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Putting food on the table
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/01/2024
» Thailand ranks 13th among world food exporters, accounting for 2.3% of the global food market, valued at approximately 1.1 billion baht. However, according to the GermanWatch Global Climate Risk Index 2021, Thailand ranks ninth out of 180 countries for long-term climate risk. Climate risk affects Thailand in several aspects, especially in tourism and agriculture.
Cultivating the future
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/11/2023
» In the heart of Southeast Asia, where the sun kisses the lush landscapes of Thailand, agriculture stands as a testament to both the nation's heritage and its economic prowess. Fields of rice sway gently in the breeze, rubber plantations stretch as far as the eye can see, and orchards burst with the vibrant colours of tropical fruits. This picturesque scene, however, conceals intricate challenges that the agricultural sector faces in the contemporary era.
Guru Weekly's Buzz for Feb 10-16
Guru, Published on 10/02/2023
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.
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Guru, Published on 27/01/2023
» Guru By Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.
Herbs for health
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/08/2022
» Nam pak sathon is a condiment from the Dan Sai district of Loei province. With a salty flavour, people in Loei replace fish sauce and nam pla ra (fermented fish sauce) with nam pak sathon when making som tam (spicy papaya salad), jaew dam (Isan style sauce) and other Isan dishes. Thus, when TCDC Commons at Seacon Square Srinagarindra held the workshop "Nam Pak Sathon", 15 participants learned about the condiment and how to use it in dishes.
Sunny side out!
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 01/04/2022
» The Thai Meteorological Department recently announced the arrival of summer in Thailand and the sunny side is that you can get your tan on and enjoy seasonal events. Whether you're an outdoorsy person who enjoys soaking up the rays or a vampire-kind who tries to stay away from daylight, Guru has six ways to cool off or bask in Bangkok's warmth this hot summer.
Where the wild beasts roam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/03/2021
» The bumpy path snaked down from the winding road to the sun-baked Ruam Thai village in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Kui Buri district. Here is where Thanasit Phiboonwatthanakorn's mother bought a small cabin and ran a rubber plantation because she wanted to live in the woods. When she passed away, Thanasit inherited the 28-rai farmland and knew that he would have wild guests.
Naturally expanding
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/09/2019
» A farmer delivered freshly harvested rubber latex from his plantation to sell at Ban Phraek Ha Agricultural Cooperative in Phatthalung's Khuan Khanun District. When it arrived, the staff of the co-op weighed the milky liquid, checked its concentrate in a small laboratory, and paid the farmer.
Not entirely transfixing
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 07/06/2019
» For its second production, Qrious Theatre transplants the 2005 American film Transamerica to Thailand. TranS I-Am is an awkward US-to-Thailand and screen-to-stage adaptation, but it's sweet and offbeat enough to charm.
Tales of the tiny
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2019
» The size of a leafroller moth is small. It's a mere 1-1.5cm from the tip of the left to the right wing. It may be overlooked by many, but not by Nantasak Pinkaew. The 45-year-old moth taxonomist has found two new tortricid moth genera -- Sirindhornia and Kasetsartra -- and 27 species in the past 18 years. At present he is a lecturer at the Department of Entomology of Kasetsart University and the only expert in leafroller moths in Thailand.