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Maybe we should prepare for the worst
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 14/07/2015
» Former weatherman Smith Dharmasaroja is well known for his doomsday predictions, such as his forecast in 1998 that a tsunami would hit southwestern Thailand, which actually came true seven years later.
Of drought, and cats, and rain gods
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 26/06/2015
» Black Siamese cats are in high demand these days. No, not for dining tables in China, but for hae nang maew, a ritual to ask the deity for rain, as much of the country suffers under the worst drought in memory.
A day of joy for the Thai people
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 24/05/2012
» For the last few years Thais have flocked in large numbers to Siriraj hospital, day in and day out, to sign books wishing His Majesty the King well and a quick recovery from his ailments. Their wishes have been answered and on Friday the King will make his first trip outside Bangkok in two years, to revisit a site in Ayutthaya where he initiated the monkey cheek project 16 years ago.