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Where history lives
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/09/2017
» Water drifts slowly, like time itself, through the Sanam Chai canal in the Bang Kradi community at the southern tip of Bangkok. Sometimes a long tail boat glides past. Its engine is the only noise in this sleepy village, a unique cultural pocket on the Thon Buri side of the capital.
A sporting chance
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/07/2017
» Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn, 32, is best-known as the director behind the phenomenal hit Hormones The Series, a teen drama that raised the bar for television shows with its careful research and frankness in portraying adolescent woes. Now a producer of GDH's new TV series Project S, Kriangkrai is applying the same approach to the sports arena, combining meticulous scriptwriting with dramatic precision.
From the ring to the screen
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/07/2017
» It is pretty obvious that the famed muay Thai fighter Buakaw Banchamek does not feel comfortable wearing a neck tie.
It's not rubbish, it's money
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/07/2017
» Six years ago Chadsanan Masawangphairojana, 47, looked for a way to reduce the tremendous amount of garbage in her community at Din Daeng National Housing project, better known to Bangkokians as Din Daeng flats.
What the Chinese prefer
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/06/2017
» Pattaya is the most popular tourist destination among Chinese tourists, according to a recent online survey by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Root cause
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/06/2017
» About a decade ago, Preecha Ngoksimma's 14 rai plot was like any other farmer's rice field. But after learning the principle of self-sufficiency propagated by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Preecha has gradually turned his land into a haven of agricultural development, organic farming, a tree bank and a model of farming that can sell carbon credit for extra income.
Our Latin neighbours
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/05/2017
» Two countries that receive a large number of tourists every year, Mexico and Thailand will tighten their relationship in tourism, particularly in the medical tourism segment, said María Teresa Solis, Mexico's vice-minister of tourism, on her recent visit to Bangkok.
Labour of love
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/05/2017
» Arunee Srito, 65, has never let up since she heard about labour rights almost 50 years ago.
Weaving ties and traditions
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/04/2017
» Wongduean Udomdechawet smiles when she talks about the craft of creating the tie-dyed silk woven cloth, known as mudmee.
Weaving a community together
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/02/2017
» Villagers of Ban Na Ton Chan community in Sukhothai's Si Satchanalai district describe Sangiam Sawaenglap as kind, caring and diligent. She is the force behind the success of her village, regarded as a role model of community-based tourism and a well-known eco-tourism destination in the North.