An Exclusive Art Exhibition Honoring His Majesty the King
Forty artists from the National Artists Club of Thailand will display their work at an exclusive art exhibition honoring His Majesty the King from 19 November to 15 December 2010 at the lobby of the Novotel Suvarnabhumi hotel. More than 100 paintings will portray Thai arts and culture through portraits…
Khon Performance: Episode of Nang Loy
The SUPPORT Foundation under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit proudly present Khon Performance: Episode of Nang Loy (additional round) on 19 – 24 November 2010. Venue: Main Hall, Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadapisek Road Tickets are available at www.thaiticketmajor.com.
Over 40 Thai Youths Take Part in the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition
Dozens of Thai vocational-technical students will join the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) to be held from 18-23 November 2010 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center, Challenger Hall 1-2, Muang Thong Thani, in Nonthaburi. Forty-two Thai students will compete in 21 skill areas against their competitors from ASEAN member…
Participants in the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program Join Activities in Thailand
All members of the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program (SSEAYP) will join several interesting activities during their four-day stay in Thailand. The goodwill ship Fuji Maru, with 330 participating youths from 10 Asean countries, will arrive at the Bangkok port on 18 November 2010. While in Thailand, these…
Stellar Winter Fest 2010
The Ministry of Science and Technology is launching a star gazing festival in a bid to encourage the general public to learn more about the sky and astronomy. According to Santi Sathippong of the Science and Technology Ministry, the Ministry Office, in cooperation with the National Astronomical Research Institute of…
2010 Andaman & Phuket International Soccer 7s Tournaments
Title: 2010 Andaman & Phuket International Soccer 7s Tournaments Location: Phuket Link out: Click here Description: The popular Phuket Soccer 7s tournament will celebrate its 8th anniversary this year. This tournament has developed into one of the largest and most sought after Soccer 7s tournaments in Asia. This sport event…
Ploenchit Fair (books donation)
Donation opens from now till 24 November 2010. Watson, Farley & Williams (Thailand) Limited, with support from the British Council, will run a second-hand book stall at Ploenchit Fair on Saturday, 27 November 2010 at Shrewsbury International School. We need lots of books and magazines, music CDs and movie DVDs…
Wild Mexican Sunflower Blooming Season
Date: 1 November – 5 December 2010, Venue: Doi Mae U-kor, Mae Hong Son Province The hills and valleys of Mae Hong Son, one of Thailand’s most naturally scenic areas, turn to gold when the Bua Tong Giant Wild Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia Diversifolia) comes into full bloom during this period….
Loy Krathong – The Festival of Lights
In Bangkok: 19-21 November 2010, Nationwide: 17-21 November 2010 As the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November) lights up the night sky, throughout Thailand, hundreds of thousands of ornately-decorated krathong or traditional banana leaf floats are set adrift in rivers and waterways in a spell-binding ritual…
Colorful Events in November
The most colorful event is Loy Krathong, which is held on the full moon night of the 12th lunar month and usually falls in November. This year the event takes place on November 21. People go to rivers and canals to float krathongs – small floats made of banana stalks…