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Governor claims Bangkok facelift will boost jobs
News, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 21/11/2015
» The planned facelift to celebrate Bangkok's 250th anniversary in 2032 will create more job opportunities for residents, Bangkok governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra says.
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The gentle touch
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 23/11/2015
» Behind the weather-beaten off-white high walls topped with electrical fences that discharge energy at an intensity of 3,500 volts, Dao* is serving a three-year jail term for embezzlement. Completely shut out from the world, her every movement is closely watched through extensive video surveillance. Freedom, for her, seems to no longer exist.
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Explore new worlds
Muse, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 28/11/2015
» Whatever word you are fond of using to describe yourself as a victim of your own wanderlust, be it “traveller”, “globetrotter”, or “vacationer”, there is one thing in common — travelling makes us alive and being alive makes us want to travel more.
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Stories from dad
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 04/12/2015
» Handbooks on parenting are mostly penned by mothers based on their first-hand experiences of giving birth, nursing and raising their children. But there is also a sizeable number of fathers who write parenting books too. To mark Father's Day tomorrow, Life speaks with three fathers who have chosen to convey their fatherly know-how through the written word.
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Sweet smell of success
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 10/11/2015
» A decade ago, no one in the perfume industry knew about Christopher Chong. Chong, a lyric baritone with a master's degree in literature, didn't know much about perfume beyond the classic bottles either. But now, there is no aficionado of eau de parfum out there who doesn't know who Chong is.
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Weapons of mass delusion
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 17/11/2015
» Last week, there was a controversial Facebook post circulating about a tragedy that has been deliberately silenced. The post was dedicated to the campaigning relative of a female college student who died of abuse a few years ago whilst training at a military camp. It was merely written by a journalist, who had been conscripted, on his personal Facebook page. However, due to the struggle of the woman fighting for justice, coupled with the journalist's first-hand experience of unfair treatment in the army, the post racked up more than 100,000 Likes in a short period of time.
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Quirky gems from Japan
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 08/10/2015
» When it comes to products made by Japanese artisans, consumers can always expect the perfect combination of creativity and function.
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An honourable hotelier
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 08/10/2015
» Joining China's Jack Ma of Alibaba, who last year donated a whopping US$2.9 billion to education and social welfare causes, is Anchalika Kijkanakorn from Thailand, founder and managing director of Akaryn Hotel Group, who has been listed among the Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy in 2015.
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The doc will click you now
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 13/10/2015
» At day, Dr Adunchai Sangsert changes women's lives by giving them higher noses, larger eyes and bigger breasts. But at night, after getting home and tucking his sons into bed, he switches on his computer and begins to provide answers, for free, to online questions sent to him. Queries range from a distressed mother seeking the correct way to breastfeed her newborn, to a disoriented elder who has just found out he has cancer.
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In the name of religion
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 15/10/2015
» Today, a movie called Arbat, the Thai word for offences carried out by monks, with varying degrees of offensiveness and punishment, was set to be released. Although it deals with a subject matter that most of us in Thailand can relate to, it has been banned by the film censorship committee since it explicitly revolves around monks who break chastity vows and take drugs.
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