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Island community
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/09/2016
» A raised concrete walkway behind Wat Champa in Taling Chan leads to the Koh San Chao canal community. The community might not ring a bell, but it is known among a few travellers as an add-on trip to the famous Lat Mayom floating market in Taling Chan.
Up close and personal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/08/2016
» Locals seemed to be happy to see tourists. They smiled and greeted us. Some even stopped by for a small conversation. They wanted to know why we travelled to Pattani, one of the deep-south provinces that have been in the red-alert zone for more than a decade.
Fertilising change
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/05/2016
» Her house looks simple, a rural-style home with an elevated floor located in Suphan Buri. On the ground she has a small nursery for growing various organic vegetables and a corner for her stock of rice. The house is not far from her family's paddy, a small 8 rai plot that she has converted from a conventional farm to organic rice farm.
Home improvement
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/03/2016
» Despite decades of campaigning, gender equality is still the main agenda of the women's rights movement.
Art on the bay
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/02/2016
» Her round eyes seem to look at every passer-by on Victoria Street in Singapore. The large piece of graffiti of a girl wearing a little smile on the corners of her mouth and hugging a cuddly lion cub while lying on her right side stops some visitors so they can take pictures or even say "wow" with enthusiasm.
Singapore's sensational art scene
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/12/2015
» Singapore is a big gun in the regional art scene; a position strengthened by the recent opening of the new National Gallery Singapore, a showcase of the largest gallery of modern Southeast Asian arts.
Asean Cultural Centre
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/08/2015
» The Ministry of Culture will officially open the Asean Cultural Centre tomorrow to promote Thailand as a cultural exchange hub for people in the 10-member bloc.
Driving a new mindset at the wheel
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 24/07/2015
» As a resident of Sukhi 2 community in Muang district of Pathum Thani, 54-year-old Lanchakorn Chanklom had always used the pedestrian crossing on the Rangsit-Pathum Thani Road. She realised the risks involved as some people had been hit while crossing the street there in previous years. She joined her community campaign by signing a petition asking local authorities to build a pedestrian bridge.
Lack of road safety is criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/05/2015
» You may shake your head in disbelief when you learn that reckless drivers who cause fatal accidents in Thailand can walk away without a jail sentence.
All that glitters...
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/04/2015
» A community meeting room in Ban Khao Mo village in Phichit, about 300km north of Bangkok, has been locked up. Plastic chairs are stacked up in rows. Dry leaves are scattered on the concrete floor. Across the street are three huge concrete water tanks, empty. Not far from them stand four houses, a temple with only one monk and an unfinished construction site. The scene is desolate, the village nearly abandoned.