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Bang Saphan, the Golden Land
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/07/2015
» The "Travel In Bang Saphan: The Legend Of Golden Land 2015" fair is being held in front of Bang Saphan district office, Prachuap Khiri Khan until Aug 2.
River temples by a free boat
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 30/07/2015
» It was both a sunny and rainy day in Nonthaburi province. Sprays of water were sprinkling our skin as a chartered boat whisked us down the Chao Phraya River around Koh Kret, an island where the descendants of Mon immigrants during the Thonburi period live and still maintain their Mon culture. Throughout this five-hour trip, we hopped on and off the boat to visit 10 temples on and around Koh Kret during the Nonthaburi Provincial Administration Organisation's annual boat excursion project. The PAO provides two free five-hour boat trips per day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until the end of September. Temples on the list feature good examples of the Ayutthaya and Rattanakosin periods' architecture, art and murals.
The horrors of modern day slavery
News, Luc Stevens, Published on 30/07/2015
» Women forced into sexual servitude. Children forced to work rather than study. Men tricked into indentured servitude on fishing vessels earning no pay and often remaining at sea for years on end.
Blissful, unspoilt serenity
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/07/2015
» The morning breeze blows continuously at the long beach of Bo Nok in Prachaup Khiri Khan. Purple flowers dance in the wind while the waves break quietly on the beach.
New bike lane in Bueng Nong Bon
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/07/2015
» Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will open a bike lane in Bueng Nong Bon, a 1,600 rai public park and reservoir in Prawet district, eastern Bangkok next month.
Child is the father of man
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 30/07/2015
» The surfacing of recent vulgar rants by Thai youngsters towards their parents on social media has stirred my frustration. Causes of parental let-down are often the same. These teenagers, mostly from hard up families, believe they are being abused by their parents' inability to provide them with modern-day frills — the latest smartphone model or a motorcycle.
Power forward
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/07/2015
» Houston Rockets power forward Terrence Jones is always glad when he gets to meet and train young basketball enthusiasts around the globe. His trip to attend the Jr. NBA Thailand 2015 National Training Camp was no different.
Facebook profit dips, revenue surges on mobile ads
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook reported a dip in its quarterly profit Wednesday but said revenues surged on mobile advertising gains, as its user base approaches 1.5 billion.
'Voice of Racing' O'Sullevan dies at 97
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» LONDON - Peter O'Sullevan whose dulcet tones and well chosen words earned him the monniker the 'Voice of Racing' died aged 97 on Wednesday.
Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 tribunal
AFP, Published on 30/07/2015
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that sought to set up a special tribunal to try those responsible for shooting down flight MH17 over Ukraine.