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Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards ageing crisis
AFP, Published on 16/10/2023
» Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension.
Fast and furious no more? Bangkok's infamous No.8 bus
AFP, Published on 30/09/2022
» A "Pink Devil" roars down Bangkok's busy streets, furiously overtaking tuk-tuks, cars and motorbikes, narrowly avoiding a collision as it slows to allow passengers to scramble on before veering back into the capital's hectic traffic. Welcome aboard the No.8 bus.
Eat, pray, exercise: Monks battle weight problems
AFP, Published on 22/11/2018
» Every morning monk Pipit Sarakitwinon takes walks around his temple and does hundreds of arm exercises, part of a new regimen aimed at shedding pounds as a health overhaul for members of the clergy gathers pace in Thailand.
Coach Ek the unlikely stateless hero of cave drama
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Schooled as a monk and now hailed a hero, football coach Ekkapol Chantawong is one of several stateless members of the "Wild Boars", a team whose survival after days trapped in flooded Tham Luang cave,e fixated a country that does not recognise them as citizens.
Village using poop to power homes
AFP, Published on 05/08/2016
» PA DENG - Nestled in a deep pocket of forest that lies off Thailand's electrical grid, villagers in Pa Deng have become early adopters and evangelists for an unusual alternative energy source: cow poop.
Prayut says Thais should watch 'patriotic' Korean drama
AFP, Published on 17/03/2016
» A hit South Korean TV drama about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a far-away land has won over Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who on Thursday called on Thais to watch the show.
Despite ancestral links, Chinese opera struggles in Thailand
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» Thai performers caked in make-up belt out the piercing notes of Chinese opera -- an art form under threat by changing cultural habits and demographics in a kingdom reshaped by centuries of immigration from the north.
Thais' thirst for snow quenched at high environmental cost
AFP, Published on 08/10/2015
» In a hall filled with psychedelic ice sculptures, there are shrieks of excitement as a toboggan careers down an ice run, its occupants snugly wrapped up against the sub-freezing temperatures.
Floating football pitch keeps Koh Panyee's tourism blues at bay
AFP, Published on 28/11/2014
» With stunning limestone cliffs towering over stilt houses and surrounded by azure waters, the island of Panyee is a typical Thai paradise. But it's not Mother Nature drawing tourists here — it's a floating football pitch.