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Govt official defends local food project
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/09/2023
» Culture Minister Sermsak Pongpanich has brushed aside criticism about the "One Province, One Dish 2023" list of the Cultural Promotion Department, saying local food is a soft power item which the ministry wants to promote.
Orange skies and verdant dreams
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/11/2020
» A row boat approached the pier at Ban Thung Yi Peng (also spelled Ban Thung Yee Pheng) on Koh Lanta Yai in Krabi. Lining both sides of the waterway are dense mangrove forests. This is thanks to the efforts of the Community Based Tourism Club of Ban Thung Yi Peng, which has helped protect and replant mangrove trees for almost 20 years.
Winged migration
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/11/2019
» On a raised wooden platform on Khao Dinso, a 350m-high hill along a coastline of the Gulf of Thailand in Chumphon province, a group of international birdwatchers are waiting to see raptor migration since dawn's break. Every year about a million birds migrate during autumn from cold lands in Russia or China, passing Khao Dinso in Thailand to the tropical islands of Indonesia to find food.
Remaking a difference
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/06/2019
» Thailand's beaches and idyllic waters continue to attract visitors from far and wide. But with more and more debris washing up on its shores, the scale of the environmental crisis threatening Thailand's marine and coastal resources becomes ever more apparent. Urgent action is needed. Thankfully, some local groups are taking matters into their own hands, often in creative and surprising ways.
The depths of history
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/09/2018
» Under the calm surface a team of divers went down to the seabed, ignoring colourful coral reefs and marine life. Their intention is not leisure, but the collection of data and samples of ancient artefacts as well as parts of a ship that capsized centuries ago in the Gulf of Thailand.
Laid-back, sustainable and local
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/06/2018
» Located in Phangnga Bay in the Andaman Sea, Koh Yao Noi is situated right between Phuket, Phangnga and Krabi. The small island is a popular destination for visitors who look for a quiet vacation, a place close to nature or who seek to experience the local way of life of fishermen.
For a swim with the fish
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/06/2017
» Kasem Nilsamut, 48, remembers the first time a tourist boat stopped at his fish pen in the Andaman Sea, about a 10-minute boat ride from Koh Yao Noi in Phangnga province. He was surprised to learn that his way of life had become a tourist attraction.
Where the quaintness of times past still lives
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/12/2016
» 'Compact and serene" can serve as a short definition of the old town of Takua Pa in Phangnga province, about 100km north of Phuket International Airport.
Ranking Asia's best
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/11/2016
» The Trang islands rank among the top 10 Best in Asia to visit in 2017, according to Lonely Planet magazine.
Welcome to the southside
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/10/2015
» One may visit Satun for the famous Koh Tarutao and its vicinities. Crystal clear water, white sandy beaches and unbeatable marine biology are the major magnets that lure travellers to the southern province, 982km from Bangkok.