Category: Culture
Cultural articles from Buriram highlighting Isaan culture in the North East of Thailand.
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Maths And Science Teachers Are Going “Back To School” !
About 20,000 maths and science teachers of students in Grades 7-9 nationwide will be required to take online aptitude exams in April next year to test their proficiency in these subjects. The move is part of the Education Ministry’s effort to improve the quality of teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths as it believes…
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Many Direct-Sale Rice Markets Appear In Rice-Growing Areas
Direct-sale markets which allow farmers to get a better return on their rice are springing up in major growing areas of the North and North-East, as millers and major traders continue to offer low prices for paddy. In Phitsanulok province, tents were set up in front of the provincial hall, without charge, for farmers wanting…
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Government Deploy Troops To Aid Farmers At The Mills
The government has deployed soldiers to “seek cooperation” from all rice mills nationwide to buy grain from farmers at “reasonable” prices in an effort to shore up prices. It was not an attempt at threatening millers but rather seeking their cooperation not to drive down prices, according to the deputy spokesman of the National Council…
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Young Farmers Look To Social Media As Way Forward
The rice price crisis may be a major problem for most rice growers, but not for a group of young farmers who know how to exploit sales through social media. For Pongpat Sukarbjai, the key to selling crops is in reducing the use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers. The 29 year-old master’s degree student at…
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Heartbreak Harvest – Thai Farmers Bring In The Grain
The annual rice harvest has commenced with Buriram Province along with North East and Central Thailand bringing in most of the crop for the country over the next few weeks. The “Buriram Times” staff are careful with their opinions and respect the powers that be, however these poor farmers this year are expected to…
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No Fireworks-Mass Candlelight Vigil For New Year’s Eve
The Tourism Authority of Thailand is moving ahead with plans for a mass candlelight vigil for New Year’s Eve. They do not want the normal fireworks celebration to occur this year. The change in policy follows the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Previous years’ fireworks have been used after the countdown for…
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Princess Concerned Over Plans For Small Schools To Merge
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has shown concern about plans to merge small schools with larger ones. It is expected to affect at least 10,000 schools nationwide, according to the education minister. The minister said that the Princess is aware of the scheme to merge small schools and has conveyed her concerns. The…
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Rice Farmers Urged To Cut Out The Middlemen
Academics have proposed that rice farmers employ relatives and friends to remove middlemen and help tackle falling prices. Since the price of paddy has dropped to just Bt5 per kilogram, and is expected to drop further once the harvest season ends in November, a Kasetsart University economics lecturer has said that farmers’ families should help…
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Exhibition Of Rare Photos Of Old Siam In Bangkok
As soon as you hear the word Siam, images of Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr in the King and I spring to mind. Many pictures of Siam are currently owned and kept by foreigners abroad and have never been shown in Thailand, until now. A total of 150 rare photographs, developed from foreign collectors and…
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Some Major Loy Krathong Festivals Cancelled Or Revamped
As the nation mourns the passing of His Majesty the King, the annual Loy Krathong festivals on November 13 will have to be toned down. Locals will however be able to float their own krathong as usual. Many provinces have festivals that last several days but this year these will be cancelled. Sukhothai, where the…