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Moo Deng fever spreads to other zoos
News, Online Reporters and Nannalin Tiengtae, Published on 23/09/2024
» The crowd-drawing power of baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng is generating a new fervour for her pygmy relatives, attracting people to other zoos hundreds of kilometres away.
Celebrity Thai hippo Moo Deng goes live online 24/7 for fans
News, Published on 22/09/2024
» Khao Kheow Open Zoo has begun live streaming Moo Deng to serve her fans worldwide. The zoo earned more than 12 million baht from Sept 1–19 amid a visitor influx spurred by interest in the animal, and expects to gain up to 200 million baht in revenue from one million visitors in its 2024 fiscal year ending this month.
Zoo denies 'Moo Deng' a prisoner
News, Published on 21/09/2024
» Khao Kheow Open Zoo has hit back after a foreign TikToker accused the zoo of imprisoning pygmy hippo "Moo Deng", insisting it operates in accordance with international standards.
Pet sacrifices to occult deity spur warning
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2023
» Using pets as sacrifices for Khru Kai Kaeo, a deity represented by a gargoyle-like sculpture at a shrine in Bangkok, will make people liable to prosecution, the Watchdog Thailand Foundation (WDT) has warned.
Inspirational role models
News, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 22/03/2023
» To mark this year's International Women's Day, a number of extraordinary women from a wide range of fields who have inspired change in their communities through the pursuit of excellence have been named the Bangkok Post's Women of the Year.
School wear 'can promote kingdom'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/03/2023
» Officials from the education and tourism ministries are voicing support for Chinese tourists who wear Thai student uniforms, saying doing so will help promote Thailand.
Bangkok still tangled up in 'sky spaghetti'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/08/2022
» Earlier this week I was sitting in the customary traffic jam on Sukhumvit near Phra Khanong Bridge and found myself gazing at the tangled mess of overhead cables which have decorated Bangkok's streets for so long. It was not a pretty sight, especially dangling in front of ageing shophouses and filthy iron grilles that are not exactly a vision of splendour themselves.
More than just a mango
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 24/04/2022
» The recent craze over mango sticky rice had Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha mulling ways to harness Thailand's cultural influence abroad, although it begs the question of how much the state understands soft power and whether it is committed enough to carry through with the vision.
Sticky rice dish moves up in world
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/04/2022
» A committee on local wisdom and cultural heritage under the Ministry of Culture may propose khao nieo mamuang, or mango sticky rice, as a Thai cultural heritage item with Unesco, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Govt taps cannabis crop craze
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/03/2021
» The government is developing cannabis into an economic crop to cater to a surge in demand in the fast-expanding and hugely lucrative global market, says Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.