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Baff contest invites filmmakers to submit work
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 14/07/2021
» The Asean Short Film Competition and Southeast Asian Project Pitch are open to submissions until July 31.
Ganja -- a future cash crop?
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/03/2021
» After retiring as a school teacher two years ago, Wilai Kampilool, now 62, spends his time farming. His house is located in Ban Sok Nak, in tambon Hin Lek Fai in Buri Ram's Khu Muang district. The village has recently become a destination for those who want to learn about or see ganja (marijuana) plants.
Daring to be different
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/02/2021
» Seven years ago, Nongluck Asavasakulchai, now 53, left her job as a nurse in the capital to become a farmer in her hometown in Nakhon Phanom, about 715km northeast of Bangkok. There, in 2014, she founded Community Enterprise Rice Processing Tambon Ban Phueng (Khaowsook) after the price of rice hit record lows. Her goal was to find alternative options and the solution she turned to was organic rice.
Tradition wins out
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 11/01/2021
» It is an annual practice for Prayadpon Kaewnornin, 67, and her sister Maliwan Sarapat, 59 -- farmers in Sakon Nakhon -- that after the harvest season in November, the two will carefully select the best of their rice for a national rice contest.
From humble beginnings
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/10/2020
» Under a raised-floor wooden house in Chiang Mai, Nuansri Promjai, 63, warmly welcomes guests to her home. She wears a hemp blouse and harem pants that she designed and knitted herself, a hobby that has been her leisure interest since childhood. Over the past 36 years, she has turned her passion to a profession. Currently, she creates jobs for more than a hundred women including the elderly in her community of Ban Huai Sai in Mae Rim district.
Sunny side of the street
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/06/2020
» The trees are still young. The shade is rare. When you walk on the first public park built over the Chao Phraya River, you will need not only your sunglasses but also a hat or an umbrella.
Forward to the past for a better cure
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 25/04/2018
» Though more and more countries have legalised marijuana for medical purposes, cannabis is still illegal in Thailand. But realising the gradually shifting tide, Rangsit University founded the Medical Cannabis Research Team last year in the hope of securing scientific proof on the medical benefits of cannabis -- and, pending a possible law change, to bring it back to Thai medicine for the first time in centuries.
Ignore the government hype
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/04/2018
» The Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat recently visited Ratchaburi to promote universal tourism. As part of his trip, he and those who travelled with wheelchairs stopped by Talat Nam Lak Ha (Lak Ha Floating Market) in Ratchaburi's Damnoen Saduak district.
Temple tantrums
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/10/2017
» From afar, the iconic stupas of the Temple of Dawn stand elegantly on the bank of the Chao Phraya River. But looking closely at the finer details of the famous landmark, admirers may notice a thick coat of lime plaster that almost covers decorative ceramic tiles. At some spots, ceramics are attached untidily to the central stupa, suggesting sloppy repair work.
To catch a (wildlife) criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/08/2017
» A small round sample of smuggled ivory is put in a zip-locked plastic bag. Although the piece is the size of a bead, it is hard and must be hammered many times before being broken into little pieces. The specimen is put in a test tube so a freezer mill can grind and pulverise the ivory sample for a DNA test.