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Bangkok songkran agendas
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/04/2013
» OMB! We have five days off in a row because the cabinet kindly declared that this year's "official" Songkran break starts from today until Tuesday. Say what you will about PM Poo, but she is so right in giving us a long holiday since we can't function properly during this kind of heat anyway. Anyhoo, that's over 7,000 minutes we're supposed to wisely spend relaxing before going back to the grind on Wednesday. And even though some shops and places in Bangkok may be shut during the Thai New Year, there are plenty more options for celebrating. Here's what we suggest you do and, hopefully, you may also find a deeper meaning of Songkran Festival (besides throwing water at strangers) along the way. Happy splashing, everyone.
Wisdom behind the pearls
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 10/04/2013
» Of all exquisite gems, pearls stand out, yet are often underestimated. While other precious rocks, from diamonds to rubies, need man and machine to turn them into sparkling pieces of jewellery, a perfectly round and lustrous pearl is a work of art solely created by nature.
Glimpses into pre-Siam life
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/03/2013
» A recently discovered Khmer-style artefact links a historical northern Thai town to the wider Southeast Asian region, not only proving Thailand's cultural wealth of old, but also adding an important piece to the puzzle about the region's trading significance in pre-Siam days.
96th anniversary Chulalongkorn University
Published on 28/03/2013
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Bangladesh National Day
Published on 26/03/2013
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In search of a king
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/03/2013
» It was late afternoon on a hot day in Myanmar. A group of Thai archaeologist at an excavation site in Linzingong cemetery in Mandalay were about to wrap up their work when one of them emerged with a lotus-shaped artefact.
Taking the canal option
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 23/03/2013
» Long-suffering Bangkok commuters would be forgiven for feeling left out of the planning mix, despite all the promises made during the recent governor election, but some consolation is heading their way in the form of a revived water transport system.
A vanishing northern tradition
News, Published on 23/03/2013
» More than just a traditional way of farming is vanishing with the slow but inexorable decline of buffaloes in the North. Not being ones to waste anything, the people of the region are also rueing the loss of certain culinary arts of which the buffalo is an intrinsic part.
A spiritual frame of mind
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 21/03/2013
» Monks walking on a log over a running creek, residing in a cave, sitting in meditation at the edge of a cliff, and going for an alms round in a remote mountainous village. Looking at these photos in the "Dhammafarers" exhibition, on show at Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives in Chatuchak District, leaves several striking impressions.
How to cure homesickness
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/03/2013
» For Michelle Tabuada, being an expat nurse comes with its challenges, which she is more than happy to undertake for the adventure. The Filipina from Bacolod City, Philippines, has worked at the Bumrungrad International Hospital for three years.