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Celebrate Thai crafts this weekend
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/08/2019
» If you have yet to make plans for the upcoming long weekend, you should drop by Museum Siam on Sanam Chai Road for an exclusive arts and crafts fair.
Empire of joy
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 31/05/2021
» The midday sun is almost unbearable. During the dry season, farmlands crack. Nothing is growing. It is hard to imagine that the area along Highway 2074 (the Buri Ram-Nang Rong road) in Khu Muang district in Buri Ram province can one day become fertile land.
The cure for (some of) what ails you
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/05/2020
» The herbal tea is dark green. The smell is not that appealing. Only a small sip can leave a long-lasting bitterness in your mouth. Fah talai jone, or green chireta, is known for its extreme bitterness. The King of Bitters has been used for the treatment of some sickness like the flu and sore throat for centuries in Asian countries such as Thailand, China and India.
A promising development in the fight against Covid
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 19/04/2021
» After five days of treatment, more than 300 Covid-19 patients have been cured by fah talai jone (andrographis paniculata) or green chireta.
Help reduce plastic waste
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/01/2021
» With a goal to reduce single-use plastic waste, PTT Oil and Retail (OR) recently joined hands with PTT Global Chemical, the country's largest petrochemical producer, to introduce dropboxes for people to discard their unwanted plastic items.
Banana republic
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/03/2020
» The road leading to Ban Neon Kum in Bang Krathum district in Phitsanulok is quiet. Along the road are farmlands consisting mostly of banana plantations. For more than a century, locals in Bang Krathum have grown the fruit for producing sun-dried bananas -- known as kluay tak in Thai. Kluay tak is a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bang Krathum. About 4,000 tonnes of kluay tak are produced yearly.
Step into the mud
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/05/2020
» The late morning Sun was almost unbearable. It was about 10.30am when I arrived at a water chestnut farm in Wang Yang District in Suphan Buri. It was my first one-day trip after the lockdown measures were eased last week.
Always auspicious
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/04/2020
» It will be the quietest celebration for the coming anniversary of Bangkok. The capital will reach its 238th year on April 21. During the past years, the Ministry of Culture hosted traditional performances, light and sound shows and exhibitions to mark the anniversary in various places.
Exploring Bangkok's green lung
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2020
» Grey clouds have been creeping into the sky over Bang Kachao, the green area in Samut Prakan's Phra Pradaeng district, since morning. Sooner or later, rain will blanket the community to cool down a sweltering day.
Sipping tea in the forest
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 06/02/2020
» Tea pickers, each having a bamboo basket on one side, walked in a row on their way out of a tea plantation. It was late afternoon. The sky was clear and the sunlight was about to turn yellow. My travel companions and I ambled along the same road but in the opposite direction of the tea pickers. We were on our way to the tea farm to have our tea-picking experience.