CHON BURI, 21 January 2012 (NNT) – Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi has opened a new garden to celebrate the auspicious year of the dragon. Dubbed the Twin Dragon Park, the zoo’s new highlight, which is decorated with a pair of 84-meter long dragons made of fresh and artificial leaves such as those of […]
SURAT THANI, 12 June 2011 (NNT) – Thailand’s popular tourist destination island, Koh Samui, is promoting coconut trees growing on the island with an aim of boosting local tourism and making coconut trees one of the Thai economy drives. Samui District Chief Mr. Prasert Jitmoong said the famous island was once renowned for its coconuts, […]
Thailand is set to lose its ranking as the world’s secondlargest coconut exporter and become a net importer as drought has damaged growing areas. For more than four years, Prachuap Khiri Khan, the country’s most important area for coconut cultivation, has been hit by drought. The province now has only about 400,000 rai (64,000 hectares) […]
