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The monkeys are invading residential areas, shops in search of food in Phetchaburi.

PHETCHABURI: Plans are being made to relocate the large population of rascally macaques at Phra Nakhon Khiri, or Khao Wang, historical park in Muang district to a place where they can live more naturally and annoy no-one, provincial governor Natthachai Nampoonsuksan said.

If you love Bangkok and Phuket but you're not a fan of the tourists crowds, consider these hidden gems in Thailand instead.

It's an airless, languid day and the mugginess permeates the third-class train carriage. Passenger heads nod to the rhythm of the wheels, while the ceiling fans refuse to turn. As the rice plains to the west of Bangkok give way to the houses of Ratchaburi, a sudden cloudburst spurs passengers to hastily close the carriage windows. The rain doesn't last...

The towers of the Khmer temple in Phetchaburi are a dead ringer for some at Angkor in Cambodia, but much less visited. Cave temples in the jungle house a sleeping Buddha figure.

Thailand is a country with cultural diversity. The art exhibition "Red Area And Black Spirit" presents two cultures that reflect the differences between two woodcut artists -- Chayasit Orisoon and Warisara Apisampinwong. While Chayasit showcases Song or Tai Dam culture in his "Black Spirit" room, Warisara exhibits Chinese-Thai culture in her "Red Area". Both Chayasit and Warisara are colleagues who earned a master's in visual arts from Silpakorn University. Sin...

As the winter breeze blew in, it was the ideal day for a young man to be ordained. A group of monks were reciting prayers and the temple grounds were busy with local pilgrims when I arrived at Wat Yai Suwannaram in the coastal town of Phetchaburi. Although the place had come back to life, the ordination ceremony was held without a colourful procession or music band, according to disease control measures.

Photo by Felix_Broennimann on Pixabay // CC0 Introduction Southern Thailand figures prominently into the plans of most travellers who come to this amazing Southeast Asian country, yet Nakhon Si Thammarat manages to slide under the radar somehow. This city is nothing like Surat Thani or Chumphon, both nondescript working-class towns which serve as little more than travel hubs. With an impressive city wall, detailed national museum, and an expansive Buddhist temple which is almost 600 years old, ...

Khao Wang monkeys for mass sterilisation 7 published : 10 Mar 2021 at 14:10 7 A veterinarian sterilises a monkey at Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, in Phetchaburi, on Wednesday. (Photo: Chaiwat Sadyaem) PHETCHABURI: Veterinarians on Wednesday began a mass sterilisation of the huge monkey population at Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, better known locally as Khao Wang. The team from the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation De...