SEARCH

Showing 1-10 of 16 results

  • News & article

    Saving Thailand's wild medicinal plants

    Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/05/2012

    » As forests disappear so do the herbal plants used in Thai traditional medicine, special protection areas & methods to grow outside of forest needed.

  • News & article

    In the city of roosters

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/08/2012

    » The symbol of Lampang is the white cock, and it is noticeable all around town. The town is not extremely busy like most popular destinations; nor is it entirely quiet or boring. Every corner tells a story.

  • News & article

    Into the forest

    Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/10/2015

    » It is hard to believe Sahwing Indharangsri when he says his village and the forest around it was once inhabited by wild animals.

  • News & article

    Big laughs

    Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 20/10/2015

    » Sathan Koomgate doesn't know Peter Dinklage, though they share a profession and a physical condition. Dinklage, a dwarf and the beloved star of Game Of Thrones, won an Emmy for best supporting actor last month for playing Tyrion Lannister in the hit series. Sathan doesn't dream of such glory, content that his abnormal stature gives him a livelihood as a more simple form of entertainer.

  • News & article

    Jurassic Park vs the weekend warrior

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/11/2016

    » How far have you ever travelled on your bicycle? Today let's go even farther. I'll take you all the way to the age of ancient reptiles.

  • News & article

    GL allots $50m CDs to JTrust Asia

    Business, Published on 21/03/2017

    » SET-listed Group Lease Plc (GL) has allotted US$50 million of convertible debentures (CDs) to Singapore-based JTrust Asia Pte Ltd, a move that allows the financial instrument holder to double shareholding in the Thai leasing firm to 10% if the CDs are converted entirely.

  • News & article

    It takes a Village

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 29/09/2017

    » Usually sparsely visited, Gaysorn Shopping Centre has been seeing more traffic lately than ever, after launching its much-anticipated Gaysorn Village project. What the developers call a "mixed-use lifestyle urban village", Gaysorn Village spans 180,000m² across the Ratchaprasong district and aims to provide "urban regeneration" to Bangkok's chaotic and sometimes bleak lifestyle.

  • News & article

    Court urges public input as mining licence axed

    News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 19/03/2018

    » A recent verdict by the Udon Thani Administrative Court to revoke a limestone mining concession in a forest reserve in Nong Bua Lam Phu province has set a new precedent in terms of mandating public participation in projects of community significance, said Surachai Trong-ngam, who represented villagers in the long-running dispute.

  • News & article

    The Beach's Maya Bay on Phi Phi to shut down

    News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/03/2018

    » The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has ordered the closure of the world-class tourist site Maya Bay of Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park in Krabi province.

  • News & article

    The old becoming new

    Life, Published on 04/09/2018

    » You know you're at a Scrubb concert when the majority of the audience shows up in striped tops with khaki or olive-green cargo pants. This look is part of the package of the faces of the band, Ball and Muay, along with the addition of old-age jokes that they now crack willingly. But it's not just the 40-something duo who feel the gravity of ageing, as throughout Saturday evening you also hear the audience themselves muttering under their breath: "I'm getting too old for this" or "I don't think my body is cut out for this anymore" after a string of pumping hits.

Your recent history

  • Recently searched

    • Recently viewed links

      Did you find what you were looking for? Have you got some comments for us?