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Land Bridge threatens island gem
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 10/06/2024
» Located 17 kilometres off the Andaman Sea coast, Koh Phayam, covering a 35km² area, is the second largest island in Ranong province.
Buri Ram flea market ushers in tourists
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 21/10/2023
» A flea market known as Talad Ha Natee (the "five-minute train market") that is open in front of Buri Ram Railway Station in Muang district every day is becoming a new tourist hotspot in this lower northeastern province.
Farmers hop on to growing world trend
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 28/09/2020
» The fried crickets you buy from a roadside vendor are part of a thriving farming industry raising and exporting crickets now worth 1 billion baht a year.
Famous Talay Thai market faces economic uncertainty
News, Published on 30/04/2020
» Suraiporn Teksuwan, a 36-year-old fresh seafood vendor at Talay Thai market in tambon Tha Chin of Muang district of this Central Plains province, says trade has plummeted since the Covid-19 outbreak.
Pushing 'phasin' to the fore
News, Published on 17/02/2020
» Until recently, phasin -- a long fabric which is often wrapped around the waist like a skirt -- was considered outdated. It was seen more as a relic from the past, a piece of cultural heritage that belonged in the museum as a part of an anthropological exhibit rather than daily life.
Bid to list sites as heritage items
News, Published on 03/02/2020
» Provincial authorities and residents in the lower northeastern province of Buri Ram are confident Phanom Rung Historical Park, also known as Prasat Phanom Rung, and two nearby ancient sites will soon be declared Unesco World Heritage sites.
Museum goes its own sweet way
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 23/11/2019
» Thai sweets have long held a special place in gastronomical culture and now they are honoured with a dedicated museum midway between Bangkok and the seaside district of Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Snake village in fight for survival
News, Published on 28/01/2017
» The popular Ban Koke Sa-nga in Khon Kaen has been an established cobra capital for years, but a lack of proper food for the fussy eaters is threatening not only their existence, but that of the village.
The 'silk road' leads tourists to Buri Ram
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 01/10/2016
» Tourism brings a lot of changes in many impoverished areas, but often it is restricted to high-profile attractions. With villagers of the border town of Ban Sanuan Nok, it is quite different.
In Buri Ram, all that glitters is marigold
News, Phitsanu Thepthong, Published on 06/08/2016
» A sea of yellow carpets large swathes of land in a secluded village of Buri Ram where local farmers have found financial security with the golden petals of the ever popular dao rueng.