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Heavy metal tragedy still playing out at Klity Creek
Spectrum, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 27/01/2013
» Ma Aung Seng's bamboo thatched-roof home has no running water, and the 50-year-old blind Karen woman has no money to buy bottled water as she can no longer work her rice fields. So when she needs water she normally asks her 16-year-old son to walk down to Klity Creek and fetch some to use for drinking, cooking and cleaning.
Heading for the hills
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/12/2012
» As is usual at this time of year, hundreds of thousands of people are packing _ with some already hitting the road _ for holidays in the mountains of the North. The cool weather and captivating scenery of the highlands are among the main motivations. But those alone may not be enough to make such a journey really special.
King loses farmer friend
News, Published on 08/08/2012
» Wadeng Puteh, a farmer friend of His Majesty the King, passed away yesterday at the age of 96.
Making merit to a green cause
Life, Published on 14/06/2012
» Here is your chance to perform merit and make the world greener.
Creature (dis)comforts of going solo
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/03/2012
» Before I took up mountain biking about a decade ago, trekking was my passion. I'd been to quite a number of natural sites across the Kingdom and knew that some would be fun destinations to return to one day with my bike. Kadangla waterfall in Phetchaburi province was one such place.
Elephant jam session
Jon Fernquest, Published on 23/08/2011
» Marimba, harmonica, cymbals, bells, chirps, roars, barks and thuds; the versatile tools of elephant musicianship.
Well-known Forest monk passes away
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/01/2011
» Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno, one of Thailand's most famous monks, passed away yesterday at the age of 98.
Chiang Rai's elephant camp: ex-Bangkok street elephants now work in a more natural setting
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2010
» For years elephants were used by their owners to get money from tourists on Bangkok streets and suffered in many different ways. Things have finally changed.