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Petals of the champaka
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 20/12/2021
» Thanphuying Kleeb Mahidhorn, fondly remembered as Kleeb Krairiksh, is best-known among Thai historians and culinary enthusiasts for her classic collection of recipes, Recipes To Teach My Children And Grandchildren (1949) and Fruits, Snacks And Desserts (1957).
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Against the currents
Life, Published on 21/04/2021
» Through disasters, a fellowship was struck. Ormboon Thipsuna remembers the date well, Aug 12, 2008, when a deluge of water from the Mekong swept through her hometown of Nong Khai and seven riparian northeastern provinces. Considering the rainfall was rather small and the Mekong's gradual seasonal pace of fluctuations, many locals believed the sudden mega-flood, at times water levels went up as high as 13m, was caused by China's dams upstream. Importantly, Ormboon got to know Niwat Roykaew, aka "Kru Tee", founder of the Rak Chiang Khong group based in Chiang Rai province.
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Sticky situation
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/11/2020
» The rice paddy of Daeng Dee Farm in Lampang’s Hang Chat district turns golden yellow. Within a week, the farm owner Saman Supukkawanich, 55, will harvest a new glutinous rice variety known as the hom naga.
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Banana split
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 17/08/2016
» High on the list of fruits Thais cannot live without is kluai namwa, or cultivated banana, a tropical strand only grown in South and Southeast Asia. The cultivated banana has long been an affordable, ubiquitous food staple for Thais, the same way apples are for Westerners.
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Yielding results as the climate changes
Life, Published on 11/02/2015
» Thailand is likely to face a shortage of food owing to climate change and management decisions about what crops should be grown, according to experts. But some farsighted farmers have already changed their farming practices, providing inspiration and hope for other farmers, government and consumers.
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Bringing orchids out of the woods
B Magazine, Normita Thongtham, Published on 01/02/2015
» The road behind Government House is usually closed to the general public, with no less than three guards keeping a close watch on who passes through its entrance. Two weeks ago the thoroughfare was thrown open to people from all walks of life and transformed into a marketplace for orchids, with the prime minister himself presiding over the opening ceremony on Jan 19.
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The deep roots of phak boong
B Magazine, Published on 14/12/2014
» The morning glory-like vine called phak boong might be the most commonplace of vegetables, cheap and so plentiful that you can find some kinds growing as weeds practically everywhere, but when brought into the kitchen of a good cook it can undergo a countless number of miraculous changes. It is indigenous to tropical Asian countries like Southern China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and has held its own against many invasive plants that have come into the region over the years, unchanged and unhybridised.
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All creatures great and small
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/07/2014
» When disaster strikes, everyone’s first priority is normally to look after themselves and their families. Not many would extend their kindness to others — neither human nor animal — in need.
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The tipping point
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/10/2013
» It is just small news, just another report of deaths. Two forest rangers were killed earlier this month by illegal poachers in Thungyai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary, in the country's rich Western Forest Complex.
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A grisly end
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/07/2013
» Phuc Tho, a farming village west of Hanoi, has had its heyday. Busloads of Korean tourists used to visit the bear farms in the area, but they didn't come simply to watch and take photos with the fluffy mammals.
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