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  • TRAVEL

    Chiang Kham casts its spell

    Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 24/07/2014

    » Many Bangkokians would be hard put to find it on a map and for long-distance motorists the small northern province of Phayao is nothing more than a convenient pit stop on the road between Lampang and Chiang Rai. So it is hardly surprising that only a handful of tourists ever make it as far as Chiang Kham, 76km from Phayao town, the capital of a largely agricultural district which borders our neighbour to the northeast, the Lao PDR.

  • WORLD

    Japan faces 'comfort women' issue

    Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2014

    » Japan has failed to atone sufficiently for its actions in World War II, said a former foreign minister who wrote an apology over the use of wartime “comfort women.”

  • OPINION

    Postbag: Losing his religion

    News, Published on 24/07/2014

    » Re: “Defending Buddhism” (PostBag, July 23). I thank David Brown for clarifying the meaning of a religion.

  • THAILAND

    Bangkok roads to close for happiness

    Online Reporters, Published on 23/07/2014

    » Some inner Bangkok streets will close for public entertainment and reconciliation activities.

  • THAILAND

    Abbot busted for phayung possession

    Online Reporters, Published on 23/07/2014

    » KALASIN — An abbot of a Buddhist monastery and an assistant village chief have been arrested after police caught them in the act of illegally processing phayung logs at the temple.

  • TRAVEL

    Riverside rendezvous

    Guru, Published on 25/07/2014

    » Peaceful and quiet, the iconic Chao Phraya River has always offered city dwellers a refuge from their assiduous lifestyle (and we aren’t talking about releasing fishes and turtles into it for merit). Take a break from the traffic-clogged roads, eardrum-rupturing nightclubs and selfie-snapping shoppers, and head to these waterfront venues for something different. They are worth the trek and boat ride; heck, even the swim (just beware of the mysterious creatures lurking beneath the murky waters).

  • THAILAND

    Nothing to see here

    Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 27/07/2014

    » For more than 40 years, Kao Bart was a lively village of 170 households tucked away in the mountains of Buri Ram’s Non Dindaeng district. Now it stands as a creepy, abandoned town no one dares set foot in.

  • NEWS

    Brazil celebrates Argentina's defeat

    AFP, Published on 14/07/2014

    » Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil.

  • LIFE

    Giving them a road map to life

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/07/2014

    » Her wheelchair might be the first thing that strikes people about Nitcharee Peneakchanasak when they meet her initially, but the radiance and frequency of her smile could be their most lasting memory of this 18-year-old who lost both legs as a result of an accident in 2011. Nitcharee’s misfortune does not seem to have dampened her spirit and during the recent long weekend for Buddhist Lent, this teenager was one of 250 youths from all over the country who took part in the Art for All Camp in Pak Chong, Khao Yai.

  • THAILAND

    Cambodian envoys tout NCPO reforms

    News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 29/07/2014

    » Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh yesterday insisted the Cambodian government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen understood the political developments in Thailand, especially the military's policy to restore peace and democracy in the country.

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