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Lip service: there's a pucker born every day
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/08/2016
» Plastic surgeon Chamnong Chirawichada has seen quite a few lip reduction cases during the past 15 years at his practice. But nothing has baffled him as much as the trend for thin lips shaped like buffalo horns which has emerged in Thailand -- and only Thailand -- in the past few years.
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More bang for bucks, but how low can the baht go?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 13/09/2015
» Late last month, when the baht was 35.95 against the United States dollar, Jeremy (not his real name) withdrew half a million baht from his bank account and sold them for US dollars at a foreign exchange dealer on Asok Road.
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Honda recalls 17,300 cars after faulty airbag death
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/11/2014
» Honda is recalling more than 17,300 vehicles in Thailand following a death linked to defective airbags in one of its cars.
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Online gambling explosion is just waiting to kick off
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 01/06/2014
» Each with a pen in their hand, the two men with grey hair sitting on stools at an old billiards table, now fitted with a marble top, flip through the Sport Pool and Talad Look Nang (leather ball market) tabloids while studying football teams' form. For 20 baht, these daily sports papers offer results and analyses of previous matches.
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Panel urges opening of Thailand's service sector
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/03/2014
» Despite the huge economic benefit to be gained, a think tank is warning that Thailand's hesitance to liberalise its service sector fully will cause economic growth to stall.
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Mahathir: Study EU problems
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/09/2013
» Asean members need to study the proposed formation of an EU-type entity thoroughly before forming an economic community, or else the grouping could suffer a similar fate as its European counterpart, says former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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Transparency chief promotes integrity pact
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 14/10/2013
» Thai society should pressure the government to put some control on middlemen and sales agents to fight corruption in state procurement contracts, says an expert on transparency.
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Certification key to success
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/04/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Thailand might lose a significant share of the halal food market to Malaysia if the country fails to increase exports of certified products, says Winai Dahlan, director of Thailand's Halal Science Center (HSC).
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Halal creates an opening for Thai firms in Malaysia
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 15/04/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Thai food makers are being urged to enter the Malaysian market to capitalise on the neighbouring country's vision of becoming a global hub for halal food.
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Spice of life
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/04/2013
» When Rosina Mudman and her three siblings started selling Thai food from a portable stall in Kuala Lumpur 30 years ago, people in the Malaysian capital didn't know what a spicy tom yum was.
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