Showing 1 - 10 of 11
Cannabis clinics set to mushroom
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/12/2021
» Since Thailand launched its first cannabis clinic in August 2019, the Public Health Ministry has opened over 500 more nationwide.
Thai scientist to join polar research team in Antarctica
News, Post Reporters, Published on 20/09/2018
» A Thai scientist will join a Polar Research Institute of China team in a five-month research project covering astronomy and pole science to begin on Nov 10 and end on April 10, next year in Antarctica.
A model community
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/08/2017
» Somjit Bunraknang, 67, weaves a shrimp by using dry palm leaves. She sits inside a gazebo of her neighbour's house in Ban Ram Daeng in Singha Nakhon district in Songkhla. Despite her impaired right eye, she can skilfully fold the leaves to make fish, grasshoppers, birds, pencil containers and baskets.
The ancient art of tree dwarfing
News, Published on 29/07/2017
» Since ancient times traditional dwarf trees have adorned many Thai homes. Mentioned in age-old Thai literature, the beautiful and unique characteristics of local dwarf plants were narrated by poets from bygone eras.
Line maze leaves netizens amused, motorists bamboozled
News, Published on 07/05/2017
» Netizens were amazed and amused by a photograph of road markings at Bang Phlat junction in Bangkok which has been widely circulated and shared.
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.
The Surgeon
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2016
» When Charan Mahatumarat found out that he won His Majesty the King's Anandamahidol Scholarship in 1984 to study craniofacial surgery, he started learning the royal language from a book he purchased.
Chopsticks with your pasta
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/06/2016
» Over recent Fridays, Life has introduced to readers a five-star line-up of awe-inspiring dishes -- the starter, the consommé and the third course -- that will be served at the 2016 Bangkok Chefs Charity Gala Dinner.
Dine like a Phuket Town local
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/01/2015
» Phuket is not only a dream destination for those who love sun, sand and sea. The province is also packed with historical and cultural sites in its old town. Many of the roads in the town are lined with Sino-Portuguese style shop houses, some of which have been converted to coffee shops, restaurants and hotels.
The second Vegetarian Festival nationwide
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/10/2014
» According to Taoist tradition, the Vegetarian Festival started in China, but has since become a tradition in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. It lasts for nine days and nine nights in the ninth lunar month.