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Endangered peafowl find haven in Phayao
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 14/12/2019
» Human intervention is pushing the green peafowl towards extinction -- but it could also be key to the survival of these beautiful birds.
Going with the flow
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 25/08/2018
» Border trade is a key engine driving the economy. Now Thai officials hope that by upgrading border checkpoints to border passes they can invigorate the country by boosting exchanges.
The Governator of Phayao
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 04/08/2018
» Former Chiang Rai governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn knows the importance of teamwork having overseen the rescue of the Wild Boars after they spent two weeks without food in a flooded cave. Now he is bringing that experience to Phayao, where he has been reassigned.
Herbal health farm just the tonic
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 26/08/2017
» Living simply can be surprisingly empowering for those who ditch the bright lights of the big city and return to the land, where they find even the most rudimentary garden vegetables and herbs are treasure troves of phytochemicals and stacked full of healing properties.
Organic is the way to go
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 12/11/2016
» The free-fall in rice prices has sent an economic and political jolt across the country, and in the process highlighted how "thinking small" and modest-scale farming just might hold the key to the survival of farmers.
Cultivating for the future
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 18/06/2016
» More than 150 rai of farmland in tambon Hong Hin of Phayao's Chun district has come alive with a flurry of activity to educate people about practices that could revolutionise farming.
School's in for the elderly
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 02/07/2016
» Statistics that show the number of retirees is growing is raising alarm bells around the country as authorities try to understand how to deal with elderly people, both their physical and mental states.
Spirits invoked to ease the drought
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 12/03/2016
» To the superstitious villagers, the natural spring was sacred, a lifeline for the forest that surrounds them. It was an unusual spring, dormant basically, but it would ebb water with the touch of a stick.
Moulding a home
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 05/09/2015
» It may look simple, perhaps unfashionable. It may even seem eccentric. But the clay house sitting in the middle of a green rice field in Phayao’s Muang district has brought happiness to the couple who built it with their own hands.
Imbun shows the natural way
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 04/07/2015
» To many, Dok Kham Tai district in Phayao conjures up an image of a place rich in culture and tradition, where local arts that use natural colours and natural cloth speak of strong community bonds.