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  • LIFE

    Marriage of East and West

    Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 18/11/2022

    » Ìm En Ville, pronounced "ihm ong ville", is a four-month-old project of passionate young entrepreneur Dittaphand Chirathivat.

  • TRAVEL

    Keeping an eye on worshippers

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/04/2020

    » Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram on Fueang Nakhon Road in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district is known for many things. Established 150 years ago under the order of King Rama V to be the symbolic temple of his reign, this important Buddhist place of worship houses the cremated remains of eight monarchs of the Chakri Dynasty and is the residence of the current Supreme Patriarch. Architecturally, the temple is a rare example of East-meets-West design, with an exterior that is distinctly Thai and interior showing strong Gothic influence.

  • THAILAND

    Mosaics to convey work, life of King Rama V

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/12/2022

    » Wat Ratchabophit will have 12 mosaic pictures made that will feature the life and work of King Rama V and the temple's history.

  • TRAVEL

    Floral merit-making

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/07/2017

    » To mark Asarnha Bucha and Khao Phansa days, special activities will be held at a number of Buddhist temples in Bangkok from Saturday to Monday.

  • TRAVEL

    The heart of our city

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/10/2015

    » The east bank of the Chao Phraya River where the history of Bangkok began is called Koh Rattanakosin because it is land surrounded by water and looks like an island. Its west side is adjacent to the river and the east end is the Khlong Khumuang Doem Canal. King Rama I, the first monarch of the Chakri Dynasty, established Bangkok on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in 1782 as the new capital.

  • THAILAND

    Vatican visit: a retrospective

    News, Published on 20/11/2019

    » Almost 400,000 Thai-Catholics are looking forward to showing their unwavering faith next week when Pope Francis makes a three-day pilgrimage to Thailand for peace and inter-religious dialogue ahead of his trip to Japan.

  • TRAVEL

    Pre-Thai New Year Celebrations

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/04/2017

    » Songkran is a centuries-old festival that marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year and is a joyful event in which Thais sprinkle scented water on one another.

  • LIFE

    Where royal souls reside

    Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/12/2017

    » Apart from Wat Bowon Niwet, which is King Bhumibol Adulyadej's symbolic temple, Wat Ratchabophit on Ratchabophit Road is one of only two temples that enshrine his ashes. Since Nov 7, when the temple started permitting the general public to pay respects to the royal remains, many have flocked there for this purpose.

  • LIFE

    Mother of us all

    Life, Published on 27/12/2017

    » A century ago today, one of the country's first drinking-water dispensers for the general public came into existence near Sanam Luang.

  • THAILAND

    Schedule for cremation

    News, Patipat Janthong, Published on 08/10/2017

    » The Bureau of the Royal Household revealed that 110,889 people came to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday, the last day before preparations for the royal cremation began.

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