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Crowds across Thailand make merit, seek New Year's blessings
Post Reporters, Published on 01/01/2024
» Crowds across the country made merit and prayed for blessings while tourists stayed overnight at popular locations to embrace the first light of the new year on Monday.
‘Slave monkey’ scandal forces rethink of coconut trade
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2020
» Thailand, the world’s top producer of coconut milk, said it will enable retailers and consumers to trace coconuts back to their source to show whether monkeys have been used for harvesting.
Court issues injunction allowing hijab at school
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 03/11/2018
» PATTANI: The Songkhla Administrative Court has issued an injunction allowing Muslim students at a kindergarten in this southern province to wear headscarves, or "hijab", to school without being punished.
Iconic artist wants to spark cultural wave
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/03/2018
» National artist Naowarat Pongpaiboon called for regular cultural events to be held across the country Thursday.
Traditional coconut graters on show at southern funeral
Published on 14/11/2017
» SONGKHLA: Because coconut is a main ingredient in most southern Thai dishes, a handmade coconut grater has long been an important cooking utensil in most kitchens in the South.
Reprising the royal ceremonies up close
News, Published on 03/11/2017
» On Oct 26, several hundred thousand people witnessed an historic event -- the royal cremation ceremony for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- right at Sanam Luang.
A 'sacred' quest to save the past
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 16/09/2017
» Artisan crafts have been falling out of favour for years, with many morphing into exhibits and even finding their final resting place at museums.
Ringgit tea money stopped at Sadao immigration booths
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/07/2017
» SONGKHLA - The immigration police chief has ordered an end to accepting ringgit tea money at the Sadao border crossing, ending a 20-year tradition on arrival from Malaysia.
Malaysian Buddhists attend annual ordination in South
Published on 22/04/2017
» NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: About 1,000 Buddhist Malaysians visited this southern province on Saturday to take part in an annual ordination and other ceremonies, part of a tradition that began a century ago.