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Where nature grows
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/10/2017
» Bicycles for rent are placed not far from the entrance gate of the royally-initiated Laem Phak Bia Environmental Research and Development Project in Phetchaburi's Ban Laem district. At the other side of the gate are souvenir outlets with a big signboard displaying the words Lan Pholuang in Thai and "Ban Laem Products Market" in English.
Thai aviation boost
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/10/2017
» The airline business will jump ahead next year after the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) removed Thailand's red-flag status on safety concerns, according to the Kasikorn Research Centre.
A monarch's vision
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/10/2017
» More than 30 years ago, the treeless hill of Khao Chi On in Chon Buri was dry and barren. The lack of natural water adversely affected the farmers in Sattahip and Bang Lamung areas. When the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej made royal visits to Wat Yansangwararam, a Buddhist monastery under the royal patronage of the king, he took note of the farmers' misery.
Experiencing local ways of life
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 12/10/2017
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme to introduce "Following The Path Of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej" for the Sustainable Tourism Project. The project covers an initial four areas. They are the riverfront Chanthabun community in Chanthaburi, Ban Pong-Huai Lan in Chiang Mai, villages along the royally-initiated Nong Yai mangrove forest in Chumphon and Ban Nong San in Sakhon Nakhon.
Army opens up rice field to visitors
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/10/2017
» Huai Tueng Thao reservoir in Chiang Mai's Mae Rim district has opened new accommodation and a campsite in its rice field.
Reawakening history
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/09/2017
» An old Sino-Portuguese style house has been renovated over the past two years and turned into a museum. Although it has not officially opened, visitors to Songkhla old town can stop by Ban Nakhon Nai to explore the house and private collections.
Visit a sunflower field
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/09/2017
» Walailak University in Nakhon Si Thammarat has introduced its 80 rai sunflower field as a tourist attraction.
TAT tourism app now available in Chinese
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/09/2017
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has introduced the WeChat Visit Thailand app in Chinese.
All the Queen's women
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 10/08/2017
» They were holding hands while walking, with smiles on their faces. Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and Khammai Yokhasing. Khammai, 84, still remembers the moment when the Queen held her hand at Klai Kangwon Palace in Hua Hin, 40 years ago.
In the footsteps of King Rama IX
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/07/2017
» A main reason for Thais to visit Lausanne, the French-speaking city on Lake Geneva in Switzerland, is because it is where the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej spent 18 years of his life, from 1933 to 1951.