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Land of golden hues
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/09/2021
» The gigantic Buddha statue known as Luang Pho Yai rises 95m above the temple grounds at Wat Muang in Ang Thong's Wiset Chai Chan district. From afar, you can see his calm face and oval-shaped head with a flame-like halo on top of hair curls.
Come see the sweet and savoury side of Nonthaburi
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/07/2021
» Yellow, red and orange-brown are the colours of ripe dates available in Suan Inthaphalum Preecha, or the Date Plantation of Preecha, in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district, a short drive from Bangkok.
Wildfire threatens Khao Yai
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/04/2023
» A wildfire on Khao Tabaek mountain in Nakhon Nayok province has spread to a border area of Khao Yai National Park, the park chief Chaiya Huayhongthong said.
Debt debacle dogs farmers
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/11/2021
» Wiratchada Hanchana, 50, and her husband Wichian were forced to leave the home they built and had lived in for more than 24 years after failing to pay a 700,000 baht pickup truck debt they say they know nothing about.
Following in the footsteps of the great poet
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/06/2021
» Around May to July every year, I set my calendar to visit the East as it is fruit season. Last week, I went to Klaeng, a coastal town in Rayong province. I planned to get fresh ripe fruit from an orchard, take in the fresh sea breeze and visit the memorial park of Sunthon Phu, one of the great poets of the early Rattanakosin era.
Come see the seafood
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/01/2021
» At the Kuroshio Market in Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, visitors can experience a live show of fresh tuna preparation for sashimi and sushi dishes. I visited the market in 2018. To me, the market looked more like a food court.
Getting creative with green space
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2020
» Green rice stalks slightly sway in the wind. Their rhythmical movements seem to go along well with the humming song of a boy running happily on a wooden walkway built above the paddy field.
Politics is like a virus
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/03/2020
» Two major issues that dominate the front-page news and our attention daily are the outbreak of Covid-19 and the deterioration of the political situation. Somehow both matters share something in common.
A city for stretch pants
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/11/2019
» Osaka is always listed among the top leisure destinations for Asian travellers to Japan. Japan's third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama, Osaka is filled with cultural and historical sites. It also buzzes with modern lifestyles and countless choices of food and shopping outlets.
Pretty in pink
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/06/2019
» It's normal to see oxen on the streets of India. However, during my recent trip to Jaipur, I was surprised to see people riding camels and elephants on the other side of the road, while our minibus was stuck in traffic alongside public buses, cars, horse carriages, rickshaws and swarms of motorcycles.