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Keeping a tradition alive
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/08/2020
» In the northern province of Lamphun, there is a tradition that's found nowhere else.
A lesser-known side of Chinatown
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/03/2020
» Song Wat road is merely 1.2-km long, but it still might take you a few hours to walk from one end to the other, especially if you are a history lover or a shutterbug.
Special celebration
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/10/2019
» The iconic religious festival of Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district, the annual Prapheni Rab Bua, is taking place at Wat Bang Phli Yai Nai, a well-known Buddhist temple on the north bank of Samrong canal, from now until Monday. The festival highlights will be tomorrow and Saturday.
Buddhist Lent celebrations
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 27/06/2019
» The three-month Buddhist Lent will soon begin, and the occasion will be celebrated in ways that differ from one place to another.
Mekong's steady flow of tourism
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 09/07/2015
» On a squeaky bicycle, a lean woman spins her way leisurely down the streets of Thakhek, a Lao town by the Mekong River. From the attire and Vietnamese-style conical hat she's wearing, it's likely she's of different descent from many she shares the road with. Lao women, in contrast, tend to wear the pha sin traditional long skirts, even when riding motorcycles.
The Breast Hills and their booby traps
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/04/2014
» Cross-country and downhill mountain biking are among the sports featured at the annual National Games. When I heard Suphan Buri was to host the games in December last year I wondered where in the mostly flat province the venues would be.
United in diversity
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/06/2013
» Tired of the political rift that has been so prevalent in Thai society the past several years, I need to give myself a break every now and then. The Thailand Tourism Festival which took place recently at Impact Convention Centre in Muang Thong Thani was a great respite.