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Getting creative with green space
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2020
» Green rice stalks slightly sway in the wind. Their rhythmical movements seem to go along well with the humming song of a boy running happily on a wooden walkway built above the paddy field.
A city for stretch pants
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/11/2019
» Osaka is always listed among the top leisure destinations for Asian travellers to Japan. Japan's third largest city after Tokyo and Yokohama, Osaka is filled with cultural and historical sites. It also buzzes with modern lifestyles and countless choices of food and shopping outlets.
Immigration biometrics
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/05/2019
» Starting on July 1, the Immigration Bureau will roll out a biometric identification system at immigration checkpoints nationwide.
Royal history for kids to witness
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2019
» If you're looking for an educational field trip for your kids on the Children's Day, one choice not far from Bangkok is Bang Pa-in Palace. It is a place where your children can learn about history dating back to the Ayutthaya period as well as the beauty of the mixed architectures of the East and the West.
A temple tested by time
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/10/2018
» Wat Pho will kick off a 10-day temple fair on Thursday to celebrate its longevity.
Master of puppets
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/10/2017
» At first glance, the puppets look like nothing more than wooden dolls. They wear the costume of traditional khon performances, their curved fingers capped by long, brass fingernails. When a puppeteer pulls strings -- neither from above or from inside its clothes, but underneath -- the puppets come to life and perform classical dance moves almost like a human.
To catch a (wildlife) criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/08/2017
» A small round sample of smuggled ivory is put in a zip-locked plastic bag. Although the piece is the size of a bead, it is hard and must be hammered many times before being broken into little pieces. The specimen is put in a test tube so a freezer mill can grind and pulverise the ivory sample for a DNA test.
Klong Toey pitches undergo facelift after floods
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/12/2016
» The two unusual football fields in the Klong Toey slums have recently made it to Time magazine's list of 25 Best Inventions of 2016. Currently, however, they are temporarily closed for renovation.
Faith amid tragedy
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/09/2016
» It's Friday, and the Islamic call to Muslim prayers can be heard from a loudspeaker on the rooftop with the golden domes of Takia Yokhin Mosque in Muang district of Ayutthaya.
Fertilising change
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/05/2016
» Her house looks simple, a rural-style home with an elevated floor located in Suphan Buri. On the ground she has a small nursery for growing various organic vegetables and a corner for her stock of rice. The house is not far from her family's paddy, a small 8 rai plot that she has converted from a conventional farm to organic rice farm.