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Preserving culture
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 04/09/2014
» Built with an effort to retain the cultural identity of the Southernmost provinces, a folk museum in Narathiwat features rare arts of the lost empire of Lanka Suka.
Rolling in the deep
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 08/09/2014
» A kayaker negotiates fierce rapids in the Wa River in Nan province. During the rainy season, which lasts from July to September, the river fills with rough, murky water and becomes a playground for rafters and kayakers.
Frontier fossicking
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 26/06/2014
» All is now quiet on the eastern front. By the time I arrived in the border province of Sa Kaeo, the mass exodus of Cambodian migrant workers via Aranyaprathet had ended. But things haven’t quite returned to normal yet.
Move aside,Robocop — Robomop is here
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 13/08/2014
» Home-cleaning robots can make domestic chores less of a headache. Here we look at two of the latest two models — the Roomba 880 and Braava 380t.
The good egg
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 23/07/2014
» In the remote village of Baan Huai Nam Yen, in Chiang Rai, many hill tribe farmers are doing their best to take care of their chickens. They have built coops far from the community and roads to ensure that their fowl live in peace. They feed the chicken with clean rice grains, beans and even insects. After meals, the chickens are allowed to roam freely around fruit plantations, grazing for food and stretching their legs before their next mealtime.
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.
Come sail away
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 31/07/2014
» Far away, waves are forming, foaming white at their crests. This indicates that a big gust of wind is coming. Finally, it arrives. The sail catches it. Ropes tighten fiercely. The boat leans to one side and cruises forward against the wind.
Treasure in the mountains
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 14/08/2014
» 'Why do cowboys live in Narathiwat?" That is my first thought when I see a district official in a cowboy outfit. He wears a shirt with jeans, a leather cowboy hat, bolo tie and boots. A minute later, I notice other officials, also wearing cowboy outfits. I become a bit confused as to where I actually am.
Things aren't always as they appear
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 14/08/2014
» For more than a decade, we have all heard about the violence in the Deep South provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat. Media reports about crimes, car bombs and attacks on civilians have created a picture of a cursed, dangerous land in my mind. I'm sure it's not only me. Most people in other parts of Thailand also assume that the Deep South is a place we all should avoid. Outsiders are targeted, violence is common and every step is risky.
Taken for a ride
Life, Peerawat Jariyasombat, Published on 09/07/2014
» When the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) announced its plan to organise public transport, I welcomed the initiative. The headaches over taxi rides around Bangkok is something that needs to be addressed, considering that it’s one of our main public transport options. Of course there are professional and well-behaved cabbies, but it’s not wrong to say that there is still plenty of room for improvement, as complaints from passengers are heard on a daily basis.