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Precious lessons from neighbours
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/03/2017
» Almost 40 Thai villagers and "creative tourism" advocates recently participated in several community tourism activities in Luang Prabang, Laos, looking to apply good ideas to their villages in six designated special zones.
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Full Moon Festival
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/11/2017
» One of Thailand's most popular festivals, Loy Krathong, will be celebrated from tomorrow. This year, the Full Moon of the 12th lunar month falls on Nov 3.
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Celebrating 141 years
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 17/09/2015
» On Saturday, the Fine Arts Department will celebrate the 141st anniversary of national museums by hosting academic activities called "Museum For All", from 1.30-4.30pm at Damrong Rajanuphap Auditorium, the National Museum Bangkok.
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Behind the Thai mask
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 15/08/2014
» Three men wearing white shirts and red jongkraben (traditional Thai trousers) are practising their khon dance performance in a classroom. From afar they look like your typical Thai masked dance experts, as their posture and movements are smooth and delicate. On closer inspection, however, you may notice something, or someone, out of place, at least according to popular perception. One of the dancers is 30-year-old Canadian Benjamin Tardif.
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Preserving history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/04/2018
» Ruins and ancient sites are always under threat from time and disaster. The great flood of 2011, for instance, damaged 128 archeological sites on and around the city island of Ayutthaya. After the incident, the government provided a budget of 600 million baht for the clean-up and restoration work, and there was also financial and technical aid from Unesco, as well as certain foreign countries.
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Fit for a king
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/02/2014
» Stepping into the elegant neo-classical Rajavallop building of the Army Reserve Command on Sanam Chai Road opposite Wat Pho, visitors will not only see beautiful architecture but they will also have the opportunity to visit King Vajiravudh Museum. One of Thailand’s most comprehensive museums dedicated to King Rama VI, it has been open to the public since 1999. It displays an exhibition on the life and work of King Rama VI, his royal attire and his personal belongings.
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A modern retelling of the cloth classics
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/12/2013
» New creativity and age-old wisdom will find aesthetic balance next week, when the annual Jim Thompson Farm Tour in Pak Thong Chai district, Nakhon Ratchasima, begins.
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Flowers in the mist
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/06/2013
» Tomorrow, the season for everyone to enjoy the beauty of dok krachiao and the sea of mist in Pa Hin Ngam National Park, Chaiyaphum province, will officially begin with celebrations.
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Dwelling on the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/04/2013
» With a lively voice, Dr Joyce White described the details and lessons she had learned from archaeological excavations in Ban Chiang in Thailand's Northeast and northern Laos.
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Where past and present co-exist
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/05/2013
» It is one of the capital's oldest districts, but mention its name to a foreign visitor and the first association will likely be with the bustling backpacker belt centred on Khao San Road. But to native Bangkokians and long-time residents, a reference to Bang Lamphu may summon up the gleaming-white image of Phra Sumen Fort, its crenellated ramparts dominating the Chao Phraya River and the approaches to Thon Buri, or make them long for Phra Arthit Road and its artsy little cafes or nostalgic for the time they first explored these winding streets and alleyways back when they were students at nearby Thammasat and Silpakorn universities.
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