Phatthalung the origin of the Manora dance (video)
With the recognition of Manora by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, this local dance from Southern Thailand is known worldwide as a traditional Thai dance. The Thai government wants to further promote these and other traditions.
Phatthalung can also be seen
Phatthalung is a province in the south of Thailand, sandwiched by other provinces, as it is the only province in the south that is landlocked. The eastern border is formed by water, namely Lake Songkhla.
The fight against communism in Thailand between the years 1949 and 1980 was accompanied by many human rights violations, executions, killings, prison sentences and exiles. A shining and little known example is the 'Red Drum' murders in Phatthalung (southern Thailand) where an estimated 3.000 people were gruesomely killed. That is what this story by Tino Kuis is about.
Feasibility study for airport in Phatthalung
The Department of Airports, the manager of regional airports in Thailand, has allocated six million baht for a feasibility study into the construction of an airport in Phatthalung.
Feasibility study for airports in Phatthalung and Satun provinces
Transport minister Saksayam wants to spend 8 billion baht for the construction of an airport in the southern provinces of Phatthalung and Satun to stimulate tourism to the South.
Heavy flooding in two southern provinces
The southern provinces of Phatthalung and Nakhon Si Thammarat were hit by severe flooding this weekend. In some places the water reached a height of more than 1 meter.