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Rocky road to success
Mylife, Jeerasak Lakmuang, Published on 01/07/2010
» As Thailand is facing a shortage of petroleum geologists, Chevron-CMU jointly offers a summer camp for Mathayom 5 students with an aim to grow awareness and interests in the field.
Climate change negotiator
Outlook, Piyaporn Wongruang, Published on 30/06/2010
» After long hours in a closed meeting room at climate change negotiations in Bonn earlier this month, Dr Surachai Sathikunarat, a young Thai climate change negotiator, should have had peaceful coffee breaks.
Fair deal urged
Learningpost, Steve Graham, Published on 29/06/2010
» The idea of having a contract between teachers and institutions is that both parties should benefit from the security it provides. Recent contract negotiations at my university have shed some light on the lack of understanding by Thai employers of the plight of foreigners teaching in Thailand.
Bangkok Patana produces gold achievers
Learningpost, Gregor McClenaghan, Published on 29/06/2010
» A record number of students from Bangkok Patana School (BPS) completed the arduous International Award Association Gold Award programme this year.
Appositive experience
Learningpost, Heather Vlach, Published on 29/06/2010
» An appositive is a word or group of words that adds information to a sentence by renaming nouns - defining or summarising them. Appositives are an excellent tool to introduce sentence variety, giving writers more ways to combine information and embed it in a sentence.
Thai youths to join Shell Eco-marathon
Learningpost, Purich Trivitayakhun, Published on 29/06/2010
» It is expected that the world will encounter an energy crisis in the very near future. With the innovation of energy-efficient vehicles, the crisis might be eased somewhat.
Playing the odds in VEGAS
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/06/2010
» There's barely a week to go before returning to Thailand, and I'm pulling out all stops to cram in as much as I can into my time left here in the United States. One of those activities includes a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas.
Dog days on a Greyhound
Brunch, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/06/2010
» I am not a bus person. I do trains, planes, and people movers with ease and enthusiasm, but buses arouse the dark silhouette of despair that sleeps fitfully in my stomach, waking to attention the moment my backside hits the bus seat. I don't go around advertising this fact; the last time I casually mentioned it was in Sydney trying to find a way to get from Bondi to the casino.
Mastering the Art of Touch
Mylife, Anjira Assavanonda, Published on 17/06/2010
» There's not many in the spa industry who hasn't heard about Chiva-Som, one of the world's leading destination spas that has been offering its clients premier health facilities, treatment and services since 1991.
Expanding your vocabulary
Learningpost, Timothy Cornwall, PHD, DTM, Published on 15/06/2010
» Learning new vocabulary is a challenging task that is further complicated when habits that students use to take an unknown word from passive use to active use are not effective.