The group was the first to operate under the Foundation for the Promotion of Supplementary Occupations and Related Technique of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit of Thailand, or the Support Foundation. “We never sold our cloth until Her Majesty the Queen showed us that it had value,” Wongduean said. ROYAL VISITWongduean is a descendant of the Tai Nyo (or Nyaw) ethnic group who migrated from Laos during the early Rattanakosin period. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITYWongduean did not want to miss the chance to see the royal family up close. She believed it would not be appropriate to look directly into the faces of the royal family.

Source: Bangkok Post April 30, 2017 01:49 UTC