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Island of faith and smiles
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/03/2012
» Beyond its beauty compared to the "emerald in the Indian Ocean", Sri Lanka is rich in pure nature, diverse cultures, strong faiths and its population's broad smiles.
The River Of Perseverance
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 13/12/2012
» The Crown Property Bureau presents the exhibition, ''The River Of Perseverance'', with the use of modern technology, at the Rattanakosin Exhibition Hall on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue until Jan 1.
Volunteers with a cause
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 21/02/2013
» One afternoon, about a dozen young members of Kesorn Lamphu Club were enthusiastically preparing a booth for people to watch their exhibition and pop-up art featuring the Bang Lamphu community and play educational games during the recent Charm of Bang Lamphu Fair.
Links forged in faith
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 04/04/2013
» Buddhists in Sri Lanka are preparing to mark the 260th anniversary of a milestone in their history: the arrival on their shores of a high-level delegation, dispatched by the king of Ayutthaya, which was to play a key role in reviving the monkhood in their country.
Khon at the National Theatre
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 25/04/2013
» On April 30, the Fine Arts Department will host the ''Thai Heritage Under the Royal Patronage Festival'' with a series of traditional extravaganzas starting at 6pm at the National Theatre.
Portal to the past
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/06/2013
» To city folk, who prize it as place to buy fabric, garments and other goods at bargain prices, its name is now synonymous with what tourists call Chinatown, but Sampheng was once the bustling heart of this capital of ours, an important port and trading hub with a cosmopolitan tolerance for all faiths which, in addition to temples and shrines for Buddhists of different schools, also accommodated places of worship for Muslims.
Mapping Siam's history
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 26/09/2013
» Most tourists do not want to miss the Grand Palace, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and Wat Pho when in Bangkok. However, very few people know there is a map museum at the heart of Rattanakosin Island.
Royal elephants in full splendour
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 07/11/2013
» At first glance, I thought a white elephant with a pair of long curvy tusks, standing tall and graceful in a royal stable, was real. I was wrong. It is a life-size model of one of Thailand's most important royal white elephants, named Phra Savet Adulyadej Phahana. It is part of a permanent exhibition on two major kinds of royal Thai elephants _ white and auspicious _ at the newly-opened Royal Elephants' Stable Museum at the Chitralada Royal Palace, Bangkok.
Chilling out in Castile
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 19/12/2013
» With chilly winters predicted for many parts of the Northern Hemisphere this year, the Iberian Peninsula, long a favourite retreat for denizens of northern Europe, holds out the prospect of milder weather (daytime temperatures rarely dropping below zero Celsius) than other parts of the continent and more bright, sunny days.
King Rama II Day
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 20/02/2014
» From Feb 22-23, the “King Rama II Memorial Day” fair will be held at the King Rama II Memorial Park in Amphawa district, Samut Songkhram, to honour the King for his contributions to Thai art and culture. King Rama II (1767-1824) penned several poems, books and plays, created various pieces of artwork and supported art, culture and literature in general.