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What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Published on 21/07/2018
» 1 Celebrating the meditative spirit of Buddhism amid the bustling Bangkok city life, Patrik Budenz's Samadhi photographs are black and white portraits of Northern Thai monks, capturing and immortalising the moment of sheer concentration. It makes the viewer stop and admire the split second of realism and transcendence. At Cinema Oasis. The exhibition runs until Aug 31.
Bangkok's secret weapon in war against floods
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/10/2017
» When the torrential rains of Oct 13 caused heavy flooding in Bangkok, several parts of the city were swamped, including Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park in Sam Yan. However, as the park slowly filled with water, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape architect who designed the project, remained unconcerned. She even expressed her satisfaction in a Facebook post that the park had finally delivered on one of its purposes -- the detention of flood water.
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.
Starting salaries of 15,000 a month?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/07/2011
» Are 15,000 baht per month starting salaries for all new university graduates really possible or is this just a dream?