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Bright side to Covid
News, Postbag, Published on 28/12/2020
» A recent depressing letter in PostBag focused only on corn farmers and how difficult it would be to stop crop burning. It's not difficult at all if legal action is used.
Sunny side of Piaget
Life, Noko, Published on 23/02/2018
» Rather than as little cabochons, ornamental stones vibrantly pave the faces of Piaget Possession timepieces launched this month
Time on their side
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/03/2018
» They took down the Interpol Red Notice to locate, arrest and hold for extradition Thailand's most infamous wilding child last week. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is further off the hook than ever.
Sour side of sugar
News, Postbag, Published on 15/11/2019
» It is interesting to see how the sugar industry has come out against the ban on the three harmful pesticides. The industry claims the ban will drive up the price of sugar. Somehow, the health of consumers and those who work in the industry does not factor into the equation. Everything is always evaluated in profit margins. The price hike would be enough to drive consumers away from sugar in general. I say, good riddance. Reducing sugar consumption would be a healthier decision for all. In fact, a cut to all sweeteners -- natural or artificial -- should be paramount to one's health and well-being.
Human side of Abhisit
Online Reporters, Published on 29/03/2019
» Abhisit Vejjajiva is out, but he remains in forever for Democrat Party candidate Rachada Dhnadirek.
Bright side of death
Published on 23/06/2018
» เมรุเผาศพวัดมงคลประชาราม อ.พุทธมณฑล จ.นครปฐม ได้รับการตกแต่งทาสีด้วยสีสันสดใส ซึ่งจากการสอบถามจากพระครูโสภณธรรมมงคลเจ้าอาวาสวัด เมรุเผาศพดังกล่าวมีอายุเก่าแก่กว่า 35 ปี และได้ทาสีซึ่งมีประชาชนร่วมบริจาคจำนวน 11 สีลงบนเมรุเมื่อวันที่ 14 กุมภาพันธ์ที่ผ่านมา เพื่อให้มีสีสันสดใสผู้ที่มาเผาศพจะได้ไม่รู้สึกโศกเศร้า โดยหลังจากเปิดใช้งานพบว่าได้รับความนิยมแก่ผู้ที่นำญาติมาเผาศพเนื่องจากมีสีสันสวยงามและประหยัดค่าใช้จ่ายไม่ต้องประดับผ้าและดอกไม้ตกแต่งPublished caption : A cyclist rides past a colourful crematorium at Wat Mongkol Pracharam in Nakhon Pathom’s Buddha Monthon district. The abbot said the colours help comfort mourners who attend cremation ceremonies. People donated 11 colours used for painting the crematorium on Feb 11.
'Fab four': still estranged but side by side for the queen
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» LONDON: Princes William and Harry and their wives Catherine and Meghan -- once dubbed the "fab four" -- walked together behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin Monday, just as the royal brothers did 25 years ago for their mother Princess Diana.
Dark day clouds growth outlook
Business, Published on 17/02/2020
» Feb 8, 2020 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in Thailand's history. What initially appeared to be a tranquil weekend holiday turned to terrible tragedy as many lives were lost when a distressed soldier went on a shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima province.
Activist saga casts dark stain
News, Editorial, Published on 07/06/2020
» The mysterious disappearance of an activist in exile has put another black mark against Thailand's human rights record.
Remembering that dark February day
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/02/2018
» It was 60 years ago this Tuesday, but I can still remember Feb 6, 1958 quite vividly. I was 11 years old and returning home from school, sitting upstairs in a double-deck bus. It was about 5pm and we had just negotiated the roundabout outside Reading railway station. As the bus pulled away from the stop I glanced at a placard resting against a wall next to a newspaper vendor.