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....
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...
May you be showered with happiness, peace and prosperity in the coming year.
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...
London: A book analysing the flaws in economy that led to the current financial crisis by an Indian-origin professor of finance at the University of Chicago has won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for 2010. The 30,000 pounds prize was on Wednesday night...
On Monday evening, Aishwarya Rai shocked the unit of Kaun Banega Crorepati, a show her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan hosts. Ash was supposed to turn up for one of the KBC shoots with Akshay Kumar and her other co-stars, to promote her next Action Replayy. She never went. Until Sunday, the...
Thailand will host the 14th International Anti-Corruption Conference, or IACC 2010, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok on 10-13 November 2010. The four-day conference focuses on the theme “Restoring Trust: Global Action for Transparency.” IACC 2010 is an interesting conference in Thailand this year. Organized jointly by...
The Hobby Hut Puppet Troupe will celebrate their recent success at the 2nd International Marionette Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam with a performance of ‘Suwanna Hoi Sang’ at Ratchamankha Hotel in Chiang Mai on 6 and 13 November 2010. The award winning Hobby Hut Puppet Troupe was founded 12 years ago...
The 8th World Film Festival of Bangkok introduces around 150 movies from around the world. French post-new-wave director Jacques Doillon and Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan will attend the festival. The Thai indie film “Eternity” (Tee Rak) will be the opener. Mr. Kriengsak Silakong, director of the World Film Festival...
Title: Loi Krathong Description: Loy Krathong is a festival which occurs on the full moon of the 12th lunar month, a date which usually falls in November. Loy means to float and a Krathong is a small, hand-made “boat” or “raft” traditionally made from the leaves or bark of a...
