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Educating toddlers is largely academic
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/05/2015
» It has long been believed that students in Bangkok are offered better academic opportunities, and are smarter, than their peers in provincial schools. But this is not necessarily true.
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Retiring an outdated notion of 'old'
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/04/2015
» When I visited Singapore for the first time almost two decades ago, the ageing workforce came to me as a surprise. I was not just curious as to why the government let old people work, but also why these senior citizens needed to keep themselves busy in this way. That was my perception of Singapore when I was in my 20s.
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A lesson for the digital age
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/03/2015
» Last month I had the chance to travel to Mae Hong Son, where I had a chance to visit the IT Valley project there.
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Shooting for a united nation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/02/2015
» International football leagues have gained more popularity among Thai fans, especially the English Premier League. If you ask random Thai people what their favourite football team is, most will answer Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal or Chelsea. Some fans share a strong bond with a particular club, as if they were born in England.
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Inconvenient truth of city living
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/01/2015
» While many city dwellers admire rural life, an increasing number of the population from other provinces move to Bangkok every year. A rapid expansion of condominium projects, congested roads, paddy fields in suburbs and the outskirts of Bangkok being transformed into residential zones are some of the indicators showing more people have relocated and settled in Bangkok.
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If you start them up, they'll never stop
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/11/2014
» During the past few years, we have heard a lot about start-ups.
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It's great to e-connect with old friends
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/10/2014
» Social networks let users reach out to old friends with whom they have lost touch.
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Let's talk trash
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/09/2014
» A few days ago, a Facebook friend of mine posted a comment that she was finding it increasingly difficult to find litter bins, a fact that was making the city dirtier. I totally disagree with this last comment, because no matter how many litter bins there are, dirty roads and surroundings seem to be a fact of life in Thailand.
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Cold water, warm hearts
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 21/08/2014
» The Ice Bucket Challenge would not be as popular as it is today if New Jersey governor Chris Christie hadn't challenged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who in turn challenged Microsoft founder Bill Gates. The chain reaction started from there.
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Connecting with our children
News, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/07/2014
» The change in the previous government’s “One tablet per child” policy to that of the current “Smart Classroom” project sounds promising as this now means that students at any level will be able to take advantage of technology and online content, as opposed to the tablet scheme, which only awarded tablets to Prathom 1 and Mathayom 1 grade students.
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