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Old church, gingerbread house hailed as historical sites
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 26/05/2024
» The Fine Arts Department has registered Windsor House in Kudeejeen community and the First Presbyterian Church in the Samre area, both in Bangkok, as historical sites.
Bangkok offers glimpse into the past
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 07/03/2022
» Stroll along the Chao Phraya River and visit the old quarter of the capital Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and you can see living proof of the harmonious mixture of Thai-Chinese and European cultures, which still carries a connection from ancient Ayutthaya to the modern Rattanakosin era.
Trail marks Swiss-Thai relations
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 17/12/2021
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is marking 90 years of cooperation between Thailand and Switzerland by launching a project to improve natural hiking trails in Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima.
Ninety years of Thai-Swiss ties
News, Ignazio Cassis, Published on 02/08/2021
» On the occasion of his official visit to Bangkok, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation and head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, reflects on nine decades of relations between Thailand and Switzerland. The Covid-19 pandemic has underscored the close ties between the two countries.
Westerners leave mark on Ayutthaya
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 08/03/2021
» Westerners were prominent in Ayutthaya, the former capital of the kingdom of Siam, in centuries past. They left historical records, architecture, language and cultural links of their contact with Iudea, as it was known at the time. Today they help us understand the area's history and Thailand's policies on international relations.
More than a second home
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 05/10/2020
» Nestled within a 41-rai white-walled area in downtown Lop Buri is Phra Narai Ratchaniwet, a pride of the local people. The palace became known as Narai Palace, as it was where King Narai the Great spent most of his time outside of the capital, during the Ayutthaya period.
Missionaries extend helping hand amid downturn in slums of Klong Toey
News, Micol Galante, Published on 30/08/2020
» An inability to walk, leave her bed or raise her children hasn't prevented Patcharin Waratchananprom, a 38-year-old bed-ridden mother of four, from finding happiness.
Pope's compassion, humility wins over many Thais
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Thana Boonlert and Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 24/11/2019
» Pope Francis's modesty, opened-mindedness and passion for social issues won thousands of hearts during his three-day visit.
Pope Francis begins papal tour
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 21/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday, greeted by a sea of devout Catholics awaiting the first apostolic visit in almost four decades.
How Catholicism took root in Thailand
News, Nauvarat Suksamran & Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 20/11/2019
» The first Christian to establish diplomatic relations with Siam was Alfonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese governor-general assigned to Asia. Portugal was at the time occupying Malacca, in modern-day Malaysia, and sent its diplomats to the Ayutthaya Kingdom during the reign of King Ramathibodi II to forge relations in 1511.