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The life of London
Muse, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 19/01/2013
» A picture says a thousand words. And selected photographs of a city can tell the whole history of the place.
Keeping history alive
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 14/01/2013
» If there is something we can learn from the demolition of the Supreme Court's old office - an ongoing dispute that has attracted much attention from historians, conservationists as well as legal experts - it is that the value of most buildings erected in the same era are underrated and are at risk of being torn down.
Hat trick&beyond
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/09/2012
» If you think hats are just a fashion accessory, think again.
Rising from the Floodwaters
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/07/2012
» Anake Nawigamune never thought he would be celebrating the 11th anniversary of his House of Museums with its reopening.
Vintage community's last stand
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2012
» Sujitra Assavavirairat always remembers her mother returning home with heaps of joss paper whenever she came back from a shopping trip to the nearby Charoen Chai community.
Classes on the classics
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 11/06/2012
» It was several minutes before the lunch break during the Easter holiday but the Berliner Philharmoniker was already crowded. It isn't unusual for the landmark venue in Berlin to be crammed with people.
Empowering Workers
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 01/05/2012
» After years of getting paid to sew fabric by the piece, home-based worker Sujin Rungsawang never knew what she and her fellow workers were branded as. That is, until one day she was told by an activist that she was an "informal worker", who needed to have access to the social security programme.
Getwise to policyfor elderly
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/04/2012
» 'Relieve the burden", "no medical check-up required" and "small fee" are commonly found terms used by major life insurance companies in their commercials to attract prospective clients, particularly those in the middle-aged group or older. It gives an impression that life after retirement will be easier, with an affordable life insurance policy especially designed for the elderly.
A sign of things to come
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 23/01/2012
» Chinatown's bustling streets and deafening traffic noise do not seem to bother an old calligraphy artist who concentrates on his work. Dipping a brush into a pot of gold paint, he whips the device to write Chinese letters on the well-cut red paper strips for his customers who watch his brushstrokes with great curiosity.
Cultivating cultural minds
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/01/2012
» Before flying to Paris for her tertiary education in 1989, Jullada Meejul hardly knew anything about museums. Before that, she had never set foot in the National Museum in Bangkok. But the cultured lifestyle of the Parisians _ the endless queues at the Louvre Museum and Sunday strolls at cultural places _ changed her perception.