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The cloth-weavers' tale
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 05/01/2019
» Traders in Phu Sang district of northern Phayao province did not know they were on the cusp of commercial ruin until their supplies of traditional fabric -- purchased from neighbouring Laos with the intention of selling to tourists -- had dried up.
The Governator of Phayao
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 04/08/2018
» Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn knows the importance of teamwork having overseen the rescue of the Wild Boars after they spent two weeks without food in a flooded cave. Now he is bringing that experience to Phayao, where he has been reassigned.
Making a meal out of it
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 23/06/2018
» In recent weeks, lunches have turned into a political hot potato for some state-run schools where administrators are accused of cutting costs by serving up meagre meals, which critics say rob young students of the nutrition they need to perform. Parents have complained that some schools in the Northeast have skimped on ingredients and reduced the sizes of the portions served at canteens, possibly skimming off student lunch finding for use elsewhere.
School's in for the elderly
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 02/07/2016
» Statistics that show the number of retirees is growing is raising alarm bells around the country as authorities try to understand how to deal with elderly people, both their physical and mental states.
Imbun shows the natural way
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 04/07/2015
» To many, Dok Kham Tai district in Phayao conjures up an image of a place rich in culture and tradition, where local arts that use natural colours and natural cloth speak of strong community bonds.