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Discover the Joy of Travel in Thailand
Published on 18/12/2024
» As the year-end travel season begins, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) invites everyone with remaining holiday days, as well as those planning to gather friends, loved ones and family to embark on new adventures, to pack your bags and explore destinations in Thailand that can be enjoyed all year round. TAT has curated a list of must-visit attractions for this festive season, which marks the peak of Thailand’s travel calendar. There are countless hidden gems waiting for travel enthusiasts to broaden their travel experience.
Tourists rescued from Khao Yai run-off, Trat underwater
Published on 28/07/2024
» Numerous tourists were rescued from run-off at Khao Yai National Park in Thailand's Prachin Buri province on Sunday, while a locality in Trat was facing its worst flooding in three decades.
A town full of history
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 08/06/2023
» It felt as if my eyes and skin were on fire while walking down the new 150m-long skywalk in the sweltering midday sun. It was due to my late arrival in Kanchanaburi, but I decided to stick to my original plan. At least I was rewarded with stunning views of the confluence of the Khwae Yai, Khwae Noi and Mae Klong rivers, set against a backdrop of lush hilly environment and old city walls.
Wild elephants threaten farms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/03/2023
» Phimphitcha Soonjirad, a 40-year-old teacher from Sai Yok Noi Vitthaya School in Mauen in tambon Chorsadao in Kanchanaburi's Mueang district, on Friday night accompanied a group of local villagers on a patrol close to her village located inside Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary, which harbours around 270 wild elephants. Her team's work is just one of many initiatives tried by the locals in a bid to keep the herd from causing damage to the community.
Prologue to the past
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 28/04/2022
» Following a massive five-year makeover, the modern red-ochre compound of Ban Kao National Museum rises in the middle of vast green landscapes and rice fields on the banks of the Khwae Noi River, serving as a prologue for a day trip to explore Prasat Muang Sing Historical Park, which is about 10km away.
A long strange trip
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 23/12/2021
» The Year of the Ox is drawing to an end as we have become better at dealing with the Covid-19 virus. This year, water splashing was outlawed to avoid virus transmission and families were forced to enjoy the Songkran Festival at home once again.
Popular floating hotel being dismantled
Published on 19/08/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A popular and highly rated hotel built on a scenic river is removing all floating structures after they were found to be encroaching on a national park - a move that will sink the business.
Resort told to leave Kwai Noi River
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/08/2021
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered a luxury floating resort to be removed from the Kwai Noi River, an official said yesterday.
Saiyok Floatel ordered to stop floating in 30 days
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/08/2021
» The owner of the Saiyok Floatel has been given 30 days to remove all floating structures from the Kwae Noi River because the resort is encroaching on Sai Yok National Park in Kanchanaburi.
Seized rug may have come from poached clouded leopard
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/06/2021
» A rug seized in a crackdown last week might have come from one of two clouded leopards caught on camera in the wild at the Erawan National Park in Kanchanaburi's Sri Sawat district last December.