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King calls for 'Thai wisdom'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/07/2023
» His Majesty the King has urged all Thais to use their wisdom and judgement and set their mind on doing what is right not only for their own good but also the benefit of others in a speech marking his 71st birthday.
Unseen Thailand
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 04/02/2022
» Have you ever wondered why having your hair cut on Wednesday is considered a bad omen in Thai culture? What if Thais embraced their honey complexions instead of whitening it? How did the lottery become a national pastime? We've collected untold stories from Thai history that may make you go "huh!".
Vorasit 'legally owns Sri Panwa'
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/10/2020
» Sri Panwa Phuket resort owner, Vorasit Issara, has legal ownership of the land, the provincial governor said yesterday.
Nation poised to honour King
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/07/2020
» A day of ceremonies and celebrations will get under way tomorrow for His Majesty the King's 68th birthday in Bangkok and elsewhere in the country, the government announced on Sunday.
Something in the water
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/03/2019
» Rows of small glass containers fill multiple shelves along the wall. Inside them, swimming leisurely and living separately in their tiny, private space are colourful Siamese fighting fish, popular among various crowds. Some keep them as pets for their pure eye-candy pleasure, or get them on a fish spar to make quick cash, or selectively breed them for commercial purposes.
'My country's got' these socio-political ills
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/11/2018
» The explosive Rap Against Dictatorship music video that has taken Thailand by storm has raised myriad socio-political questions and issues. Known in Thai as <i>Prathet Ku Mee</i>, the sensational music video has been viewed on YouTube more than 25 million times in just 10 days in a country of 69 million people, a feat in its own right and a record for its artistic kind in Thailand. How this five-minute rap song in the Thai language has done so much says a lot about where Thailand has been and where it is going.
The volunteer spirit
Life, Published on 24/10/2017
» Over 2 million Thais registered to serve as volunteers during the royal cremation period, carrying out several unpaid tasks, at Sanam Luang and elsewhere, from venue preparation, catering, public information services and funeral flower distribution to first aid and traffic safety. Here we talk to some of them about their duties and their pride in serving King Bhumibol one last time.
Mourners drive flight traffic
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 19/10/2017
» Those coming to Bangkok to pay their final respects to the late King Bhumibol are creating an extra surge in passenger traffic.
King Rama X to lead ceremony
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/10/2017
» His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun will preside over the merit-making ceremonies marking one year since the passing of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace Friday and Saturday, according to the Bureau of the Royal Household.
Replica pyres nearly completed
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/10/2017
» Construction of replicas of the royal crematorium in 76 provinces nationwide is expected to be completed by Sunday.