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Big laughs
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 20/10/2015
» Sathan Koomgate doesn't know Peter Dinklage, though they share a profession and a physical condition. Dinklage, a dwarf and the beloved star of Game Of Thrones, won an Emmy for best supporting actor last month for playing Tyrion Lannister in the hit series. Sathan doesn't dream of such glory, content that his abnormal stature gives him a livelihood as a more simple form of entertainer.
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The hub of culture creation
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 05/11/2015
» South Korea is stepping up to enhance its status as Asia's cultural promoter. On Nov 25, the city of Gwangju, the country's sixth largest city nestled in the southwest and boasting one of the liveliest art scenes in the country, will officially open the long-awaited Asia Cultural Center (ACC), an imposing venue that aims at forging creativity and exchange in the culture and arts of Asia.
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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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A touching experience
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 29/09/2015
» 'Do not touch!" is one of the most common signs at any museum. But for people who have no sight, the kind of sign they want a museum to have the most may be one that simply says the opposite: "Please touch!"
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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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Building healthy communities
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 01/09/2015
» Statistics from the Department of Mental Health show that out of 600,000 people with intellectual disabilities in Thailand, only 40,171 of them, or 6.25%, seek medical care from public hospitals. Children form a large part of this group and this poses a national healthcare concern -- the big question being, how does Thailand increase the rate of medical treatment and consultation for the young with mental disabilities?
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Reborn, but still rocking
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 08/09/2015
» In the 1980s, when Thai music was about predictable pop and copycat rockers, what Taneth Warakulnukroh, then a 27-year-old radio DJ turned singer, brought to the industry was verging on avant-garde.
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Ritual abuse or harmless fun?
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 09/09/2015
» To haze or not to haze, the question persists. Late last month, scandals concerning university hazing rituals made headlines -- as they have done every year without fail as a new terms starts. First Lalita Hanwong, a history teacher at Mahasarakham University, was verbally threatened with violence and even sexual harassment when she expressed disagreement with the hazing rituals of her university's College of Music.
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