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The seeds of a quiet revolution
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 19/10/2017
» Coffee is among the significant cash crops that the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej used to fight against Thailand's poverty and narcotics trade. The story began from a few coffee plants he found in a remote village on Doi Inthanon.
Deep South scary? That's news to me
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 01/05/2017
» North Korea has announced that it's ready for the fight. The US and Japan joined hands in a naval exercise off the Korean Peninsula. China and Russia showed off their military prowess by sending their troops and aircraft carriers to the area. Tensions in the Korean Peninsula have escalated in the past few weeks. The whole world is anxious about the possibility of the next war.
Rafting - it's a swell
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 07/07/2016
» While Thailand's rainy season soaks big cities, causing traffic jams and difficulty in getting around, it allows tourists to fully enjoy a particular kind of adventure -- rafting.
Boys to merit-making men
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 07/05/2015
» Before dawn, drum beats and music fill the valley of Mae Hong Son. It acts as a morning alarm that wakes up the town dwellers to prepare for the big event.
A tribute to floral Thailand
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 18/12/2014
» Beautiful flowers never fail to fascinate. Besides the country's landscaped gardens, there are many scenic routes and places in Thailand where you can visit to admire floral beauty. Quite often, the flowers in the wilderness or along the roads, look much livelier and impressive than those in neatly trimmed gardens.
Rush-hour revelations
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 27/03/2014
» Negotiating the busy streets of central Bangkok by bike can be a hair-raising experience at the best of times. In broad daylight, one at least has a better chance of seeing manic motorists, jaywalking pedestrians, dozing dogs and other obstacles in time to take evasive action. But traversing the downtown area on two wheels after dark is surely a recipe for disaster. Which is why I am so nervous about signing up for a bicycle tour of the city, organised by a firm called Co Van Kessel, which starts just before sunset.
Turning full circle
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 12/12/2013
» Khun Yuam is a sleepy amphur in Mae Hong Son province that hasn't seen a great deal of excitement since the end of World War II. Right on the border with Myanmar's Shan State is the hamlet of Ban Huay Ton Noon. From there it's only 30km inland to the district capital, also called Khun Yuam, and this was the same route taken for centuries by invading armies, loggers, seasonal farm labourers and merchants carrying goods back and forth on carts drawn by teams of oxen.
Leafy mountain high
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 14/11/2013
» Situated in the northwestern edge of Thailand, Mae Hong Son feels like a mysterious place hidden in the mountains. Surprisingly though, people in some villages are generous enough to welcome and share happy occasions with outsiders.
Under the Tuscan sun... Oh, wait, this is Thailand
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 17/09/2013
» If you regularly roam around Thailand you may have noticed rapid changes in the trendy attractions in recent years, with many stylish places mushrooming and quickly disappearing. And because of this, Thailand is in danger of losing an important part of its identity.
On the road in Myanmar
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 30/05/2013
» On a country road, I make my way past vast rice paddies that extend all the way to the horizon. Except for a few thatched-roof huts under the shade of a Mon-style golden pagoda, there is nothing else to interrupt the stunning view. It is close to harvest season and the fields are turning gold. Such impressive scenery reminds me of the word "Suvannabhumi", the golden land in Southeast Asia mentioned in records more than 2,500 years ago.