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Ancient Thailand, under threat
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/03/2019
» Centuries before the rise of Sukhothai, and even the Khmer Empire preceding it, the Dvaravati civilisation (6th-11th century) dominated much of what is now Thailand. Few ruins from the period remain. The largest, and one of the best preserved, is Khao Khlang Nok, the grand stupa in Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun province.
Cave exhibition shows paragon of Thainess
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 22/08/2018
» On June 23, when the 12 boys of Chiang Rai's Wild Boars Football Academy and their young coach parked their bicycles and embarked on another excursion into Tham Luang, a cave within a rideable distance from their usual training ground, they didn't know that there would be heavy rain while they were inside. They didn't know that they would be trapped by flood waters. They had no idea either about the unprecedented phenomenon that would happen next.