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Historic crossroads
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 17/12/2020
» The blue sky gradually turned orange after sunset. The tender wind carried the cool night air to where we stood on the top of Khao Yai Thiang in Nakhon Ratchasima. The grass flowers and tree branches swayed in the breeze.
Thai aviation boost
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/10/2017
» The airline business will jump ahead next year after the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) removed Thailand's red-flag status on safety concerns, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre.
New Pattaya app launched
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/09/2017
» Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) has launched the Smart Pattaya Version 2.
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.
Natural sanctuary
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/07/2016
» Boontoemphu Rongluean has never thought that one day he would offer a cruise boat service in Yala. The province does not have access to the sea, but it has a reservoir where tourists can board a boat to the Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary. The lake was created after Bang Lang Dam was completed in 1981, blocking and diverting Pattani River.
Where nature thrives
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/11/2015
» The loud voice of gibbons is like a wake-up call for campers at Phanoen Thung Mountain in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi.
Help for the disabled is up in the air
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/02/2015
» Apanee Mitthong was dismayed at the service of Thai Smile, the sister company of Thai Airways, when she was not allowed to board a flight from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Hat Yai, in November.
A misty, ephemeral beauty
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/01/2015
» The sky was still dark while roosters were crowing. From time to time, cars passed by our small hotel located on a bank of the Mekong River in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai, 694km northeast of Bangkok. It was almost five o'clock and we were ready to experience the "sea of fog" in this laid-back town.
Last of a dying breed
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 18/06/2014
» At the age of 14, he caught his first wild elephant. From that moment onwards, Boonma Saendee set his dream of becoming a top mo chang (elephant catcher) in motion. Boonma, just like his father, was born to an ethnic Kui family, whose ancestors were renowned as experts in capturing and taming wild elephants, so it was always expected that he would take this well-worn path.
Bangkok needs to discover its Seoul
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/09/2013
» Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt commented on the safety and service of the long-tail boat ride in Khlong Saen Saep on his Facebook fan page after taking a ride at the beginning of this month. One thing he mentioned was a little improvement, that each pier now has a life ring. But after hours (the boats operate from 5.30am to 8.30pm), he said that the life rings must be gathered otherwise children would use them to swim in the canal.