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Preserving history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/04/2018
» Ruins and ancient sites are always under threat from time and disaster. The great flood of 2011, for instance, damaged 128 archeological sites on and around the city island of Ayutthaya. After the incident, the government provided a budget of 600 million baht for the clean-up and restoration work, and there was also financial and technical aid from Unesco, as well as certain foreign countries.
Thai tourism biz goes digital
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/12/2012
» Surfing online one day, I was checking a Facebook news feed when I came across the TAT governor's fan page: IamSuraphon. Seeing a lot of information about tourist attractions and festivals in Thailand listed there, I realised for the first time how seriously the Tourism Authority of Thailand is viewing the Net, and social networking sites in particular, as a marketing tool.
Digital Bookworms
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/08/2012
» Although it is not common to see people read from electronic readers or tablets in Thailand, many more Thais opt for the digital version of books due to convenience and price factors. Today, through the country's largest digital publication platform Ookbee alone, at least 1.5 million people read electronic books regularly.
Stepping back in time
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/07/2012
» Standing tall in a tiny alley off Lan Luang Road is a two-storey wooden house with a gabled roof. Today the structure is in a sorry state, with the walls, floors and window frames all badly in need of repair.