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A giant in size and importance
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/01/2021
» Prasat Nakhon Luang is one of the largest examples of historical architecture in Ayutthaya. Its role in the politics of the old Siamese kingdom that the province was named after was as immense as its size.
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Tourists drawn to Communist relics in Phitsanulok forest
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2019
» PHITSANULOK: When the outlawed Communist Party of Thailand launched an insurgent campaign in 1965, its headquarters were here in the mountains of this northern province.
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Arte piazza
Life, Published on 24/08/2017
» As I was strolling along the Arno River in the warm morning sunlight towards the bustling inner-city area of Florence, the ancient capital's picturesque landscape against a blue sky gradually unveiled before my eyes.
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Journey into antiquity
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 22/06/2017
» Not many people know that Phaya Mangrai, a great warrior king, had founded a few other cities before establishing Nopburi Sri Nakhon Ping (the present-day Chiang Mai) as the centre of the Lanna Empire. Evidence is clear in the cases of the Chiang Saen and Wiang Kum Kam ancient cities in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai respectively. Traces of another ancient city, Fang, have been found in the forms of city walls, pottery and an inscription. The new discovery holds historical significance and is hoped to attract cultural tourists.
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New water park
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/02/2017
» Dinosea World Park has been opened in Phangnga.
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Home of the Iron Man of Laos
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 05/03/2015
» When tourists go to the Unesco World Heritage site of Luang Prabang in Laos, many immediately think of the Buddhist temples and simple, yet beautiful way of life. This city also has some beautiful examples of French colonial and Lao vernacular architecture, like the Royal Palace Museum and old palaces like Villa Santi and Xiengkeo Palace.
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Buddhist pilgrimage with a difference
B Magazine, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 21/09/2014
» As a producer of dhamma TV programmes, Somnuek Khemacheeva has visited holy Buddhist sites in India several times as part of her work. As a devout Buddhist practitioner, however, she found the so-called “pilgrimages” that millions of Buddhist Thais make each year to India are quite spiritually superficial.
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Dutch treat in Ayutthaya
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/07/2014
» Nestled on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River in the ruins of the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, next to Wat Phananchoeng and the remains of the old Japanese quarter, is a building of red and white bricks erected in memory of the Dutch settlement which had its headquarters here from the early 17th to the mid-18th century. Opened to the general public last year, Baan Hollanda now serves as an information centre on early Thai-Dutch relations.
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Paper tigers
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/04/2014
» Housed in the building of the Press Association of Thailand on Ratchasima Road in Dusit district, the Thai Press Museum is not all that well known among Thais, even journalists. Established more than two decades ago, the Thai Press Museum is a great place to discover the evolution of journalism in Thailand and changes to the publishing industry in Thailand. Also on-site are old newspapers, old printing equipment and tools.
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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.
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