enlarge Visitors walk past flowers during the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Expo 2006 in Chiang Mai on Tuesday. Twenty-two countries will take part in the Expo to feature over 2,200 species of tropical flowers and plants on an 80-hectare site of land in the Royal Agricultural Research Centre in the province.//AFP
Extra quota to Hajj under negotiation
A negotiation to get more quotas for Thai pilgrims to perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca has not completed yet, officials said Tuesday, dismissing a report Riyadh approved extra pilgrims for Thailand this year.
Maha Sarakham folk are the happiest
The country's cheeriest place is Maha Sarakham in the Northeast, according to the Mental Health Department, while the least happy people in Thailand are the unemployed.
Thais eye 2 gold
[AEROBICS] Thailand has set its sights on two gold medals from the men's and women's individual categories at the Thailand Aerobics Open World Series from Friday to Sunday at the Indoor Stadium at Hua Mark.