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Tech fix for city woes
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/07/2022
» Shortly after Chadchart Sittipunt became Bangkok governor almost two months ago, he encouraged Bangkokians to report problems in their area directly to authorities through "Traffy Fondue" -- a channel which uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to manage complaints sent in to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Incentives offered to foreign filmmakers
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/06/2021
» The revenue from foreign film production in Thailand has doubled during the first four months of this year.
Daring to be different
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/02/2021
» Seven years ago, Nongluck Asavasakulchai, now 53, left her job as a nurse in the capital to become a farmer in her hometown in Nakhon Phanom, about 715km northeast of Bangkok. There, in 2014, she founded Community Enterprise Rice Processing Tambon Ban Phueng (Khaowsook) after the price of rice hit record lows. Her goal was to find alternative options and the solution she turned to was organic rice.
Help reduce plastic waste
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/01/2021
» With a goal to reduce single-use plastic waste, PTT Oil and Retail (OR) recently joined hands with PTT Global Chemical, the country's largest petrochemical producer, to introduce dropboxes for people to discard their unwanted plastic items.
What 2019 brought to Thailand's strongest industry
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 26/12/2019
» Life reviews the highlights of the tourism sector during the past 12 months.
The road that waste built
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/12/2019
» Piles of plastic garbage bags are kept inside an open-air hall behind a woven wire gate. At a glance, the place looks like a garbage warehouse. When Asst Prof Wechsawan Lakas opens the gate, it reveals machinery, equipment and stocks of hexagonal bricks.
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.
Market leader
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/08/2019
» Nang Loeng Market in Bangkok has been listed in the World's Best Restaurants 2019 by Travel + Leisure magazine.
A plea for pot
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/04/2019
» Despite the controversy over medical cannabis in Thailand, the country's first-ever marijuana expo was organised last weekend in Buri Ram and was well received by participants. The three-day fair with a 20 million baht investment attracted not only those who have experience in using weed but also people who were sick and wanted to use medical marijuana as well as people from many parts of the country, policemen, soldiers (both in uniform and undercover) as well as foreigners.
Collaborating on happiness
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/12/2017
» Soil has been piled up and from afar it looks like a red hill. Frangipani trees without leaves or flowers stand around the foothill as if guarding it from intruders. From the base where locals laid flowers, one can only see some big umbrellas -- the kind used in monk-ordination ceremonies -- at the hilltop.