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Looking for a business U-turn
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/08/2022
» Amid fierce competition in the parcel delivery business, surrounded by financially strong foreign operators, state enterprise Thailand Post has realised it needs to revamp its business.
Inter-faith relations on a knife-edge
News, Published on 19/05/2018
» State-initiated projects aimed at bridging cultural and ethnic gaps between people of different religions in the far South, a region still wracked by separatist-led violence, are making headway by tackling some of the most divisive issues, according to local officials.
Salt industry prepares for a shake-up
News, Published on 10/09/2016
» For such a freely available and abundant substance, salt has played a vital part in momentous occasions, such as the Gandhi-led independence movement in India, and is acknowledged in a host of idioms and metaphors. Its indispensability as a seasoning agent is culinary history.
Let’s hear it for the kids
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 26/03/2016
» Family bonds are fundamental to physical and mental development, although such closeness is often neglected in today’s fast-moving society. Too many parents are preoccupied with work and activities outside the home, widening the gap between them and their children.
Here comes Mr Postman
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/11/2015
» Anucha Nuchphadung has been a postman for 18 years. He works in Bangkok's Bang Bon, Bang Khunthian and Chom Thong districts and he can't do his job on foot.
The mail will always float through
News, Published on 21/11/2015
» Do you remember the last time you sent a handwritten letter? It is accepted that letters on paper — whether for practical or even romantic reasons — are a dying form of communication.
Drought cripples locals' livelihoods
News, Published on 29/08/2015
» Drought hasn't been kind to Puan Srija, with his failing health. The worst dry spell seen in Uttaradit in decades has displaced the old fisherman and many of his neighbours in rural Ban Huai Ta.
Buddhism thrives in a distant district
News, Published on 13/06/2015
» Li district in Lamphun has faded in the memory as an interesting stop-off on the way to Chiang Mai. And it does not register as must-see place to visit. Yet culturally, it has a unique drawing power that is being rediscovered.
Storms close Similan, Tachai islands
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2014
» The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has closed Mu Ko Similan National Park and the Tachai islands in the southern province of Phangna from Tuesday until Friday due to stormy seas.
Fire, explosions at paint factory
Online Reporters, Published on 20/06/2013
» SAMUT SAKHON : A fire broke out at a small paint factory in Akechai Road of Muang district on Thursday morning, causing several explosions but no reports of injury.