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A world of educational opportunity
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 25/02/2015
» The very first international school in Thailand opened in 1951. No more than what one hand can count followed in the next few decades — it became a community which only opened its doors to children of expats and English-speaking students who had lived abroad for three years or more.
Cartoon loonies
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 05/05/2014
» Thai characters have recently been making their presence felt on global chatting app Line. Life talks with two local artists about their roads to success and how their stickers don’t bring in a lot of money, but mostly memories of beloved comics
Laos en vogue
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/03/2014
» They say to buy real French haute couture starts at around a million — something that also applies to Lao haute couture as well. Here, however, it’s more like 1 million kip (4,000 baht) we’re talking about. And that, thankfully, is only about a month’s worth of lunches, as opposed to a lifetime of lunches, dinners, breakfasts and snacks — for the whole village. Much of the Lao fashion scene still operates within the confines of traditional culture and propriety, but nevertheless, it is an industry that recently got its official milestone beginning.
Way of the (would-be) wizard
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 16/10/2013
» Thirawat Kongnugul waves his hands and a single ball replicates and becomes four. Next, with another dramatic flourish, he makes one thimble multiply into five, then quickly reverses the effect.
Wounded Knee, restored spirit
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 28/01/2013
» Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee may not ring the bell too loud in this century, but in the previous, it was a seminal read for Baby Boomers and liberals in many parts of the world. First published in the US in 1970, the book was a best-seller throughout 1971, and although it was written over 40 years ago, the words Brown penned, according to its Thai translator, are still strikingly relevant to the Obama-era of today.