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The Queen's aspirations
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/08/2016
» Her Majesty Queen Sirikit will turn 84 on Friday. For the 66 years of her queenship, Her Majesty has worked tirelessly side by side with His Majesty the King for Thais' better living, and one of her greatest inspirations and role models has been Queen Savang Vadhana, the Queen Grandmother.
A place to treasure
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 04/08/2016
» Nestled behind trees on a 1,700m² plot of land near the congested Charoen Krung Road is the Bangkok Folk's Museum. Donated by biologist Assoc Prof Waraporn Suravadi to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) in 2003, this museum features three houses in a lush tropical garden with a pond.
High on fun, low on carbon
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/03/2016
» About 60 Thai tourists enjoyed sea, sand and sun and participated in environmentally-friendly activities on the five islands of Trat during the recent three-day Low Carbon Holiday 2015. The success of the first official low-carbon tour in Thailand is proof the project is taking shape in Trat, about 300km from Bangkok.
Creating a knowledge sharing culture
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 12/01/2016
» The famous Red Mill in the old town of Songkhla has long been a landmark of the province, where many people reminisce about the good old days. Through local initiatives, the mill has recently become much more than a symbol — it is a new learning centre and a model of community development that shows how bottom-up input can present a platform of knowledge to the people.
As majestic as ever
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 12/11/2015
» Even more flawless than previous editions, the Support Foundation's annual khon performance impressed once again at its premiere last week. This year, the featured episode is The Battle Of Indrajit: Prommas, and the beautiful dancing, great acting, costumes and props were as splendid as in previous years -- the setting, however, was more stunning than ever.
Ecotourism in Trat
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 25/06/2015
» When it comes to a community where people of different religions live happily together and co-operate for the success of sustainable tourism, Ban Nam Chieo in Laem Ngop district of Trat springs to mind for many Thai eco-tourism advocates.
Is being single a problem?
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 14/10/2014
» Last week, I read two news reports which reflect opposite viewpoints — an English woman who married herself and a Thai columnist's discriminatory comment about National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission member Supinya Klangnarong being single.
Creating a renaissance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/04/2014
» Throughout an hour spent in the Traditional Thai Art room of the National Gallery, we saw only a few Western tourists walking in and around the stunning red Western-style room to admire several of Thailand’s masterpieces. Within 10 or 15 minutes, those visitors left, then it was very quiet at the “Louvre of Thailand”, the Kingdom’s only state-run museum of art with the largest collection of traditional and contemporary artworks.
Reel-Life repository
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/02/2014
» Housed in a replica of the long-demolished Sri Krung, the country’s first facility for recording full-length movies with soundtracks, the Thai Film Museum on Phutthamonthon Sai 5 Road celebrates the history of motion pictures in the Kingdom, from 1897 to the present day, in a most inviting, interactive fashion.
Travel to two towns
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/08/2013
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the 3rd ''Unseen Destinations 2 Samut'' in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram. Destinations are Wat Khok Kham, Phanthai Norasingha Shrine, the Salt Farming Learning Centre, St Anna Church and Don Hoi Khraeng in Samut Sakhon and Amphawa Floating Market and King Rama II Memorial Park in Samut Songkhram.