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New 'skypark' over Chao Phraya
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/02/2018
» Thailand's first "skypark" over the Chao Phraya River is expected to open next year.
Smuggling Thai culture by film
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/06/2017
» A group of Chinese fans of Thai actress Davika Hoorne shouted her nickname -- "Mai! Mai!" -- as she slowly walked out from the gate at the arrivals hall of Shanghai International Airport. They had prepared bouquets of colourful flowers and a large bunch of 999 red roses for the admired star of Phi Mak Phrakanong and 20 Mai U-Turn Wai Huai Jai Return (Suddenly Twenty).
The car-crash stats that shame Thailand
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/01/2017
» The horrific collision involving a passenger van and a pickup truck on Highway 344 in Chon Buri's Ban Bung district last Monday, which killed 25 people, emphasises the country's disrepute concerning its dangerous roads.
Tears of a Cambodian actress
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/04/2016
» A smile is always on her face. She speaks softly and sits with her back straight. When she walks, she does so regally, like a lady. The legendary Cambodian actress Dy Saveth is now 72, but she remains elegant and decorous, with hardly a visible mark of the turbulent life she has lived.
Expect a smaller golden egg this year
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/01/2016
» Thailand has always been regarded by tourists as the destination for "exotic, fun and friendly people". About 32 million visitors are expected to visit the Kingdom this year, an increase of 7% from an estimated 29.8 million tourists in 2015. Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul expects the tourism revenue to grow from 2.2 trillion to the targeted 2.3 trillion baht in 2016.
Being diplomatic
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/06/2014
» The diplomatic relationship between Thailand and Japan has entered its 127th year. The current military rule has not yet undone ties between the two countries, although the Japanese government and the present Japanese Ambassador Shigekazu Sato, 64, have expressed their concern towards the present circumstances.
Paradise revisited
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/05/2014
» Love it or loathe it, but you certainly can’t be indifferent to the durian. The so-called “king of fruits” has a prized flavour and custard-like consistency for which aficionados are willing to pay a king’s ransom, but it also has many detractors; consuming it was once memorably compared, by Sir James Scott writing in 1882, to “eating a garlic custard over a London sewer”.