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Three centuries of astonishment
Life, Noko, Published on 27/08/2021
» Of all the Swiss watchmaking legends, Pierre Jaquet-Droz distinguished himself in the "Art of Astonishment" and his marvellous automata from the late 18th century.
Fruit full
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/06/2021
» The hot (rainy) season is upon us and along with the scorching heat comes the magnificence of summer -- tropical fruit. If you don't want to leave the house to buy fruit, they are available straight from the farms to your doorstep.
Teen con tragedy, net charmer nabbed, just deserts
News, Mae Moo, Published on 02/05/2021
» Teen gamer thief now a killer
The grass is greener
Life, Published on 18/02/2019
» Like many organic farmers in New Zealand, Mike Moss had some difficult years during his conversion from a conventional to a chemical-free approach. For him, it meant not just preparing the cows, but also the soil.
Whimsical wonderland
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/02/2019
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Making history
Life, Published on 29/11/2018
» The two-storey wooden house of Suriya Wongchai is not like the other houses in the neighbourhood of Ban Sri Don Chai in Chiang Rai's Chiang Khong district. Each tier of his four-tier roof is decorated with sculptures of hong (mythical swans), while a wooden carved peafowl is displayed on each gable.
From seedling to bar
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 22/06/2018
» MarkRin Chocolate was born out of the love for chocolate by Assoc Prof Dr Sanh and his wife Kanokked "Thip" La-Ongsri, who also created it as a long-term research project in Chiang Mai. Sanh found that the agricultural geography of Thailand qualified for planting cacao trees. The first cacao plant in Chiang Mai, Sanh crossed two cacao varieties and created his own hybrid called "I.M.1". He and Thip formed MarkRin Farms, to support and form a cooperative, so cacao farmers have a stable occupation since cacao is a monocrop and intercrop. Sanh and Thip also studied and researched cocoa beans fermentation together to develop chocolate from premium quality dried beans.
Fishing-cat's cradle
Life, Published on 06/12/2016
» Under the watchful eye of a local conservation biologist, the world's only wetland cat ekes out a strange existence in some of Southeast Asia's most heavily fragmented habitats.
Clearing the air
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 18/09/2016
» I posted a photo of a plant on Facebook and was pleased with the interest that it aroused among some friends. "What is it?" several asked. "Is it aloe vera? Is it malunggay [maroom in Thai]?"
Banana split
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/08/2016
» High on the list of fruits Thais cannot live without is kluai namwa, or cultivated banana, a tropical strand only grown in South and Southeast Asia. The cultivated banana has long been an affordable, ubiquitous food staple for Thais, the same way apples are for Westerners.