Yearly Archives: 2016
Wat Bang Saray remembers famed abbot
Bang Saray Temple marked 44 years since the passing of revered monk Luang Poh Thongyu with a week-long commemoration. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome...
Suttawas Temple abbot dies at 79
Phra Kru Wijitthammasarn, abbot of Suttawas Temple in Nongprue, has died. He was 79. Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome was the guest of honor...
Nongprue adoptive families receive financial aid
Local social-welfare agencies came to the aid of five Nongprue families who adopted children, supporting them with monthly stipends for a year. Sub-district Deputy...
1,525 Pattaya students D.A.R.E. to say no to drugs
More than 1,500 Pattaya students “dared” to say no to drugs after completing their Drug Abuse Resistance Education courses. Pattaya City Manager Wuthipol Charoenpol...
TV producers may start making you wait for new shows online
New York (AP) - The Golden Age of Online Television may be in peril. Streaming TV has gotten popular as several online services such...
Today in History – Wednesday, March 2, 2016
1836 - Texas declares its independence from Mexico. 1877 - Republican Rutherford B. Hayes is declared the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election...
Garbage removal operation launched to protect sea turtles in Pang-nga
BANGKOK, 1 March 2016 - - A diving operation has recently been carried out at Pang-Nga province to collect garbage in the waters around...
Over 8,000 cases of dengue fever in the past 2 months
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Public Health is accelerating its efforts to combat dengue fever, after more than 8,000 cases were reported in the...
Thailand turns pearl into gold by synchrotron light
BANGKOK - Dr. Nirawat Thammajakr, a researcher from the Synchrotron Light Research Institute or SLRI has been awarded for the invention of golden-color pearls,...












