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The Mexican parallel
Life, Published on 12/06/2012
» WHICH TABLE might they have sat at to plot the revolution? Considering its unassuming old-fashioned ambience, few may realise that Cafe La Habana in central Mexico City has played a pivotal part in shaping the history of Cuba. Legend has it that in the mid-50s, then fugitive Fidel Castro frequented the eatery where he met like-minded peers, the likes of Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara who was also in search of a cause to fight (and die) for. The following year, they would board the Granma and set sail for Castro's homeland where began one of the most bloody, colourful, epic battles that would change the geo-political landscape of Latin America, indeed of the rest of the world.
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A force for good
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 23/06/2012
» The auditorium was full of energy and enthusiasm. After all, these 285 third-year Police Cadet students are still in their late teens. There's bound to be some youthful chatter when they gather.
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The disappearance of the satchel
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/06/2012
» Can anyone remember the term har yor _ a fashion style and statement for the politically rebellious during the 1970s?
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Still relevant?
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/07/2012
» Mention the Traibhumi to a group of Thais, young or old, and the reaction is likely to be an outbreak of yawns. If, that is, anyone even knows what you are referring to.
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Super Songkran!
Life, Published on 05/04/2012
» Paradise Park invites the whole families to celebrate the Thai New Year during the "Paradise Park: The Greatest Songkran Festival 2012", which will feature a lot of activities from April 11-17.
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The shadow of Buddha
Life, Somkid Chaijitvanit, Published on 10/04/2012
» Against the light, I could see shadows flitting across an expanse of cement blocks. They belonged to young novices waiting for a group photo after an ordination ceremony. Despite their shaved heads and saffron robes they were, after all, boys who wanted to have a good time as well.
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Isolated village reveres hermits
News, Published on 28/04/2012
» A remote Karen village in western Thailand has become the subject of public fascination as a place where numerous hermits dwell.
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The quest for parity
Life, Published on 07/02/2012
» Being born female is the result of bad karma. Women are innately inferior to men in wisdom and other spiritual qualities. The male form is the better vehicle for spiritual progress. These are the traditional _ deeply rooted and arguably still widely held _ views found in many Buddhist countries, Thailand included, despite there being no dispute of the Buddha's own unequivocal confirmation that women are also capable of being enlightened.
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A World with out Suffering
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 13/03/2012
» What would Lord Buddha do if he lived in this modern world? Ask this question, and it might lead us closer to Buddha's insights and transformation of modern crises, as Prof David R Loy tries to introduce in his book, Money, Sex, War, Karma: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution (now in Thai translation).
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Workaday diversion
Life, Somkid Chaijitvanit, Published on 13/03/2012
» To them, I must have looked like an invader. The army of ants was busily engaged on some urgent mission, marching back and forth across the leaf of a tree in the garden of an artisan's house in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
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