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Unesco could boost fading southern craft
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 16/04/2026
» In the quiet tambon Phum Riang in Surat Thani, the rhythmic clack of the hand-loom has been the soundtrack of Wanma Nuimeem's life for nearly seven decades. At 79, she is one of the few remaining guardians of the "Ratchawat Khom", an intricate silk pattern that once caught the eye of royalty but now faces the threat of extinction.
Unesco registers 3 Thai ‘Memory of the World’ items
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 19/04/2025
» Three Thai documentary heritage items have been inscribed on Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, as part of a new group of 74 entries from around the world announced earlier this year.
'More work needed' to eradicate Aids by 2030
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 22/12/2022
» Civil society organisations that advocate on behalf of Aids victims and related issues have urged the government to work harder to achieve the goal of wiping out cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (Aids) in the kingdom by 2030.
Expert offers tips for decriminalisation
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 26/11/2022
» A human rights expert has given suggestions on how to strategically decriminalise policies in the kingdom relating to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community.
UN advocates drug crimes downgrades
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 15/01/2022
» The United Nations has called on countries in Southeast Asia to close compulsory drug detention and rehabilitation centres used to detain drug dependents, suspected drug users, victims of sexual exploitation and former sex workers.