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Theatre of the absurd
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/11/2022
» Last week, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Tourism Authority Thailand announced that 8,745 people from Surin province succeeded in setting a new record of "the highest number of people folding fabric animals simultaneously" in the Guinness World Record. This event was part of the Elephant Festival, an annual event in Surin. Organised by the Surin provincial administration and TAT, the event of folding fabric into elephant dolls aimed to boost tourism since numbers had dropped due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers also hoped the event would promote Surin fabric, which is a signature product of the province.
A large portion of the blame
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/01/2020
» Thailand is notorious when it comes to food waste. According to 2017 data from the Pollution Control Department, the organic waste collected by municipalities across Thailand accounted for nearly two-thirds of the country's total waste output.