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Broadcasting the environmental mantra
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 25/03/2015
» Popular television host, author and biologist Jeff Corwin has traversed the globe to bring stories about endangered species and ecosystems. For nearly 20 years, the American has produced and hosted numerous popular television series on Disney Channel, Discovery Channel, among others.
‘Miracle’ violinist savours musical renaissance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/11/2014
» Since surviving a near-fatal car accident earlier this year, Russian-Belgian violinist Tatiana Samouil describes herself as a walking miracle.
The Italian job
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 08/10/2014
» Fabio De Cillis is enthusiastic about sharing his culture and traditions with foreigners and as the current Italian trade commissioner in Thailand he is in a good position to do just that.
Feeling good, outside and in
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/10/2014
» As a health and beauty centre, Prannara adheres to the popular saying that true beauty starts from within. There is a varied selection of treatments on the spa menu, all of which are infused with Chinese and Ayurvedic medicinal values and modern skin care technology, that promise an holistic approach to addressing a client's requirement.
The survivor and the saviour
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/09/2014
» Boondee Dejasilpabhakdi's plan to put himself out of his misery was supposed to have been swift. Depression coupled with a drinking problem had left the 52-year-old former car mechanic a shell of his former self. His loved ones shunned him, leaving him to find solace in alcohol and thoughts of suicide, which he initially buried deep in his subconscious.
Down to earth
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 30/06/2014
» Benki Piyako, son of the chief of the Ashaninka tribe, a centuries-old indigenous community in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Acre, is not your conventional personality. Dressed in jeans and T-shirt, he could easily be mistaken for a 30-something-year-old with a penchant for bodybuilding. It is only when he wears his tribal cloak and face paint that he embodies an individual with a rich ancestral background that has included facing oppression and land theft.
The pitch ahead
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 24/06/2014
» Thailand women’s football coach Nuengruethai Sathongwieng has been in seventh heaven ever since her girls made football history last month by qualifying for the 2015 Fifa Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Canada.
Pure intentions
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 19/04/2014
» Merit-making takes different forms, but for Supamit Kitjapipat, managing director of Siripanna Villa Resort & Spa Chiang Mai, it means organising charity art auctions to raise funds for a good cause.
A businessman with a heart
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 06/03/2014
» For cool, calm and collected Kittisak Pattamasaevi, working for the family hotel business in Phuket offered him a golden opportunity to make a mark for himself in the highly competitive service industry on the island.
The kitty hotel
Muse, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 01/02/2014
» Pinnuj Komalarajun, owner of Pin Cat Hotel, is happiest when she is in the company of her furry friends so much so that after she decided to terminate a promising career in the banking sector, the avid animal lover went headlong into pursuing a passion for looking after stray cats.