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Flood expert remains calm amidst the storms
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/09/2024
» This year's floods will not be as catastrophic as the ones in 2011 due to smaller masses of water coming from the North and the country's readiness to deal with the disaster, water expert Chawalit Chantararat predicts.
New station plan threatens historic buildings
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/06/2023
» The new Democracy Monument Station plan has come under fire for its likely impact on historic buildings in one of Bangkok's oldest neighbourhoods.
Keeping the faith: No stopping Nana clan
News, Published on 17/02/2018
» Ever wondered why there's a BTS Skytrain station called Nana? What about Sukhumvit Soi 4 going by the same moniker? Meanwhile, foreign tourists like to be shocked by Nana Plaza, one of the most famous red-light districts in Bangkok that adopts the same family's name.
Still Songkran-crazy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2016
» There was no let-up in the action on the last day of Songkran on Friday, and across the country water was still being thrown about with abandon as Thais and visitors tried to forget the worries of drought days ahead.
Drive away bad luck in Hua Hin
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/09/2015
» From Saturday to Sunday, the annual "Merit Making, Boat Procession, Floating Bad Luck Away" festival will be held on the beach near the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine on Naresdamri Road in downtown Hua Hin.
Vets treat sick temple turtles, fish
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/06/2012
» Setting aquatic animals free near temples is a popular way of making merit, but it often results in overcrowded, unhealthy waters