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An almost forgotten glory
Life, Published on 28/06/2018
» It was a fine sunny day when more than 70 culture vultures strolled the old Front Palace (Wang Na), the palace of viceroys in the early Rattanakosin period, near Sanam Luang, to learn about its history, importance and changes. Anyone wanting to know the old palace as more than just the National Museum Bangkok can follow the footsteps of the recent "Walk With The Cloud: The Hidden Palace", led by Khun Sirikitiya Jensen, an official of the Fine Arts Department and the youngest daughter of Princess Ubolratana.
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A year of tears
Life, Published on 13/10/2017
» One year ago today, Thailand lost a great king, the moral and spiritual centre of the entire nation. Upon hearing the news, people sobbed on the bus, wept on the train, cried in the office. It's one of those rare moments in life that affected all of us in such a way that we remember exactly where we were and how we felt when the reality of what happened set in. One year on, we ask dozens of people from all walks of life about how they remember that fateful day.
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Documentary takes on an issue of jumbo proportions
Spectrum, Published on 10/04/2016
» Narumol Sriyanond, a 62-year-old documentary filmmaker, has returned to the source of her childhood fascination for her latest project.
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Sermon festival in Roi Et
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/03/2016
» The annual Bun Phawes (Phra Vessantara Sermon Listening) tradition will take place this weekend on an island in the middle of the Bung Phalanchai swamp in Muang district of Roi Et province. The tradition is held in the fourth lunar month every year as part of the Heet 12, Khong 14 (12 Traditions, 14 Norms) of the Northeast. Phra Vessantara was the Lord Buddha's most recent previous life, which was devoted to giving.
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7 ThaiHealth executives suspended
News, Published on 06/01/2016
» Seven board members of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) have been suspended under a special order issued by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha under Section 44 of the interim charter.
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The final act of kindness
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 16/06/2015
» Corpses are the most valuable part of Durongrit Sawangnet's job. Every day he tirelessly walks in and out of cold storage rooms looking after dozens of dead bodies awaiting dissection.
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A cultural crossroads
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 28/01/2015
» In the trailer for the currently running Channel 3 TV series Bang Rajan, the formidable Somchai Kemglad bellowed: "I'll fight with my body and blood for the my fellow Thais, for them to be at peace, whether awake or asleep."
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From floods to drought
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/03/2012
» Thailand seesaws from too much water in Bangkok to too little in farming areas like Nan that need water for crops.
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Learn Thai: The flood season
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/09/2012
» Today's story contains Thai/English vocabulary you are guaranteed to see again before the flood season finishes, probably more than once.
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