Community Archive

• Baan Prak's unique woven fans under threat (4-07-08)
  Younger people living within Ayutthaya province's Baan Prak district are showing little interest in producing the community's unique bamboo-based woven fans. The community and its weavers are now hoping that by looking further afield, they can somehow keep this valuable form of folk wisdom alive.
• Jeep Unity Club (JUC): Four-wheel driven philanthropists (4-07-08)
  While the Jeep Unity Club (JUC) was originally formed to provide a forum for owners of these robust vehicles, members have over recent years used a more philanthropic approach when organizing club activities, particularly in rural areas, as Maneeya Dhammataree discovers.