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Mukdahan hosts major cycling race
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/06/2021
» The Thai Cycling Association (TCA) is hosting the Thailand Championship Tournament from July 2-4 in the northern province of Mukdahan located on the banks of the Mekong River across from Laos.
Birding in Buri Ram
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/03/2021
» A series of short high-pitched calls broke the silence and a pair of adult sarus cranes seemed to respond to the calls of other birds.
E-commuter boats to ply Chao Phraya
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/03/2021
» Chao Phraya Express Boat has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to run a pilot project of electric boats for commuters on the Chao Phraya River.
Daring to be different
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/02/2021
» Seven years ago, Nongluck Asavasakulchai, now 53, left her job as a nurse in the capital to become a farmer in her hometown in Nakhon Phanom, about 715km northeast of Bangkok. There, in 2014, she founded Community Enterprise Rice Processing Tambon Ban Phueng (Khaowsook) after the price of rice hit record lows. Her goal was to find alternative options and the solution she turned to was organic rice.
Blu Hotel
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/01/2021
» Located on a 12 rai plot of land on the banks of the Mekong, the seven-storey hotel was launched in 2017 by local property developer Ruamkiat 2015. The property is known for offering a great view of the famous river.
Nakhon Phanom: More than meets the eye
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/01/2021
» The public space along the Mekong in the town of Nakhon Phanom was quite bright. It was illuminated by the yellow light of street lamps and colourful decorative lights to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. The ambience highly contrasted with the other side of the river, a quiet scene of the reserved forest of the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area in Khammouane Province in Laos.
Historic crossroads
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/12/2020
» The blue sky gradually turned orange after sunset. The tender wind carried the cool night air to where we stood on the top of Khao Yai Thiang in Nakhon Ratchasima. The grass flowers and tree branches swayed in the breeze.
Thai-Lao bridges announced
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/10/2020
» The government will invest 8.2 billion baht to build two more Thai-Lao Friendship bridges across the Mekong River.
Mapping ancient history
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/06/2020
» The Fine Arts Department has worked with a research team from the Historic Site Restoration for the Foundation of Sustainable Conservation project to conduct a structural analysis of two historical parks to be nominated as Unesco World Heritage sites.
Virtual tours
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/04/2020
» Aiming to promote tourism during the Covid-19 outbreak, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched 3D virtual tours for 13 attractions in nine provinces.