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An educational lifeline
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/04/2018
» Ten-year-old Andrew* and elder sister Angelina*, 16, are from a family of six Pakistani Christian asylum seekers whose only respite from anxious thoughts is when they attend school.
The tree of knowledge
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/11/2017
» When like-minded people come together to accomplish a common goal, the sky is the limit. For Sudaphan Sastrasinh, Shalini Thaveesittikullarp and Paisit Tuchinda, it was early education -- for 18-month to five-and-a-half-year-olds -- that brought them together to build their international kindergarten dream, which they named The Apple Tree.
One with the people
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 12/07/2017
» Jean Jullien's hilarious illustrations have a deeper meaning once you ponder them.
In the heart of the Golden Triangle
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/02/2017
» With its rustic ambience, winding streets and picturesque landscapes, Kengtung, the largest of 33 Shan statelets in Myanmar, might be in its infancy as a tourist destination but has what it takes to become a success one day.
True values never die
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 29/05/2014
» For Markus Benz, the leading German furniture company Walter Knoll is a family-managed enterprise that continues to revolutionise its designs and retain its quality to fit the demand of present-day luxury lifestyle.
Rushdie's masterpiece makes a timely movie
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/01/2014
» A web is woven around events of India's independence from Britain on Aug 14, 1947, in Midnight's Children. Based on the acclaimed novel by Salman Rushdie, its narration takes the common thread of historical facts and starts the tapestry of lives of that crucial period, where destinies are being intertwined and changed and the partition of the nation with its heartbreaking consequences are brought to the surface.
Learning from the legacy
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/12/2013
» Watching news coverage of South African activist and former president Nelson Mandela's body _ who died on Dec 5, aged 95 _ being laid to rest in his hometown last week got me thinking about the need for us to spend wisely the time we have left on Earth.