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Cold spell expected in upper Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 16/12/2014
» Temperatures in the upper North and Northeast are likely to remain below 15 degrees Cenlsius over the next few days, with overnight frosts in some areas, with heavy rain expected in the South, the Meteorological Department warned on Tuesday.
Environment for disaster
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 15/12/2014
» The year 2014 hasn't been entirely memorable — in a good way, at least — when considering the progress of environmental campaigns.
The promise of sunrise
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/12/2014
» There is something magical and mystical about sunrises and sunsets. Perhaps it's the transition from night to day, day to night, the passing of time, the impermanence of life, or of being reborn.
Govt scraps park fees for New Year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/11/2014
» Entrance fees to all 147 national parks will be waived on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as part of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's "happiness" campaign, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation says.
Buddhist ceremony in Samut Prakan
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 02/10/2014
» From Saturday until Oct 7, Samut Prakan's Bang Phli district will host the "Rub Bua" (presentation of lotus flowers) ceremony, a century-old tradition of Thai people of Mon descent. A day before the end of Buddhist lent, or Ok Phansa, Buddhists bring lotus blossoms in a boat procession along Samrong canal from Bang Phli District Office to the temple to worship Luang Phor Toh, the temple's principal Buddha statue.
Phu Kradueng to reopen on Oct 1
Online Reporters, Published on 23/09/2014
» LOEI – Phu Kradueng National Park will reopen to tourists on Oct 1 after being closed for eight months to allow for forest restoration, provincial governor Viroj Jivarangsan said.
When a single tree falls in the forest ... everyone hears
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 19/09/2014
» "Someday I'm going to climb Phu Kradung mountain," I've been telling myself for years, but still have never made the trek. Pretty soon I'll be at an age when it may not be possible for me to make it there on foot, which is currently the only way for visitors to do it.
Loei cable car gets local go-ahead
Online Reporters, Published on 02/09/2014
» A majority of residents living near the popular Phu Kradueng national park in Loei approve of a plan to build a cable car to bring tourists to the mountain peak.
Hidden gems of Nong Hin
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/08/2014
» Local guide Kittisak Sodama kept smiling at us during our visit to Tham Phothisat (Bodhisattva Cave) in the Nong Hin district of Loei, 520km northeast of Bangkok. By way of explanation, he said: “I am very proud that our Ban Thung Pho village has a tourist attraction.”
IUCN denies support for electric cable car
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/07/2014
» The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has denied recent reports that it supports an electric cable car for Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei province.