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Options abound for pilgrims
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 29/12/2022
» It's time to say goodbye to 2022, and doing good deeds to bring in the New Year seems to be the norm. Those who are staying in Bangkok can benefit from this rare opportunity to have a peaceful vacation while most leave the capital.
Siam Society to lead temple tour
Life, Published on 07/04/2022
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to visit six renowned Buddhist temples in Bangkok that were built or restored during the reign of King Rama III on April 23.
Hopes of luck, wealth and prosperity
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 27/01/2022
» Next week, the ox will pass the baton to the tiger, and a swarm of red-shirted pilgrims will rush to revered temples to pray to the gods for good fortune and wealth in the year to come.
Gift for Hollywood actor Crowe's PR
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/10/2021
» Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome met Russell Crowe on Sunday to express the government's appreciation for the goodwill the Hollywood actor has shown during his visit to the kingdom.
Russell Crowe in Phuket, Bangkok
News, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/10/2021
» Hollywood actor Russell Crowe's posts on Twitter showing him and his crew travelling in Phuket and Bangkok have created a much-needed buzz ahead of Thailand's reopening to foreign visitors on Nov 1.
A sacred day cruise
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/04/2021
» The seated Buddha image of Phra Buddha Trai Rattananayok, also known as Phra To or Luang Pho To, is majestic. The statue is housed in a vihara (prayer hall) at Wat Kanlayanamit in Thon Buri on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.
The Chao Phraya Sky Park, a new landmark for Bangkokians
Published on 28/08/2020
» After the construction was completed and opened in June 2020, the Chao Phraya Sky Park, the first sky park in Bangkok and Thailand, has become a new landmark to present the charms of Bangkok as a modern city.
New Year pilgrimage
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 22/01/2020
» To mark the pig handing over the baton to the rat this weekend, Thais of Chinese descent will uphold their traditions by visiting several holy shrines and making offerings to deities for Lunar New Year. If you're planning any such trips in and around Bangkok, here are some popular venues to pray for good fortune and prosperity in the year to come.
Special bus service
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/12/2019
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand has got together with Siam Hop Group to offer a free ride to the Arts of the Kingdom Museum in Ayutthaya.
Communities blame BMA for dirty river
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 26/11/2019
» Representatives of Chao Phraya riverside communities have denied they are the cause of water pollution and called on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to deploy more staff to collect rubbish along the river.