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The Genius of Thai cinema
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/10/2017
» A high-school thriller shows films from the Kingdom can be a hit on the world stage
Size doesn't matter
Life, Published on 03/09/2014
» Thai female athletes have earned much public recognition and many accolades in past decades — from tae kwon do star Yaowapa Burapolchai, to badminton champion Ratchanok Intanon, to volleyball heroes Nuengruethai Sathongwien and Pluemjit Tinkao.
Witness the fitness
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 15/10/2013
» As a young man in his early twenties, Nol "Mickey" Allapach keeps his calorie intake under control and dedicates at least 90 minutes each day to resistance training and a high-intensity cardio workout.
Volleyball? It's an LGBT thing..
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 26/09/2013
» I could hear my neighbour scream hysterically when our women's volleyball team beat Japan to be crowned Asian Champions last Saturday. It was simply the best game in the tournament, and these long-legged ladies made the nation and their fans _ a lot of them gay _ proud, especially me.
Blade runners
Life, Thanarak Khoonton, Published on 19/09/2013
» Most of the attention in Nakhon Ratchasima might be on the Asian Women's Volleyball Championship at the moment, but that doesn't stop other activities. Thailand is preparing to play Taiwan today in the the knockout stage, but nearby the stadium this girl is more focused on rollerblading in the square around Thao Suranaree Monument. As dusk falls, a number of children and teenagers, novice and expert, gather there to skate around, sometimes well into the night.
The all-Thai American dream team
B Magazine, Published on 28/04/2013
» In the early 1890s, when my grandfather Arthur Eckardt arrived in New York from Germany, he couldn't speak a word of English. Waiting for him at the dock was his big brother Otto. Arthur came strutting down the gangplank, proud of the big hat he wore: a high crowned, broad billed hat like Otto Von Bismarck's that symbolised that he had risen from an apprentice to a journeyman to a master ironmonger. Otto grabbed the hat off his head and threw it into the East River.