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Porcelain festival
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/03/2014
» The “Fifth Benjarong Don Kai Dee Fair” will take place during March 14-16 at the business centre of Don Kai Dee, a benjarong porcelain-making village in Krathum Ban, Samut Sakhon.
Phu Rin: Love at first ride
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/03/2014
» I’ve been to Udon Thani quite a few times and I knew that the northeastern province has a number of phu, or hills in the local dialect. Phu Foy Lom and Phu Phrabat, for example, are well-known attractions. But it was only recently that I learned about a special mound called Phu Rin.
Thailand Extreme Makeover campaign
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/03/2014
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand has joined hands with Yanhee Hospital to launch the “Thailand Extreme Makeover” campaign to promote Thailand as a hub of cosmetic surgery in Southeast Asia.
Winning Ways
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 13/03/2014
» As anyone who’s ever checked out accommodation or holiday-outing ideas in popular destinations will attest, the choice available can often be bewildering. Glancing over the most recent list of Thailand Tourism Awards (TTA) winners might help you narrow the options, though, as you struggle to reach a decision.
Exploring Chon Buri
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 06/03/2014
» The school holidays are coming and the ensuing chaos at home may soon be driving parents to look for a good day out with their family.
Cultural fair in Suphan Buri
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/03/2014
» Until tomorrow, “Fostering the Ties of Tai People in Asean” fair will take place at the U Thong National Museum in Suphan Buri, from noon to 4pm.
Otop outlets to open
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2014
» The Community Development Department has invested 120 million baht to open three Otop outlets under expressways in Bangkok.
Koh Klang: A world away
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 06/03/2014
» Around this time of the year, many beaches in Krabi start to resemble the photographs of Andreas Gursky — mobbed with tourists. The New York Times recently named the southern province on the Andaman coast one of the “52 places to go in 2014”.
Thais should bend, not break
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/03/2014
» Despite years of continuous attempts to instil the desire for a ‘‘new Thai state’’ in its members, the Red Shirts’ recent open threat to separate the North and the Northeast from the Kingdom of Thailand turned out to be a fatal blooper.
Delta Diversions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/03/2014
» The noise made by the engine of the long-tail boat was so familiar that, if I were to close my eyes for a moment, I could easily pretend I was drifting along some quiet stretch of the Chao Phraya. But the river I’m on is actually in southern Vietnam. It’s called the Can Tho, the same name as the province it runs through and its main town, the largest in the Mekong delta.