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A month of many traditions
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/05/2019
» Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim calendar and the holy month of fasting, is practised by Muslims around the world, including Thailand. Having begun earlier this month, it is a time for Muslims to practise self-restraint, by not just fasting from dawn to dusk from food, drink, sexual activity, impure or unkind thoughts, and more. Ramadan is also a time of reflection.
Into the deep
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 17/05/2019
» Up until a few decades ago, pla thu (Thai short mackerel), which was overflowing in local seas, had been one of the main staples in Thai households. Back then, almost every Thai child -- whether in a poor or wealthy family -- grew up feeding on pla thu, not only because the fish was available abundantly but also for a comforting good taste that reflected the loving warmth of mum's kitchen.
The burden of the blazes
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 21/04/2019
» On April 12 this year, many people in Thailand enjoyed playing with water on the first day of Songkran. At the same time, about 100 officers and volunteers were soaking in their own sweat and the water used to fight raging fires that threatened the forest as well as nearby villagers on Doi Chorakhe in Chiang Rai's Mae Chan district.
Hitting the road, getting a leg up on rivals
Business, William Hicks, Published on 18/04/2019
» While online, app-based food deliveries may be relatively new to Thailand, the motorcycle drivers carrying insulated boxes filled with orders and branded with their company logos have become ubiquitous in the country's urban areas.
A motorcycle driver armed with a passion for art
News, Pitcha Dangprasith, Published on 17/03/2019
» Phichai Kaewvichit's photography shows Bangkok's landscape in an unconventional light. While many believe the city's unruly landscape and towering skyscrapers to be an eyesore, Phichai's work, which is displayed at a gallery, highlights an urban landscape with houses and buildings built in symmetrical order. In his photos, the city is full of buildings painted in a myriad of colour palettes.
Eco-crimebusters: fighting illegal logging with science
AFP, Published on 06/03/2019
» LONDON: A timeworn laboratory in Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens may not seem like the obvious epicentre of efforts to halt international illegal logging.
Cambodia's surrogate mothers risk jail for Chinese couples
AFP, Published on 21/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Pregnant and scared, Yin hides in a house on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- one of an untold number of Cambodian surrogate mothers risking jail time for lucrative payouts from Chinese clients.
Bride trafficking: Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Everyone did well from Nary's marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little prospect of seeing her son again.
From snow-covered Canada to the tropical heat of Thailand
Life, Published on 07/12/2018
» A few nights a week at the far end of the Central Rama IX shopping mall, a sound can be heard echoing throughout the 7th floor that, to anyone who knows it, would seem out of place in a tropical country like Thailand and more suitable in the temperate climates of Canada or Finland.
Cities of silk and elephants
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 22/11/2018
» Surin, a northeastern province, is home to the largest number of domesticated elephants in Thailand and hosts the "Surin Elephant Round-Up" every third week of November. Nonetheless, tourists can expect things other than the annual elephant festival, particularly on the newly introduced route called BuRin, abbreviated from Buri Ram and Surin. The route, being promoted by the Department of Tourism under a homestay-standardisation project, emphasises the local ways of life related to elephant-raising, silk-weaving, basketry and cultural diversity.