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Green fingers point to a healthier future for Chiang Rai's hill tribe kids
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 01/09/2019
» CHIANG RAI: Waking up early for school is difficult for most kids but not this 13-year-old ethnic Akha girl. Mallika Sae-lee, a 6th-grade student at Ban Ruam Jai School in tambon Pa Tung of Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai, arrives early every day to take care of a vegetable patch before her school's morning recitation of the national anthem.
The sound of silence
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/05/2019
» Two men pit themselves against each other, taking on the challenge of the Matterhorn. As they test their limits to conquer one of the highest peak of the Alps, they also hope to win the heart of the same woman.
Turning crisis into opportunity
Life, Published on 02/04/2019
» It was breaking news for the global music industry when Justin Bieber announced last week that he is temporarily stepping away from music to focus on his mental health. Having entertained the world's audiences for so many years, Bieber was reportedly receiving treatments for depression last month.
From snow-covered Canada to the tropical heat of Thailand
Life, Published on 07/12/2018
» A few nights a week at the far end of the Central Rama IX shopping mall, a sound can be heard echoing throughout the 7th floor that, to anyone who knows it, would seem out of place in a tropical country like Thailand and more suitable in the temperate climates of Canada or Finland.
Historical recovery
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 13/09/2018
» Laterite bricks were stacked up in three layers. The total height is about 3m. At first glance, it looks like a wall of any ancient ruins.
Royal projects echo in the park of 9 knolls
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/11/2017
» It's been close to two years since the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) began building a new public park on the Thon Buri side of the capital.
Four incidents raise questions about US Navy operations
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» One major US Navy collision may be an accident. Twice in two months could be a coincidence. Or it could point to a bigger failing in how the US navigates its warships around the world.
Special savings products for elderly
Online Reporters, Published on 04/04/2017
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has launched products tailored for people aged 60 or more, offering relatively high interest rates for savings and a low rate for borrowers.
The case of the closing(?) Art Center
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/01/2017
» To close down or not to close down? One would have thought that that is not the question for Chulalongkorn University's The Art Center, after having been one of Thailand's most prominent art institutions for 20 years -- after playing host to some of Thailand's best-established artists as well as international names such as Joan Miró, Marina Abramovic, Zhang Peili and more.
Last American standing's fight before the flight
Spectrum, Published on 26/04/2015
» After the February, 1973, ceasefire mandated by the signing of a US-North Vietnam agreement, I was re-assigned to South Vietnam. I was the last guy out.