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Thailand: The Land of...
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/11/2020
» I'm sure, I'm not the only one who has been rethinking Thailand's nickname The Land Of Smiles. According to Win Lyovarin, two-time S.E.A. Write winner and 2013 National Artist for Literature, Britisher David Lander, creative director at an ad agency, should be credited for coming up with the phrase. Lander came up with the slogan in a pitch for the Tourism Authority of Thailand. Fun fact: The Land Of Smiles is also the title of a German operetta, which premiered in 1929.
Land of joyless smiles
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 15/03/2018
» If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you're not Finnish.
C.P. Land corralling Chinese
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 31/03/2018
» C.P. Land Plc, the property arm of Charoen Pokphand Group, plans to speed up development of C.P. Industrial Estate Rayong and complete the project by 2019 after receiving strong interest from Chinese investors.
The land of vile?
Life, Story: YVONNE BOHWONGPRASERT, Published on 31/07/2018
» Last month, the Thai state executed Theerasak Longji, 26, who was convicted of brutally murdering 17-year-old Danudej Sukmak in the southern province of Trang in 2012. Following the execution by lethal injection, Amnesty International Thailand organised a protest outside Bang Khwang Central Prison to demand the abolition of the death penalty.
Land of the unfree
News, Published on 19/09/2018
» Re: "Time to lift rights bans", (Editorial, Sept 17).
Raimon Land buying KPN
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/10/2018
» SET-listed developer Raimon Land Plc (RML) expects to have the largest market share in the luxury residential segment after acquiring KPN Land Co, a property arm owned by the Narongdej family.
The land bridge dilemma
Life, Story: Supara Janchitfah; Pictures courtesy of Beach for Life, Published on 28/04/2025
» Somjai Yhopkan was among 100 villagers who braved the torrential rain to attend a public meeting at the 3rd Mangrove Forest Research Centre in a hilly area of lush Ranong province.
No to Land Bridge
Oped, Postbag, Published on 29/04/2025
» Re: "Govt presses ahead with Land Bridge", (BP, April 26).
PM denies land interference
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 25/03/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has denied interference in the handling of two high-profile land dispute cases -- one involving Alpine Real Estate and Alpine Golf and Sports Club in Pathum Thani and the other pertaining to the Khao Kradong in Buri Ram -- for her own benefit.
Forest land justice needed
News, Editorial, Published on 04/07/2019
» More villagers in the Northeast are being thrown into jail as state versus people forest conflicts escalate.