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Reckoning with the past
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 10/04/2022
» Each week, Sharon Morgan sits at her desk and consults property records, deeds and wills that draw a clear line from her computer in Noxubee County, Mississippi, to her ancestors who were enslaved at a nearby plantation.
Wreck of 1830s whaler reveals its secrets
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 03/04/2022
» The shipwreck formally known as No. 15563 has been identified as Industry, the only whaling ship known to have sunk in the Gulf of Mexico.
Learn more about the Bunnag clan
Life, Published on 24/03/2022
» Siam Society is holding a talk on "Chariot Of The Sun", which will get participants to learn more about the House of Bunnag, a powerful noble family during the late Ayutthaya kingdom and early Rattanakosin period, today at 7pm.
Authentic flavours of Lanna
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 04/03/2022
» The last time I publicly expressed my gratitude to a Bangkok restaurateur who brought culinary brilliance to the city was in 2011.
Destitute 'heir' of India's emperors demands royal residence
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» KOLKATA, India: A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace once home to the Mughal emperors.
Einstein assertion clarified
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/12/2021
» Former university rector Suchatvee Suwansawat, a Democrat Party's candidate for the Bangkok governor election, says he did not mean to associate one of his former teachers in the United States with a famous scientist to boost his own campaign chances.
Christmas star to shine in Isan
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 13/12/2021
» The Christmas Star Festival in Sakon Nakhon has been among the much-anticipated annual events in Thailand for decades. But it's going to be more exciting this year with a floating procession at Nong Han Lake and a new marble archangel sculpture at the St Michael's Cathedral in tambon Tha Rae of Muang district.
Explore the unique charms of Phetchaburi
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 09/12/2021
» As the winter breeze blew in, it was the ideal day for a young man to be ordained. A group of monks were reciting prayers and the temple grounds were busy with local pilgrims when I arrived at Wat Yai Suwannaram in the coastal town of Phetchaburi. Although the place had come back to life, the ordination ceremony was held without a colourful procession or music band, according to disease control measures.
Rediscovered splendour
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 25/11/2021
» On a sunny day, I spent about 50 minutes riding the Airport Rail Link and taking advantage of the extension of the MRT Purple Line to travel from Bangkok's eastern suburb to the old town of Nonthaburi in the northwest.
DNA confirms man is Sitting Bull's great-grandson
AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - A man's claim to be the great-grandson of Sitting Bull has been confirmed using DNA taken from the Native American leader's scalp lock -- billed as the first time genetic evidence has corroborated a family relationship between a historic figure and a living descendant.