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Preserving the old crafts
News, Published on 17/10/2015
» My mission, says Hirun Sueasriserm, “is to preserve traditional craftsmanship”. Next to him in his Ban Bat workshop, an amateur artisan shapes a metal sheet into an alms bowl.
Moulding a home
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 05/09/2015
» It may look simple, perhaps unfashionable. It may even seem eccentric. But the clay house sitting in the middle of a green rice field in Phayao’s Muang district has brought happiness to the couple who built it with their own hands.
A product of our concern
News, Published on 08/08/2015
» During the tenure of the military government, the Otop fairs have been adapted to not only sell products, but demonstrate traditional artistic skills, particularly those which underscore Her Majesty the Queen’s role in improving rural people’s lives and preserving local wisdom.
Imbun shows the natural way
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 04/07/2015
» To many, Dok Kham Tai district in Phayao conjures up an image of a place rich in culture and tradition, where local arts that use natural colours and natural cloth speak of strong community bonds.
Sex shops, street bars survive government's graft crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2015
» Fern’s cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily-clad women from the next-door go-go bar and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok’s infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
A solution for the ages
Spectrum, Published on 03/05/2015
» Despite his grey hair and bad knees, Kong Kaewsanit, 78, likes to show off his musical skills to anyone who visits his remote village in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani. The elderly musician always plays his kan reed pipe organ whenever friends and guests ask.
How lives are turned inside out
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 24/01/2015
» For many inmates who are about to be released from jail, career training and advice on personal finance are crucial in helping them prepare for reintegration into a society they left long ago.
Panel offers preview of reform ideas
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/11/2014
» The National Reform Council (NRC) yesterday wrapped up a two-day seminar on national reform at which members proposed broad measures to improve the country over the next two decades.
Privates as public property
Spectrum, Published on 09/11/2014
» 'Well, we order pizza here sometimes, but only after we get permission." Pte Sathaporn Kornpisetsagul even sought authorisation to reveal this information, checking with superiors who listened as Spectrum interviewed conscripts at the Territorial Defence Command in inner Bangkok.
Perennial dam project threatens locals' way of life
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 07/10/2014
» The big meal — fermented wild mushrooms and soybeans wrapped in leaves, boiled bamboo shoots, sticky rice, and pomelo — was ready long before the guests arrived. It was no trouble for Pan Chankaew to prepare such a feast for his guests from town.