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Free sightseeing bus
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/04/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand has joined hands with Hua Hin/Cha-am Tourism Association and local partners in Hua Hin to introduce a free sightseeing bus.
To catch a (wildlife) criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/08/2017
» A small round sample of smuggled ivory is put in a zip-locked plastic bag. Although the piece is the size of a bead, it is hard and must be hammered many times before being broken into little pieces. The specimen is put in a test tube so a freezer mill can grind and pulverise the ivory sample for a DNA test.
Protecting a valuable import
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/06/2016
» It's a shocking fact that an estimated 100 Chinese tourists die in Thailand every year. To be exact, 103 of them lost their lives here last year. "The number is very high," said Chen Jiang, counsellor for the Cultural Section of Chinese Embassy. The main cause of death, he said, were accidents on land and in the sea as well as drowning due to water sports.