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Christmas parades in Sakon Nakhon
Life, Published on 21/12/2023
» Until Christmas Day, the charming traditions of the Ban Tha Rae community in Sakon Nakhon will honour Jesus Christ's starry natal night.
Lighting up the sky
Life, Published on 18/11/2021
» After the much-loved Yi Peng Festival returned to the northern town of Lamphun last week to celebrate the beauty of Lanna heritage, Bangkok rings in the festive season with the first edition of the International Lantern and Food Festival, which will light up the Ancient City Museum until Dec 6.
Gearing up for tourists
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/03/2018
» After harvesting season, rice farmers in the Northeast hold an annual merit-making ceremony to express gratitude to Mae Phosop (the Goddess of Rice). The farmers bring a portion of their newly harvested rice and pile it up on a temple ground for monks to bless.
Christmas Star parades
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/12/2017
» Until Christmas Day, the Christmas Star celebrations and procession will take place at Ban Tha Rae, home to Thailand's largest Roman Catholic community, in Muang district, Sakon Nakhon province.
All the Queen's women
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/08/2017
» They were holding hands while walking, with smiles on their faces. Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and Khammai Yokhasing. Khammai, 84, still remembers the moment when the Queen held her hand at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin, 40 years ago.
An enduring tradition
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/03/2017
» Khamson Srathong, 78, sits comfortably in front of a weaving loom under her raised-floor house in Ban Phon village in Kalasin's Kham Muang district.
Thailand's Silk Road
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/03/2017
» The slogan, "Phra That Kham Kaen, Sounds Of Khaen (Isan Flute), Golden Shower Flowers, Hub Of Silk, Phuk Sieo Rituals, Big City, Sirindhorn Dinosaur Museum, Thailand's First Olympics Gold Medal" belongs to Khon Kaen province. This northeastern province is a centre of fine Thai silk, with silk tours being the second most popular activity among tourists. To find out more, tourists should visit its major silk production source -- Chonnabot district.
Tourism fest in the park
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 05/01/2017
» The "Thailand Tourism Festival 2017", the country's largest domestic tourism fair, returns to Lumpini Park on Jan 25-29 from noon-10pm.
Fun with snakes
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/10/2016
» Siam Serpentarium has been opened for public visits after exclusively being opened for Chinese group tours for a year.
Walking with dinosaurs in Kalasin
Published on 11/08/2015
» Sirindhorn Dinorsaur museum features the most complete fossilised skeleton of a dinosaur found so far in Southeast Asia. On Mother's Day this year (Aug 12) it will have an exhibit of moving dinosaurs. (Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong)