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Life through the lens of a batik maker
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/01/2023
» Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours of golden yellow and brown, the naturally dyed colours from turmeric and leaves of khonthi (beach vitex). The khonthi plant is easily found along beaches in tambon Na Thap of Chana district in the southern province of Songkhla, where her Me-D Na Thap Batik Group is located.
Researchers discover new orchid species
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/02/2023
» Researchers from the Prince of Songkla University have discovered a new species of orchid, Aphyllorchis periactinantha, found at the Paribatra waterfall in the southern province of Songkhla.
Local team says Covid kitten spread virus to human
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2022
» A veterinarian in Songkhla was diagnosed with Covid-19 after being sneezed on by an infected cat last year, according to research by Prince of Songkla University's Department of Health Science and Medical Research, based at the Faculty of Medicine.
Hope, fear as kingdom's gates creak ajar
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/07/2020
» Tourism operators and residents in five southern tourist destinations which may open up to foreign travellers next month are optimistic about the government's travel bubble scheme.
Education amid the pandemic
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/06/2020
» E-leng Keng Kong and his friends Ngao and Fong are required to stay home, wash their hands, wear protective masks and avoid shared eating utensils during the Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, in the South, best friends Anis and Golf are prohibited to play with each other. They are, however, reluctant to maintain physical distance.
Buddhist relics to be displayed after 40 years
News, Published on 15/08/2018
» Confiscated relics to be displayed
Big Blue's SE Asian hub builder
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2018
» She is the first managing director of IBM Thailand in its 66-year history who is not a veteran of the company.
Getting the green light on electric cars
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 30/10/2016
» As of Sept 30, Thailand had 52 electric sedans on the road. There are roughly 1.3 million electric cars on the roads worldwide, but with fears batteries will flatten in traffic or flooding will lead to lasting damage, Thai drivers have been slow on the uptake.
South attracts fresh medical graduates
News, Proudpisut Sang-ou-thai, Published on 16/05/2016
» Chutimon Pahurat, a graduate of Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Medicine, has finally achieved her dream of becoming a doctor in the far South, which has been experiencing a spate of violence for years.
The bats are on the wing
B Magazine, Published on 17/07/2016
» In last week's Green Fingers, I mentioned that my friend, who lives in California, said that US farm owners hired flocks of sheep to graze on their farms. "It's cheaper than hiring workers to clear the land of grass," he said. I thought he was pulling my leg, but just because the practice is unheard of in Thailand does not mean it's implausible. I just read that Google hires 200 goats regularly to chew away grass in its lawns rather than use lawnmowers.