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The strength of the land
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 23/10/2016
» I once wrote an article about His Majesty the King's Royal Project for an information and policy studies institute in London, which commissioned me to write about development issues in this part of the world.
King of the hills
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 13/09/2015
» For the past few years, Thai consumers have been enjoying temperate fruit crops, vegetables and herbs like never before. Depending on the season, avocados, strawberries, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums and passion fruit, as well as aubergine, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, leek, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and Japanese pumpkin, to name just a few, are available fresh from the highlands of northern Thailand.
Chasing waterfalls
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 23/08/2015
» It was only 3.30pm but with rain threatening to fall at any time, darkness descended fast on Lam Nam Kok National Park in Doi Hang, Chiang Rai province. It had rained the night before and parts of the trail were slippery. One false move could easily send someone rolling down the steep mountainside to the point of no return.
Fine Feathered
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 16/02/2014
» Unlike other plants, ferns produce neither flowers nor seeds. They reproduce by spores, which appear on the underside or along the veins or margins of mature fronds. Some are elongated in shape while others are round, kidney-shaped, cup-shaped or chain-like, depending on the species. Spores are light and can be easily dispersed by wind. If they fall on a place which is moist, with enough light and lots of organic matter, they will germinate and grow into new plants.