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Versatile tamarind
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/11/2020
» When the hard shell of a tamarind pod is peeled off, it reveals a reddish-brown coloured pulp. While the sweet and mildly tangy pulp is a refreshing snack and can be used for cooking, juice or even candy, the seeds -- which are the by-products -- were always regarded as waste.
Banana republic
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/03/2020
» The road leading to Ban Neon Kum in Bang Krathum district in Phitsanulok is quiet. Along the road are farmlands consisting mostly of banana plantations. For more than a century, locals in Bang Krathum have grown the fruit for producing sun-dried bananas -- known as kluay tak in Thai. Kluay tak is a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bang Krathum. About 4,000 tonnes of kluay tak are produced yearly.
The sun always rises
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/01/2018
» Wandee Khunchornyakong always wakes up around 5am. As chairperson and CEO of Solar Power Company Group (SPCG), she likes to start her day at the top floor of the new 10-storey headquarters in Thong Lor when the Sun rises. Her working day ends late. She goes to bed at midnight. Hard work is her routine, which she has kept from a young age. Born under the sign of the dog, she turns 60 this year, but retirement is not part of the plan.
Our Latin neighbours
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/05/2017
» Two countries that receive a large number of tourists every year, Mexico and Thailand will tighten their relationship in tourism, particularly in the medical tourism segment, said María Teresa Solis, Mexico's vice-minister of tourism, on her recent visit to Bangkok.
Following in her father's footsteps
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/01/2017
» Born in Thailand to an immigrant Chinese father, Yupin Dhanabadeesakul remembers the time when her family lived hand to mouth. While she's made it through the tough times and her family now owns a ceramic factory in Lampang that produces the iconic, widely used and much plagiarised rooster-pattern bowls, or cham kai, Yupin is haunted by two fears.