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  • LIFE

    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.

  • LIFE

    A novel idea

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 22/04/2013

    » Amard Lansun believes that a good book can change a person's life. And it's not only because books have opened doors of opportunity for himself _ for the last two years, he has seen how books have changed his community for the better.

  • LIFE

    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.

  • LIFE

    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.

  • LIFE

    Human touch

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 16/01/2013

    » Sheelah Murthy wears many hats. Besides being a classroom teacher, college professor and community activist, US-born and Thailand-based artist Murthy is also a trained massage therapist. Her first lessons on the power of touch in healing date back to when she was a volunteer at an HIV Wellness Clinic.

  • TRAVEL

    Have camera, will travel

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 07/11/2012

    » To photographers, a picture means more than a thousand words. For some of them, especially high-profile cameramen, every picture they shoot represents their idea of reality and maybe of life.

  • LIFE

    The awakening

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 28/11/2012

    » Sakchai Deenan is Thai, but he's pretty big in Laos. Talk about filmmaking and cultural exchange among the nations of Southeast Asia and the man with limited means and image of a constantly struggling director has carved out a unique new segment, feeding off the interconnectedness between the peoples of Thailand and Laos, and managed to reap fair success these past four years.

  • LIFE

    50 years of friendship

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 04/09/2012

    » Fifty years ago, the island nation of New Zealand welcomed two monarchs from a faraway foreign land. During August 18-26, 1962, New Zealand's newspapers published a series of articles on a historical visit by a royal couple who had crossed the ocean on a very long flight from the Kingdom of Thailand.

  • LIFE

    Grand ambitions

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/09/2012

    » Without the grand piano in front of him, Sek Thongsuwan could be mistaken for a rocker. He wears a black sleeveless T-shirt and flips his wavy, shoulder-length hair back and forward while mastering a surprising version of Deep Purple's hit Highway Star during a performance for an online show.

  • LIFE

    Music the right medium

    Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 09/05/2012

    » Lyrics of Born This Way, a song about self-love and acceptance by American pop idol Lady Gaga filled the air, crooned beautifully by a group of Thai teenagers as they sat in front of the rehearsal room, practicing during lunch break. In a few days these talented singers will put on a public performance that would be a fitting climax to the "Yes Academy Thailand" music workshop.

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