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The F word
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/06/2016
» Affable Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra eschews the "f" word. He's made it clear that from now on, he never wants to hear it again.
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The colour of money
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/04/2018
» One morning this week, in the seaside town of Ban Chang, Rayong, two major life events occurred simultaneously at the local temple school. One was raucous, the other full of trepidation.
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More subversive than an ikea ad
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/07/2016
» On a recent trip to Mega Bangna, I had a brochure thrust into my hand.
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Hanging cheats out to dry
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 15/05/2016
» Thai students are ingenious in their quest to pass exams and why shouldn't they be? They come from a culture of enterprise and innovation that stretches back over a thousand years. It is in their genes -- and jeans, as you are about to learn.
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Putting a diplomatic foot in it
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/12/2015
» There is a Thai idiom that translated into English means “foot-stirring”. This is the act of deliberately provoking in an obnoxious manner. The Thai word is guan-teen but don’t go throwing that word around the beer bar just yet, dear reader.
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A learning curve, from Nakhon Nayok to Finland
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/05/2015
» Forty years ago Finland was languishing economically and educationally. Today it leads the world in many global surveys. What did the country do?
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Nothing to see here
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 25/05/2014
» The worst thing about living in a failed state under martial law is the avalanche of phone calls from overseas.
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I salute you, scout's honour
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/06/2014
» Back when I was a little boy growing up in Sunnybank, my parents, having exhausted all other attempts at roping in my behaviour, decided that scouts might be a good idea.
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Flush with toilet humour
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 06/04/2014
» So … in the end, what was it exactly that we wanted reform to take place before?
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Phrase at the edges
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/05/2014
» I was Sunday brunching with two friends, one of whom was married, the other a confirmed bachelor, on the deck of the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Chao Phraya River.
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