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Destination waterfall
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/12/2018
» A 4 minute 36 second film clip showing the happy time spent by the young King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit at the stunning Phrom Lok Waterfall in Phrom Khiri district, Nakhon Si Thammarat province, in 1959 brings smiles and tears of joy to almost everyone who views it. This has inspired many to visit tambon Phrom Lok, which is now easy to reach by car unlike when the royal couple travelled by Jeep on a 10km dirt road.
Futuristic Oaks
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/11/2018
» Jules Louis Audemars passed away in 1918 and one year later so did his business partner Edward Auguste Piguet.
Making history
Life, Published on 29/11/2018
» The two-storey wooden house of Suriya Wongchai is not like the other houses in the neighbourhood of Ban Sri Don Chai in Chiang Rai's Chiang Khong district. Each tier of his four-tier roof is decorated with sculptures of hong (mythical swans), while a wooden carved peafowl is displayed on each gable.
Doing right by the children
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/10/2018
» Henrietta H. Fore couldn't be happier with the way Thailand has made progress in promoting and protecting children's rights in the past 70 years of its presence -- by that name -- in the Kingdom. The Unicef executive director was recently in Thailand, and the success stories of the country through years of governmental policies and support from other agencies couldn't fail to put a smile on her face: the country has almost a 100% rate of birth and healthcare registration, access to clean drinking water, sanitation and primary-school attendance.
Some like it hot
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/10/2018
» I dipped my hand in a private hot-spring pool in the headquarters of Chae Son National Park in Lampang to test the heat. The temperature was about 40C. It was too hot at first, but for a short while it seemed to be tolerable.
PEA wins 7 SOE Awards 2018
Published on 19/09/2018
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is proud to announce it has won seven Outstanding State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Awards for 2018.
Farmer brothers
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 31/08/2018
» Mitdanai "Port" and Phundanai "Peat" Sathavonmanee co-founded CORO FIELD (fb.com/corofieldTH), a Japanese-style agro-tourist destination in Ratchaburi, in 2015. Since then, the brothers have branched out with a café in Esplanade Ratchada and a dessert shop in CentralWorld while Coro Field thrives as an example of what agriculture 4.0 looks like. We talked to them about their green ambition to plant a seed for modern farming while helping Thai farmers.
Beautiful roots
Life, Published on 14/08/2018
» Turning 40 this year, Bris Rocher is outgrown by a tree that he planted in La Gacilly, a charming village in Brittany, France. Every member of the family, including his children, also have their own tree, to express a love and respect for nature.
River Rhine celebrated in new dive watch
Life, Noko, Published on 27/07/2018
» While in landlocked Switzerland, Oris has raised awareness of marine conservation in Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Clipperton atoll in the Eastern Pacific, as well as saving hammerhead sharks and endangered staghorn coral.
Much ado about Edo
Life, Published on 26/07/2018
» Seacon Bangkae will recreate the Japanese Edo period from 415 years ago for the "One Day in Edo" fair, which will kick off tomorrow and run until Aug 5.