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It's a rubbish job at the protests
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2014
» As the old saying goes: rubbish expands to fit the space allotted to it. And Bangkok's streets are pretty big. Enter the city garbage collectors who have to clear up the mess generated by the anti-government rallies.
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HM floats a krathong
News, Published on 18/11/2013
» His Majesty the King lights a candle of a krathong on Tha Ladda pier by a lake in Klaikangwon Palace in Hua Hin district of Prachuap Khiri Khan yesterday. The procession was held to mark the celebration of Loy Krathong Day.
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Activism reawakens as students hit the streets
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/12/2013
» The political turbulence in Bangkok has given an unexpected boost to the institutional prominence of Thammasat University as it counts down to the celebration of its 80th anniversary.
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Behind the bars, hope stirs
News, Supaporn Asadamongkoln, Published on 21/12/2013
» Most people prefer to keep their distance from prisons and have scant knowledge of what life behind the walls and bars is really like.
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Cleaning up a putrid stream of water
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 31/08/2013
» Looking at the black and lifeless Khlong Saen Saep, canal-side resident Sarot Phueaksamli finds it hard to believe he once drank water from it.
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Glimpses into pre-Siam life
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/03/2013
» A recently discovered Khmer-style artefact links a historical northern Thai town to the wider Southeast Asian region, not only proving Thailand's cultural wealth of old, but also adding an important piece to the puzzle about the region's trading significance in pre-Siam days.
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Bridge over troubled roads
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 16/03/2013
» While motorists may snarl and spit at the long lines of traffic trying to get around the Thai-Belgian Friendship bridge, now partially closed for repairs, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration deputy clerk Jumpol Sumpaopol takes a measure of pride in what the structure represents.
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Taking the canal option
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/03/2013
» Long-suffering Bangkok commuters would be forgiven for feeling left out of the planning mix, despite all the promises made during the recent governor election, but some consolation is heading their way in the form of a revived water transport system.
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A vanishing northern tradition
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» More than just a traditional way of farming is vanishing with the slow but inexorable decline of buffaloes in the North. Not being ones to waste anything, the people of the region are also rueing the loss of certain culinary arts of which the buffalo is an intrinsic part.
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Old village show gets a modern lift
News, Nopparat Kingkaew, Published on 26/01/2013
» Jariang Baroen is still a feast for the eyes and ears for the older generation but time and modernity have caught up with it.
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