a response from its red-shirt supporters.
Nature and nurture in the hills
B Magazine, Nattha Thepbamrung, Published on 30/03/2014
» The hot season has arrived in full force, but instead of thinking of sea, sand and sun, one way to cool off is to head to the hills. We’ve got just the place in mind: Doi Ang Khang, the mountain in Chiang Mai where HM the King set up his first agricultural research station in 1969, and which is known for its beautiful views.
Rite of passage
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/03/2014
» While we Thais celebrate Songkran with much splashing of water, the people of Nepal mark the start of their traditional New Year by pulling along the streets of their town a large wooden chariot containing a statue of Bhairav, a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva.
Rush-hour revelations
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 27/03/2014
» Negotiating the busy streets of central Bangkok by bike can be a hair-raising experience at the best of times. In broad daylight, one at least has a better chance of seeing manic motorists, jaywalking pedestrians, dozing dogs and other obstacles in time to take evasive action. But traversing the downtown area on two wheels after dark is surely a recipe for disaster. Which is why I am so nervous about signing up for a bicycle tour of the city, organised by a firm called Co Van Kessel, which starts just before sunset.
Fruit Fair in Samut Songkhram
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/03/2014
» From March 28 to April 7, those wishing to taste and buy Samut Songkhram’s famous lychees are invited to the “Great Lychees of Samut Songkhram Festival” which will be held in front of the provincial hall. Lychees from Samut Songkhram province are famed for their sweetness. The most popular strain is khom, which bears a sweet, crunchy heart-shaped fruit covered with a dark red peel. Orchards here yield a total of 6,000 tonnes of lychees per year.
On the path close to home
Life, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 27/03/2014
» A couple of years back a lot of people doubted if the phenomenal surge in popularity of cycling in Thailand would last longer than the time an idle bike tyre could hold air.
Get on your bike in Nan
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/03/2014
» To promote a low-carbon-emissions tourism campaign in Nan, the municipality has been presented with a consignment of bicycles by Dasta, the Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration.
Is Fatca just for fat cats? US expats beware
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 23/03/2014
» The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca) will take effect on July 1. If you are a US expat what does that mean for you?