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Saved by Rama IX
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/01/2017
» Ban Pong Huai Lan is a little-known village in Chiang Mai's San Kamphaeng district. Thirty years ago when transportation was not as convenient as today, it was virtually unheard of by most Thais. But His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej visited the community several times.
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An emerging track in an emerging nation
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/11/2016
» Hanoi boasts a long list of must-do activities and must-see sites: the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Dong Xuan Market, museums, lakes and more. Recently, however, on my very first visit to the Vietnamese capital, I skipped them all.
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Ride through history
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/08/2016
» Built over 150 years ago during the reign of King Rama IV, Charoen Krung was Bangkok's first Western-style road. Nicknamed New Road back then and many decades afterwards, Charoen Krung starts from the east side of Wat Pho next to the Grand Palace, initially running eastward before beginning to gradually shift south as it crosses the Rob Krung canal into the northern part of China Town.
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Cruising along the river
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/04/2016
» Not everybody enjoys Songkran's water-throwing crowds. Admittedly, I'm one of those who always avoids venturing onto Bangkok's streets during the festival. But this year was an exception.
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Saigon didn't fall
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/10/2015
» Sixty-one years after liberation from French control and four decades since the fall of Saigon in 1975, less than two years after the US troops were forced to go home, the former capital of Cochinchina during the colonial period and later of South Vietnam continues to be one of the country's most vibrant cities. Did Saigon actually fall? Maybe not.
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Ethnic crossroads
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/02/2013
» Kazakhstan is not a totally unfamiliar name to the average Thai, since it is occasionally mentioned in news reports, especially those concerning sports. One of the republics of the former Soviet Union, it is now the ninth largest country in the world with a land area five times that of Thailand's. It is a major oil exporter and thus one of the most prosperous countries in Central Asia.
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The hidden gateway
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/04/2012
» Hidden in a secluded narrow passage between the limestone cliff faces, sheltered beneath a towering natural arch as tall as the mountains that conceal it from the outside world, the "ancient" Chinese way station down below not only looks as if it has always been there for centuries but also adds entrancing magic to this mystifying sanctum.
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