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Pigs do fly
Muse, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 16/11/2013
» Benchaporn Suktraipob walked into the interview room in a professional all-black suit and skirt, the typical dress code for businesswomen, with an expensive handbag to match. At 35 she is the creator of moohin.com, one of Thailand's most visited travel directory websites, making her one of the most successful female online enterpreneurs.
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School of rock
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/09/2013
» For those about to rock, we educate you. After more than two decades in the local and international music industry, Chomthawat Yongkittikul wondered whether there was a new business model that he should turn to. He tried to recall what he and other people had wanted when they were young, and he realised it was a music school where you don't feel obliged but instead inspired.
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Breaking the language barrier
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 01/05/2013
» Sompen Krutanon speaks Khmer as fluently as she does Thai. Born in the Northeast and once a resident of Phnom Penh, she returned to Bangkok two years ago and is now teaching Khmer language courses at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University and privately. In the process she's become a small bridge that can perhaps narrow the perceived difference between the two nations.
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Triumph in adversity
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 13/02/2013
» Klao Rojanamethakul was 10 years old when he had to quit school. With seven siblings to look after, his parents couldn't afford all their children full access to complete basic education. Young Klao decided to follow his father _ a well-known master of nang talung shadow puppetry native to south Thailand _ to such performances in the region.
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Broadening its horizons
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 05/12/2012
» Many people in the West seem to be looking eastwards these days, with senior curators at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum being no exception.
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In the frame
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 19/12/2012
» Two young Thai directors discuss their new feature films that open tomorrow, both of which explore the nature of chance and the impact of people's decisions on themselves and others
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Making a splash
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 27/12/2012
» Johnson Ong can be described as anything from "complete package" and "good catch" to "boyfriend material". Start with his body and brain to his infectious smile and a talent for spinning music, Ong is famously known as "DJ Big Kid" who is much admired in gay circles in the region and elsewhere as the creator of tribal, progressive music.
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Razor's edge
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/01/2013
» Everything about a barbershop is nostalgic: the buzzing-bee sound of a clipper, the fragrant scent of talcum, the cut-throat razor and rotating chair. For most Thai men, they evoke memories of their formative years, a place where as students they were given a proper (military-style, in certain cases) short haircut as required by their schools.
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A Voice amid the gloom
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 27/09/2012
» Despite the gloomy sky and humidity depressing the city, this month has featured programmes in the showbiz realm which have gone against the prevailing atmosphere. And some have left us with an interesting take on gender issues.
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Singing with conviction
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 16/10/2012
» When opera singer Koravee Soonthonvipat was a young boy, you would never see him anywhere near the spotlight. He was a timid, quiet student in class, until one day when he decided to sing for his grandfather. He then began to take singing classes. His plan was to sing at his birthday party as a surprise gift _ unfortunately his grandfather never made it to the special day.
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