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Bike for life
Life, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 26/06/2014
» Despite the rapid advances made in the region in recent decades, providing citizens with basic education services remains a pressing problem for many countries. For some schools, the problems might be poor facilities, lack of books and teaching materials or even more basic, like inadequate electricity and telecommunications access. For other schools, the constraint might be insufficient numbers of educators, community support or even constraints in students reaching the classroom.
Honeyteering in Thailand
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 29/05/2014
» After making a donation, Apiluk Ongsiriporn and his wife Nichaphat Pornyoskrai left the orphanage in Phang Nga province and headed to the turtle shelter on the beach. Here, the newlyweds learned about the perils of sea life for turtles and then decided to adopt a turtle. The baby turtle is named, marked, installed with a microchip for monitoring, and then released back to sea. Their donation will go to help other turtles in the future.
Cultural fair in Suphan Buri
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/03/2014
» Until tomorrow, “Fostering the Ties of Tai People in Asean” fair will take place at the U Thong National Museum in Suphan Buri, from noon to 4pm.
Iconic wooden bridge restoration delayed
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2014
» Restoration of the collapsed Uttamanusorn Bridge, better known as Saphan Mon in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi province, has been delayed. Seventy metres of the 850m-long wooden bridge collapsed on July 28 last year, due to strong river currents. However, restoration could not begin immediately due to the high level of the river.
Bike for elephants
Life, Published on 02/01/2014
» Bring the Elephant Home, a non-profit organisation working for a better livelihood for elephants, is organising an annual charity to raise awareness on the plight faced by Thai elephants, as well as to raise funds to improve the natural habitat of wild elephants.
New Pattaya pier to boost tourism
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 21/11/2013
» Pattaya will open a new pier next year. According to Ronakit Ekasingh, Pattaya's deputy mayor, the new facility will cost 733 million baht and is currently under construction.
Questions of faith
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/07/2013
» In many ways, religious beliefs and subscriptions of faith in Thailand are enigmatic and inexplicable. This is a "Buddhist" country, and yet many people's beliefs are closely associated with the elements of folklore, from spirits to ghosts and other brands of superstition. Hindu gods, Chinese goddesses, Brahmin rites and pagan shrines are interweaved spiritually _ sometimes commercially _ with sacred amulets and guru monks (how else could the scandalous Luang Pu Nen Kham manage to do what he did?). Lord Buddha's teachings of self-reliance are held high, but there is always room for supplementary faiths to help Thais get through each difficult day.
Portal to the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/06/2013
» To city folk, who prize it as place to buy fabric, garments and other goods at bargain prices, its name is now synonymous with what tourists call Chinatown, but Sampheng was once the bustling heart of this capital of ours, an important port and trading hub with a cosmopolitan tolerance for all faiths which, in addition to temples and shrines for Buddhists of different schools, also accommodated places of worship for Muslims.
King of the hill
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/06/2013
» The city of Phitsanulok is home to a large number of cyclists, many of whom are familiar faces not just at races but also on the podium. What's their secret? The only way to know is to check out their training grounds.
New attraction For Hua Hin
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/05/2013
» Raruk Hua Hin has opened as a new travel destination in the resort town in Prachuap Khiri Khan.