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Restructuring a masterpiece
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/11/2015
» Stepping into the newly renovated front building of the National Museum Bangkok, visitors may be reminded of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York or the Louvre in Paris. We're not really there yet, but with a new design, tasteful lighting, concise bilingual descriptions and exquisite ancient artefacts displayed in a wider space to highlight their unique beauty, the 128-year-old museum has a new lease of life.
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Lent celebrations in Saraburi
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 23/07/2015
» From July 29-31, Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi will host the "Tak Bat Dok Mai" (floral merit-making) ceremony to mark Khao Phansa Day, the start of Buddhist Lent.
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A place of royal vessels
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 07/08/2014
» This popular verse of an ancient Thai poem on the royal barge procession crosses our mind when we step into the National Museum of Royal Barges in Thon Buri and see a royal barge with the figurehead of a mythical swan. The Suphannahong Royal Barge is one of the eight stunning royal barges on display along with objects used in the procession.
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Town of Honesty Fair
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/02/2014
» The Town of Honesty’ fair will be held at the Phanthai Norasingh Shrine in Muang district, Samut Sakhon from tomorrow to Feb 16. The aim of the two-day fair is to promote this unique cultural attraction and to honour Phanthai Norasingh – a heroic royal barge captain who begged Phra Chao Sua, a king from the Ayutthaya kingdom, to execute him instead of forgiving him after the royal barge he was captaining swerved and hit the bank of a canal.
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Mackerel Festival in Samut Sakhon
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 31/10/2013
» Between Nov 21 and Dec 2, the 5th Delicious Mackerel Festival will be held from 10am-8pm on the Tha Chin River near Wat Sutthiwatwararam (Wat Chong Lom) in tambon Tha Chalom, Muang, Samut Sakhon.
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The glory of the high seas
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/10/2013
» Nestled in the compound of the 19th century Noen Wong military camp in Chanthaburi province is the National Maritime Museum. Thailand's sole museum on maritime trade and underwater archaeology has been in operation since 1994 and also serves as the headquarters of the Fine Arts Department's Underwater Archaeology Division.
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Peeking into the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 10/10/2013
» Several important dates in modern Thai history happen to fall in October. The 23rd is Chulalongkorn Memorial Day, a public holiday declared to mark the legacy of King Rama V, the farsighted monarch credited with abolishing slavery and modernising many aspects of our society.
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Travel to two towns
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/08/2013
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting the 3rd ''Unseen Destinations 2 Samut'' in Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram. Destinations are Wat Khok Kham, Phanthai Norasingha Shrine, the Salt Farming Learning Centre, St Anna Church and Don Hoi Khraeng in Samut Sakhon and Amphawa Floating Market and King Rama II Memorial Park in Samut Songkhram.
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Savouring a sylvan past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 22/08/2013
» In the late 1760s, when King Taksin was busy establishing his new capital in Thon Buri following the sacking of Ayutthaya, this was a sparsely populated frontier area. Those were unsettled times and the residents of this rural outpost probably lived in constant fear of attack by enemy troops.
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Woven art for life
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 09/08/2013
» Colourful like flowers, exquisite like art pieces and glittering like stars _ these are more than 150 antique textiles from palaces, local and ethnic communities in Thailand and other Asian countries. The Centuries-Old Tai Textiles Exhibition in Ayutthaya is the fruit of Asian textiles and culture expert Paothong Thongchua's passion for antique fabrics.
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