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Cool spots for Songkran
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 12/04/2024
» This year's Songkran festival is special since it is the first after the holiday was formally recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage event by Unesco four months ago. In Bangkok alone, grand celebrations and activities are awaiting revellers at shopping malls, temples and tourist attractions. Here are some recommended venues to take part in water splashing to promote the nation's soft power.
Monasteries are forgetting Buddha
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 10/08/2020
» I first heard of Ai Khai from news reports about Patcharasri Benjamas, or Kalamare, a TV personality and celebrity who went to Wat Chedi in Nakhon Si Thammarat a few months ago and set off millions of firecrackers near his statue in a show of gratitude.
Rainy season getaway
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 06/09/2019
» September and October are Thailand's wettest months. But for some people, this is not such a bad thing. Indeed, for those enjoying the lush green surroundings at Suan Sampran, a 130-rai riverside oasis nestled in southeastern Nakhon Pathom, it might even be the best time of year.
For lovers of rice farming
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/03/2019
» The story of a beautiful rice field cultivated in a circular pattern will be brought to the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) next week to show how happiness can be found in a simple way.
Earthly matters and the role of religion
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 21/03/2016
» Most Thai Buddhists are relieved after the government decided to shelve the Sangha Supreme Council's (SSC) nomination of Somdet Phra Maha Ratchamangalacharn, or Somdet Chuang, as the new supreme patriarch. The move was triggered by his alleged involvement with a luxury car tax evasion scam.