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Tai Dam: Same as Thai but different
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/05/2017
» Ancestors of a Tai Dam village in Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok migrated from Vietnam more than 200 years ago. Learn about their unique culture, very close to Thai culture.
Lahu activist killing: Release CCTV or lose public trust
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/03/2017
» "Is it all a police brutality cover-up?" critics are asking, after public is not allowed to see CCTV footage of the shooting of the young Lahu activist in Chiang Mai last week.
The King's Musical Legacy: Memories shared
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/11/2016
» Pathorn started to play with His Majesty when he was only 13 & helped him prepare the final versions of his 48 compositions, a legacy celebrated at EmQuartier Nov 29 to Dec 11.
Honour the King's legacy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2016
» It is through actions to carry on King Bhumibol's legacy that Thais can truly realise their pledge of unwavering affection to the monarchy.
Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/10/2016
» US singer-songwriter wins prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Thailand's first blind orchestra: Meet the young musicians
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/03/2015
» "I cannot see but I have good ears... that is my gift in music," he says, "When we lose one thing, there will always be a substitute."
Microchips that see, hear & feel
Jon Fernquest, Published on 05/06/2013
» New ways to use apps using sight, sound, smell, gestures, voice, emotional sensing & biometrics are focus of chip-maker Intel.
Eating insects: Sudden popularity
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2013
» Everyone is eating insects nowadays, even expensive restaurants (US, Thai, Japanese) but the old traditions of collecting & cooking insects haven't changed much.
Rice Scheme: Govt leak puts loss at 200 billion baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/05/2013
» Govt to lose 200 billion on rice scheme not 70-100 billion. Asean neighbors importing less rice, global supply rising.
Small schools join together to stay small
Jon Fernquest, Published on 15/05/2013
» Community elders say these small schools go back 60-70 years. To survive communities coming together to share teachers.